Postgraduate Course: Neuroimaging: Practical work and assessments (NEME11012)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine |
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 |
60 |
| Home subject area |
Neuroscience (Medicine) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.neuroimage.co.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course is the final course in the Neuroimaging for Research Masters Programme and will require less structured and more independent study than previous courses in the Programme as you undertake practical work over two semesters. Practical activities in this course are designed to allow you to explore, evaluate and contribute to neuroimaging research and resources. They will include a project where you will investigate an aspect of neuroimaging of interest to you, and which will culminate in a written summary in a format of a journal paper (no more than 5,000 words). This will be accompanied by more structured activities designed to allow you to apply and consolidate your learning from the previous years' courses e.g. generating an imaging database based around a specific pathology; measuring lesion sizes; or basic interpretation of images for clinically relevant abnormalities. |
Entry Requirements
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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 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
All courses to be delivered taught by distance learning using WebCT as the delivery platform. |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| By the end of this course, you should be able to design independently and to execute a neuroimaging research strategy, either as a primary research focus or as an adjunct to a broader research platform. You should be able to select appropriate imaging modalities and strategies, understanding their practicalities and limitations; anticipate and plan for ethical, safety and clinical considerations, as well as for biases in design and analysis; and select appropriate data evaluation techniques and statistical tools to make sense of your imaging results. |
Assessment Information
Project summary (max 5,000 words) will account for 70% of the final mark in this course. The remainder of your mark will be based on your participation in and your submissions for the more structured activities.
Students will also be expected to contribute to online discussions in the online course community at regular intervals
There will also be 2 short written assignment2 (100words each)woth 5% marks each. Students will be able to choose from a list of topics.
A number of bespoke technologies and the University's online assessment tool QuestionMark Perception will be used to deliver the more interactive and visually driven elements of assessment. The principle of constructive alignment will underpin all assessments. This will ensure the assessment tasks are aligned with the specific course objectives |
Special Arrangements
All courses will be delivered taught by distance learning, using WebCT as the delivery platform. Registered students are provided with a user name and password that allows them to access a protected course web site. The website houses a number of interactive tutorials that allow students to work with information in a self-paced manner to test their understanding of important concepts and principles. Online delivery will be supported through online discussions with peers and tutors. The website provides a variety of educational material and supports a range of approaches by the students to the material provided.
Study guides with lecture notes are available, either to be read on screen or printed by the students for private use. Selected readings from relevant journals and textbooks are also provided.
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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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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Joanna Wardlaw
Tel: (0131) 537 3110
Email: Joanna.Wardlaw@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Dr Katarzyna Hempel
Tel:
Email: kaska.hempel@ed.ac.uk |
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