Postgraduate Course: Disease control programmes (EMND11017)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course aims to promote an understanding of how large and small scale projects for control of infectious diseases should be designed to integrate scientific knowledge into disease control programmes in the field
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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases (MIBM10046)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the candidate should understand:
* Project planning and design
* Differences in coverage between scientific field trials and large scale control programmes
* The challenges of project management, monitoring and evaluation
* Project financial management.
* Innovation & technology uptake and sustainability
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.enid.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment of WebCT as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by a secure username and password. These access details are made available to registered users only.
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
This course will be delivered online through WebCT |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kim Picozzi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6257
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Course secretary | Miss Fiona Brodie
Tel: (0131 6)51 5997
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