Postgraduate Course: Core Skills Course (BIME11068)
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 | 0 | 
 
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
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)
| 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  Block 1 (Sem 1), 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) | 
 
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities | 
 
| 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 | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:  
1. Achieving a greater awareness of areas relevant to a career in the biomedical sciences.  
2. 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 Mon to Fri |  
 
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 | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Hall 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3263 
Email: A.Hall@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mrs Marie Manson 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289 
Email: Marie.Manson@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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