Postgraduate Course: Literature Review in the MSc by Research in Biomedical Sciences (BIME11067)
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 | 40 |
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | For students unable to progress with the MSc and in order to exit from the programme with a Diploma award (120 credits) a literature review will be required to be undertaken (40 credits). For this assignment, the student will be required to review the literature on a subject clearly defined by the programme director and the course supervisor in the research area chosen. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
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: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
21/04/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
392 )
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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
| Reviewing scientific literature is an exercise in which the student reports the current understanding of an area based on previously published data. This exercise requires careful, critical, and comprehensive analysis of the literature, so that the student can compile a synthesis of the published information |
Assessment Information
| The review should be no longer than 5000 words (not including references), be appropriately referenced, and in the format of a review for Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. |
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 | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Hall
Tel: (0131 6)50 3263
Email: A.Hall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Marie Manson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
Email: Marie.Manson@ed.ac.uk |
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