Postgraduate Course: Statistics (DENT11150)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	30	ECTS Credits	15
Summary	The aim of this course is to teach the student about common statistical methods used in Oral Surgery
Course description	Familiarisation with common statistical methods used in Oral Surgery and in dental research.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 300 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 294 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 25 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Formative: Assessments and Critical Appraisal Exercises Open book assignments End of terms exams Summative: End of year exam 100% 50% Written exam. 25% Clinical (50% unseen cases and 50% viva exam). 25% Dissertation.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Discuss common medical statistical tests Discuss the importance of understanding statistical Analysis Be able to conduct, interpret and generate statistical data