Postgraduate Course: Research skills for public and global health (GLHE11018)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health 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	This course will provide students with the opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the academic skills required to write and plan a successful academic research project. It will be structured to follow the process of writing a research proposal (research methods, sourcing information, critical reading and evaluation, critical writing and research ethics) and will support students preparing for assessment and dissertation projects.
Course description	Not entered

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Course Start Date	07/08/2017
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Online Activities 20, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 58 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate research and information skills required to source evidence from the academic literature and also from grey literature Demonstrate a critical understanding of a variety of different research methods used in public and global health research Critically interpret and use research evidence in an applied context Reflectively evaluate on your own learning and research planning processes, in order to be able to apply this to future research projects and enquiries