Undergraduate Course: Pharmacology Project (PHBM10018)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Dissertation based on a library or a laboratory based research project. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
381 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Dissertation |
| Feedback |
Feedback organised with students after hand in. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe a question requiring original research through critical reading of current literature. Formulate one or more testable hypotheses or central arguments from the question.
- Identify appropriate methods and models to test the hypotheses or arguments.
- Obtain information to address the hypotheses or arguments using appropriate investigative techniques and research tools. Critically analyze the evidence obtained to refute or support the hypotheses or arguments.
- Integrate your findings with those of others, and indicate the impact this has on the field and how future work may address outstanding questions.
- Communicate your findings and conclusions effectively through your dissertation, lay-summary, and any associated oral or poster presentations.
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Reading List
| Rang and Dales Pharmacology" 7th edition, 2012, Churchill Livingstone. You are also encouraged to keep abreast of developments in pharmacology and related disciplines by reading current issues of British Journal of Pharmacology, Nature, Drug Discovery, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (T.I.P.S.) and Trends in Neuroscience (T.I.N.S.) which are available as E-journals in the Main Library. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Wk 1 to 4 part time, wk 5 to 11 full time |
| Keywords | PHARM_Proj |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Anthony Evans
Tel: (0131 6)51 1501
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Kevin Mcarthur
Tel: (0131 6)51 1824
Email: |
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