Postgraduate Course: Core Academic Activity (OPTH12008)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	Development of medical and surgical ophthalmic trainees' critical abilities.
Course description	Not entered

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Course Start Date	18/09/2017
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Online Activities 46, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 146 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Reflective Academic Portfolio (75%); Discussion Boards (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) Critically reflect upon day-to-day medical and surgical practice in the context of recent advances/published findings. 2) Review the general principles of clinical study design, statistics, and critically evaluate the scientific literature in medical and surgical research. 3) Lead online journal clubs and engage in critical dialogue with peers and experts in other subspecialties. 4) Deal with complex ethical and professional issues. 5) Make informed judgements on new and emerging issues in ophthalmology.