Postgraduate Course: Written Reflective Element for the MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health (BIME11016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | During this final year, students can opt among a number of proposed reflective elements such as a written dissertation (either current or historical) a casebook or a portfolio. Before beginning the written reflective element, an assignment of 10-15,000 words, a detailed proposal must be submitted and approved by candidates&© supervisors. Provision will be made for students who wish to submit a dissertation as an alternative to the written reflective options. Participants wishing to pursue this as an option will need to take particular care that their dissertation proposal details how they will demonstrate an appropriate level of critical analysis, academic knowledge and reflection on the nature of enquiry.
This element of the programme will require a high level of commitment and application from the candidate and provide a valuable exercise in writing and presentation of information to an appropriate academic standard in relation to style, tone, structuring and referencing. As an integral element of the final year the student will have ready access to a variety of Transkills courses to provide training in the skills required for successful completion of the dissertation.
Supervision for the written reflective element of the MSc will be provided by staff employed by the University of Edinburgh or the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. Candidates will be encouraged, where appropriate, to work closely with senior staff at their home institutions. Where a suitable academic link exists (e.g. associated institutions or honorary fellows), these staff may be contracted to provide additional formal supervisory support. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
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Assessment Information
| The University of Edinburgh's postgraduate common marking scheme will be used (assessment of dissertation component). |
Special Arrangements
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Students would be expected to spend up to 14 hours a week on the assimilation of materials and the synthesis of this written reflective element. |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Sharron Ogle
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Email: sogle@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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