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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences : Public Health Research

Postgraduate Course: Advanced Protocol Development (PUHR11004)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryTo provide advanced practical skills for the preparation of a protocol for conducting an epidemiology study.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Introduction to Epidemiology (PUHR11032) AND Introduction to Qualitative Research (PUHR11033) AND Introduction to Research Ethics (PUHR11030) AND Introduction to Statistics (PUHR11050)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 3 (Sem 2)
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 5, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 86 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Each student will submit a final protocol for marking.
This will be a substantive piece of work, equivalent to a grant application to a funding body such as the Chief Scientist Office or the Medical Research Council
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will be able to:
&·Understand the practicalities of conducting an epidemiological study.
&·Plan the methodological detail of the study.
&·Write a detailed research protocol.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/phs/education.php
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Jackie Price
Tel: (0131 6)50 3240
Email:
Course secretaryMr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email:
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