Postgraduate Course: Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Evidence-Based Methods & Stats MED5538 (PUHR11111)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh Medical School	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This is a placeholder course, designed to record marks for the University of Glasgow part of the programme, PRPHDISPME1F: Precision Medicine (PhD with Integrated Study).
Course description	Please see [University of Glasgow] Evidence-Based Methods & Stats MED5538

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

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course¿s summative assessment.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Critically review papers in the peer reviewed literature based upon the principles of evidence-based practice Critically review, summarise and communicate the literature, drawing conclusions based on the available evidence Critically appraise the research process and apply this in the design of a research study Explain and illustrate commonly used concepts and terms in statistics Select and apply appropriate methods of statistical analysis to simple datasets, with the help of appropriate computer packages.