Postgraduate Course: Research Training II (Neuroscience) (NEBM11006)
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 | 20 |
| Home subject area | Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.mscneuro.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Students carry out original research on an approved 12-week project in a neuroscience laboratory. It is permissible for this to be an extension of the same project and/or in the same laboratory as Research Training I.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
21/04/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
195 )
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| Additional Notes |
Not online distance learning
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
75 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To acquire skills in design of experiments and in methods and techniques in neuroscience research; To become fluent with good laboratory practice; To make appropriate quantitative and/or statistical analysis of neuroscience data; To analyse and present the neuroscientific content of published research or conference proceedings.
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Assessment Information
In course assessment by project supervisor: 25%
Presentation of project work:75% |
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 |
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| Keywords | neuroscience, laboratory |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Thomas Becker
Tel: 0131 242 7983
Email: thomas.becker@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 1824
Email: Lauren.Sandford@ed.ac.uk |
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