Postgraduate Course: Communication and Public Engagement of Conservation (BIME11026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical 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 | Biomedical Sciences | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This course will focus on the importance of appropriate channels of communication and messaging to ensure public engagement with matters pertaining to conservation. | 
 
 
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: 2013/14  Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
16/09/2013 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
100
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 Lecture Hours 10,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Online Activities 25,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
53 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
At the end of this course, students should be able to: 
&· Appreciate the need for high level of positive media attention and official support for conservation related work. 
&· Identify the major channels of communication used by conservation organisations, and be aware of new and novel approaches to enhance public engagement. 
&· Discuss the methods available to measure and evaluate public engagement. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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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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| Study Pattern | 
Approximately 10-14 hours a week (includes online talks and independent study such as reading, engaging with online resources and assessment activities) | 
 
| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Miss Sharron Ogle 
Tel:  
Email: sogle@staffmail.ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford 
Tel: (0131 6)51 1824 
Email: Lauren.Sandford@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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