Postgraduate Course: An Introduction of Project Cycle Management (BIME11035)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
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 | Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course describes the project cycle and use of planning tools such as log frames; monitoring and evaluation approaches; capacity assessments and stakeholder analysis. We thoroughly recommend any students wishing to complete the 'Project Cycle Management and Funding Application Preparation' course in their final year to select this elective. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Online Activities 25,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
53 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| From this course the students will understand the need for and the application of basic tools used in project and programme management including 'Results Chains' and Logical Frameworks, especially where overseas development aid is being used. They will be able to read, interpret and have an understand of the application of the DFID approach to log frames and how these requirements feed through into the articulation of baselines, project/programme monitoring and evaluation and longer term impact assessment. |
Assessment Information
| Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
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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| Study Pattern |
Approximately 10-14 hours a week (includes online talks and independent study such as reading, engaging with online resources and assessment activities) |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kim Picozzi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6257
Email: Kim.Picozzi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 1824
Email: Lauren.Sandford@ed.ac.uk |
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