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Postgraduate Course: Imaging: Body anatomy (NEME11027)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaNeuroscience (Medicine) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis optional course will review key non-neural anatomy, focusing primarily on cardiothoracic, musculoskeletal and abdominal anatomical knowledge, and relating that knowledge to function and how the effects of disease in an anatomical location might impact function. An overview of preclinically relevant anatomy will highlight key parallels and differences between human and animal anatomy.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Online Activities 20, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Revision Session Hours 20, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 36 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
See course description
Assessment Information
Assessment will consist of continuous, in-course assessments and a final assessment. In-course assessment will be composed of a mixture of multiple choice-type questions, short essays, practical tasks, contributions to discussions and group learning activities - and will be delivered in time with individual modules making up the course. Final assessment will normally include a combination of multiple choice-type questions and short essays and it will take place at the end of the course period.

A number of bespoke technologies and the University's online assessment tool QuestionMark Perception will be used to deliver the more interactive and visually driven elements of assessment.
Special Arrangements
All courses to be delivered online by distance learning, using the institutional learning environment and other online tools (e.g. wiki, objective testing software), accessed by using the standard university EASE login.
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Under development - will be listed explicitly on the Imaging MSc website at http://www.imagingmsc.ed.ac.uk

Proposed Modules will cover but not be limited to:
+ Cardiothoracic system
+ Musculoskeletal system
+ Abdomen
+ Preclinical anatomy
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Under development - will be listed for each module in the online environment with links directly to University library holdings.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Modules consisting of lectures, MCQs, discussion boards supported by tutors, and reading lists with required and recommended references. Activities involving to engage students in individual work, small group work and whole class interaction.
KeywordsImaging, Imaging sciences, Light microscopy, Preclinical imaging, Clinical imaging, Radiology, Cardi
Contacts
Course organiserDr Andrew Farrall
Tel: (0131) 537 3910
Email: andrew.farrall@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Samuel Court
Tel: 0131 537 3125
Email: scourt2@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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