Postgraduate Course: Precision Medicine Research Presentation and Peer Review (MCLM11089)
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) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | In this course, students will be introduced to Research presentation and peer review receiving a lecture-based teaching, training and discussion fora covering - presentation, questioning and peer review of research. |
| Course description |
Teaching in the form of lectures, discussion groups and workshops will give in-depth understanding of the intricacies of good presentation skills.
Teaching will be delivered in small student groups with considerable opportunities for discussion, exploration and development of presentation skills.
Students will prepare and present their research, in a number of different formats (poster, turbo talks, research talk), interpret and question their research of the other students and score the presentations using a rubric scoring system.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate critical learning of advanced oral presentation and communication skills , ensuring they can engage in dialogue with scientific disciplines and wider audiences about their interdisciplinary research
- critically discuss and effectively design, present and critique communication of research
- critically evaluate the impact of the research and how it is presented
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
This course will enable the students to develop a wide range of Graduate Attributes and Skills that will contribute to their professional growth as successful researchers, communicators and experts in their field.
- Students will use skilled communication and presentation to enhance their understanding of a topic or context and to engage effectively with others.
- Exposure to presentation and peer review, they will become innovative, confident and reflective lifelong learners.
- Students will use their personal and intellectual autonomy to critically evaluate presented research, evidence and experience from an open-minded and reasoned perspective.
- Students will become effective and proactive individuals, skilled in the ability to identify and creatively assess presented ideas, influencing positively and adapting to new situations with sensitivity and integrity
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| Keywords | presentation and communication,dialogue,impact,reflection,peer review |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Susan Farrington
Tel: (0131) 332 2471
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Course secretary | Miss Kate Hardman
Tel: (0131 6)51 7891
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