Postgraduate Course: Science Communication and Public Engagement Placement 2 (BIME11075)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Course type | Placement | 
Availability | Available to all 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 | An eight week (one day a week) placement within a science communication/engagement work setting which will involve the completion and evaluation of a science communication task | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Block 3 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
12/01/2015 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
100
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 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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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 
On completion of the course, you will be able to demonstrate: 
*the successful application of guiding principles in public engagement 
*an ability to reflect on and improve one's own practice 
*successful completion of a workplace task | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Summative Assessemnt 20 hours, Other Study Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Placement Study Abroad Hours 60, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 |  
 
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 | SCPE, PLACEMENT | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Elizabeth Stevenson 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258 
Email: E.Stevenson@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mrs Marie Manson 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289 
Email: Marie.Manson@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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