Postgraduate Course: Research Training (Neuroscience) (NEBM11016)

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	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This is a compulsory course for the MSc by Research in Integrative Neuroscience related to Research Project 2
Course description	Original research is undertaken in an approved neuroscience research group as part of your Research Project 2 (April-August). It is permissible for this to be an extension of the same project and/or in the same laboratory as project 1. During this time you develop awareness of a new research field or develop your awareness of a research field related to that in project 1. You develop and apply research skills to address a particular research question and aims. The assessment is made up of two parts: - An illustrated oral presentation of the work related to Project 2 (15 credits) - Supervisor report of project 2. This comprises a report from the project supervisor on the standard of your laboratory work (5 credits).

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Summative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 195 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	In course assessment by project supervisor: 25% Presentation of project work:75%
Feedback	Formative feedback: Oral and/or written feedback from your supervisor on a draft version of the oral communication. Summative feedback: written feedback on your oral communication
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Display knowledge, understanding and awareness of the current state of research in a particular neuroscience research field. Display understanding of methods and techniques used in contemporary neuroscience research. Display skills in qualitative/quantitative analysis of neuroscience data Communicate research findings and ideas effectively to a neuroscience audience by oral presentation.