Undergraduate Course: Personal & Professional Development 2 (DENT09002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 2 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Dentistry | 
Other subject area | Dentistry | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The areas of study in this course will include: 
 
Semester 1 
Evidence-based dentistry, research methods, reflective portfolios, case studies, journal clubs  
Semester 2 
Health informatics, statistics and research methods, reflective portfolios, case studies, journal clubs  
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |  
| First Class | 
First class information not currently available |  
| Exam Information | 
 
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Personal & Professional Development 2 | 1:00 |  |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Students will be expected to: 
&·be competent at employing different learning strategies  
&·undertake critical analysis of scientific literature 
&·be competent at descriptive statistics 
&·be familiar with the need for lifelong learning and professional development 
&·be familiar with the social, cultural and environmental factors which contribute to health or illness 
&·be familiar with the structures of the public health services 
&·be familiar with the use of indices in the recording of oral conditions and in evaluating data 
&·be familiar with the prevalence of certain dental conditions in the UK 
&·be familiar with clinical audit 
&·be competent at descriptive statistics and measures of association 
&·be familiar with a range of research methods 
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Assessment Information 
| Examination 50%, course work 50% |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mrs Margaret Ross 
Tel: 0131 (536 4997) 
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Course secretary | Mrs Jacqueline Mcgurk 
Tel: 0131 536 4970 
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