Postgraduate Course: Core Academic Activity (GMED12023)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	To develop traineesż critical abilities
Course description	Not entered

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	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Online Activities 46, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 150 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Reflective academic portfolio (75%); Discussion Boards (25%) University Common Marking Scheme (PG) will be applied
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
Critically reflect upon day-to-day surgical practice in the context of recent advances/published findings; Review the general principles of clinical study design, statistics, and critically evaluate the scientific literature in surgical research; Lead online journal clubs and engage in critical dialogue with peers and experts in other subspecialties; Deal with complex ethical and professional issues; Make informed judgements on new and emerging issues in urology.