Postgraduate Course: Cardiovascular Biology III (CBIO11001)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	The research dissertation should not exceed 5,000 words.
Course description	The research dissertation should not exceed 5,000 words.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 10
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 18, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 308, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 35, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 27 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Students will produce a report at the end of the mini-project for assessment in the form of a scientific paper (no more than 5 000 words) to provide practice in accurate and concise writing. The mini-project report should be prepared to high standard. Student will also be asked to include in this report a brief critique, spelling out the strengths and weaknesses of the project design or experimental approach
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: To have a thorough knowledge of the relevant literature Can make a critical appraisal of the key material in the literature and can place their own proposed project in its context Can accurately report the work already done and its significance