Postgraduate Course: Basic Examination and Investigation Techniques (OPTH11003)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	Techniques for assessing the anterior and posterior segments of the eye.
Course description	Not entered

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Course Start Date	18/09/2017
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Online Activities 61, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 33 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Discussion Boards 25%, Written Exam 50%, Reflective e-Learning Portfolio 25%.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Students who complete this course successfully will be able to: 1) Demonstrate understanding of use of slit lamp with Volk lenses to assess anterior and posterior segments of the eye including pachymetry and gonioscopy. 2) Demonstrate understanding of the application of various automated visual field analysis strategies and their relative significance in assessing glaucoma.