Postgraduate Course: Core Skills Course (LISC11084)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical 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 | 0 | 
 
| Home subject area | Life Sciences | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | A series of lectures and tutorials covering the following topics, designed to explore areas relevant to a career in the biomedical sciences: 
1.	Scientific thinking 
2.	How to consider research papers 
3.	How to keep a proper lab book 
4.	How to get the most out of your MSc 
5.	Health & safety 
6.	Animal health and welfare 
7.	Rough guide to data analysis 
8.	Intellectual property, commercialisation and patents 
9.	Science on the global stage 
10.	Communicating science | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14  Block 1 (Sem 1), Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
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| Course Start Date | 
16/09/2013 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Achieving a greater awareness of areas relevant to a career in the biomedical sciences. 
 
Achieving a greater awareness of what will be expected of students going on to carry out a research PhD. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| No formal assessment.  Mandatory course on core skills undertaken in week 1 of semester 1; 4+ hours each day Monday to Friday. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
As assigned by the lecturers participating in this course. | 
 
| Study Abroad | 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Margarete Heck 
Tel: 0131 242 6694 
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Course secretary | Mrs Marie Manson 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289 
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