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Postgraduate Course: Assessment, Examinations and Standard Setting (MEED11022)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Clinical Sciences and Community Health CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaMedical Education Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course will consider the critical issues associated with assessment of both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- The purpose of assessment. When and how to assess?
- The assertion that assessment drives learning.
- Techniques for controlling validity, reliability, standardisation and utility.
- What part does formative and summative assessment play in the curriculum?
- What are the merits of scoring, marking, ranking, normative and peer-referenced processes.
- The concepts of competence, capability and performance in professional practice?
- Developing an assessment blue-print
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Blocks 2-3 (Sem 1-2), Available to all students (SV1) 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
After completing the MSc in Clinical Education, an individual will have sufficient knowledge to:
- Describe and discuss contemporary theories and issues in Clinical Education, at a national and international level.
- Recognise, evaluate and make an appropriate response to the governance and policy associated with Clinical Education.
- Exercise a critical appraisal of situations and circumstances pertaining to Clinical Education.
- Recognise, reflect upon and respond to their own educational needs and the needs of others.
- Take a lead responsibility in Clinical Education within their own professional area.
Assessment Information
1 assignment of approximately 3000 words
Special Arrangements
An on-line, virtual, or E-learning environment has been chosen for the delivery of all courses on the MSc programme. Teaching, learning and assessment takes place in an electronic environment known as the Forth Suite. This has been developed by the CMVM specifically for on-line post-graduate courses and allows interactive visual, audio, textural and graphical modes of communication, in the same synchronous or asynchronous event.
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Michael Ross
Tel:
Email: michael.ross@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Fiona Willox
Tel: (0131) 242 9320
Email: fiona.willox@ed.ac.uk
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