Undergraduate Course: Integrative Biomedical Sciences 4 (IBMS10003)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to build on research and research-related skills acquired earlier in the programme. There will be 4 main themes.
1. Understanding how a research programme is built beyond a single experiment or project. This will be taught through research seminars and associated deconstruction tutorials. Research seminars will be a compulsory component of the course.
2. Career building and employability
3. Science communication.
4. Preparation for students for the project and related assessments.
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| Course description |
This course aims to build on research and research-related skills acquired earlier in the programme. There will be 4 main themes.
1. Understanding how a research programme is built beyond a single experiment or project. This will be taught through research seminars and associated deconstruction tutorials. Research seminars will be a compulsory component of the course.
2. Career building and employability
3. Science communication.
4. Preparation for students for the project and related assessments.
This course is primarily aimed at developing skills required for a successful career in science and related industries. By this stage in the programme students are already well-versed in the principles of experimental design. This course will build on these skills and extend them to design of programmes of research. Initially this will involve analysing the rationale behind programmes presented in research seminars before learning research proposal skills. Students will also learn to identify skills that they have already developed and how to effectively communicate these abilities.
Finally the course will teach the core principles of science communication and public engagement in preparation for a public engagement event for which they will prepare an activity to promote the science behind their semester 2 research project.
Reflection and peer feedback will form a major component of the course.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 28,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 21,
Formative Assessment Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
142 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
ICA 100%«br /»
Application and cover letter ICA 30%«br /»
Deconstructing a research programme ICA 40%«br /»
Public engagement-style presentation or activity 30%«br /»
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| Feedback |
Much of the feedback in this course will come from in the form of peer feedback in tutorials and workshops. This individual peer feedback will be reinforced by group feedback from teaching staff during the same sessions. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify and effectively evidence skills gained within and outwith the academic programme.
- Explain the rationale of experimental research programmes including the reasons for collaboration and interdisciplinarity.
- Critique experimental and statistical design.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Science communication event will promote the passion to engage locally as well as boosting communication skills. Problem solving and critical thinking skills will be honed through research programme deconstruction activities. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Matthew Brook
Tel: (0131)242 9215
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Natasha Goldie
Tel:
Email: |
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