Postgraduate Course: Advanced Protocol Development (PUHR11004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Public Health Research | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/phs/education.php | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | To provide advanced practical skills for the preparation of a protocol for conducting an epidemiology study. | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
On completion of the course students will be able to: 
&·Understand the practicalities of conducting an epidemiological study.   
&·Plan the methodological detail of the study.   
&·Write a detailed research protocol. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Each student will submit a final protocol for marking. 
This will be a substantive piece of work, equivalent to a grant application to a funding body such as the Chief Scientist Office or the Medical Research Council 
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Special Arrangements 
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Additional Information 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Jackie Price 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3240 
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Course secretary | Ms Margaret Luttrell 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227 
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