Postgraduate Course: Written reflective element for Family Medicine (GLHE11030)

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	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	The dissertation will involve the planning, execution and development of a significant body of clinical primary health care research to tackle a clinical problem. Each dissertation project will be prior approved by the student's primary supervisor, and will involve a critical case analysis of a primary healthcare issue using evidence based medicine. Students will be required to incorporate learning from their internship work period including reflective analysis on the practice of Family Medicine for the particular topic. The dissertation will be presented through a three staged process which will include a conference prepared abstract submission, a research paper outline for submission to a Family Medicine Journal and a reflective analysis of the potential impact of the written piece of work on Family Medicine.
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	Flexible
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 120, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 240, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 120, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 108 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
The dissertation aims to ensure that candidates develop a deeper understanding of research methodology and acquire an understanding of the application of evidence based Family Medicine within an agreed clinical topic area. Students will also gain experience of carrying out research, including: - Defining own research questions - Experience of managing own project - Exploring an area in depth - Experiencing the process of producing knowledge - Demonstrating the ability to carry out independent research