Postgraduate Course: Developing a Research Project (GMED11033)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
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 |
General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The students will design a research proposal which will be written up in the form of a standard grant application. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| To understand what is required to devise and write a research project grant proposal. |
Assessment Information
| The completed research proposal (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
This runs parallel with Courses 1-5 with an initial meeting with the student&©s research mentor and regular contacts through WebCT.
In addition to the Course materials delivered and assessed through a virtual learning environment, there will be three 2-day residential meetings:
Initial meeting (during freshers week)
Tue am - General introduction, meet mentors
Tue pm $ú Genetics seminar
Wed am $ú Genetics practical
Wed pm $ú Genetics practical
Mid-Semester 1 meeting (during semester 1, week 6)
Tue am $ú Statistics seminar, meet mentors
Tue pm $ú Neuroendocrinology seminar
Wed am $ú Neuroendocrinology practical
Wed pm $ú Neuroendocrinology practical
Final meeting (at the end of semester 2)
Tue am - Communication of research findings
Tue pm $ú Research proposal writing
Wed am - Presentations of research projects
Wed pm $ú Meet mentors, concluding session
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| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr John Starr
Tel: (0131) 536 4535
Email: John.Starr@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Dr Beverly Roberts
Tel: (0131 6)50 3368
Email: beverly.roberts@ed.ac.uk |
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