Undergraduate Course: Our Changing World (BIME08006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This is a challenging interdisciplinary first-year course, based on a series of high-profile, evening Lectures given by prominent members of staff from the three Colleges. The course aims to engage students in thinking about the global challenges that confront society, and make them aware of the role of academic research and scholarship in meeting these challenges. Students will be expected to address key global issues across discipline boundaries, and develop an understanding of the relevance and impact of their own subject in the broader context. The final Lecture will be a University Enlightenment Lecture given by an external speaker (in 2014, Sir John Beddington will speak on the theme of challenges for the 21st century). Students on the course will attend the public Lectures, research the topics in depth, participate in facilitated group discussions on each topic, work in small groups to produce a collaborative project on a chosen topic, and produce an individual research report on an aspect which may be closer to their own subject area. This course will appeal to students with a good foundation in their chosen subject discipline who wish to explore their subject in a broader, interdisciplinary way.
PT's enrolling students after the quota has been filled should contact Lauren.Sandford@ed.ac.uk to be placed on a waiting list. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | No additional costs |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 100 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 15,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
20 %,
Coursework
80 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Centrally arranged MCQ paper (20%): based on knowledge and understanding of the lecture content and associated supplementary material, and the work in the facilitated group discussions. This will take place in the December exam diet.
Collaborative Project (35%): in groups of 4-5 students whose roles are governed by an agreed learning contract.
Individual reports (35%): a 1000-word reflective document on a subject or discipline of the student's own choosing, subject to approval by the course team.
Peer Assessment (10%): Peer assessment of participation in facilitated group discussions. |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Our Changing World MCQ | 1:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Our Changing World MCQ | 1:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completing this course students should:
* Have obtained a fundamental level of knowledge and understanding of a range of global challenges, across subject disciplines.
* Have obtained a broad awareness and understanding of the role of interdisciplinary research and scholarship in advancing knowledge.
* Be able to find, assimilate and present data and information from varied sources, identify reliable key references, explain why they are important, and use and cite them accurately and appropriately.
* Be able to use reflective and critical analysis in drawing conclusions from possibly incomplete or contradictory data, and synthesise key points/concepts in a neutral and clear way.
* Be able to collaborate with others (sharing/explaining knowledge, exchanging resources and information, giving and accepting help and assistance, giving and accepting comments/feedback, discussing others' contributions, supporting/encouraging contributions) in producing a collaborative article on one of the topics related to the course's themes.
* Understand the aims of the individual research report, to follow the project schedule and to respect given deadlines.
* Be able to participate in group discussions.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.ocw.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
The course will be strongly supported by Learn, through which discussions on the lecture content will be encouraged. Copies of the presentation materials, recommended readings, and links to the videoed talks will be provided here. Support for assessments will also be given. Preparation materials for the tutorials will also be provided. |
| Keywords | OCW1; Global challenges, Changing World |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Allison Wroe
Tel:
Email: Allison.Wroe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Tracy Noden
Tel: (0131 6)50 3717
Email: Tracy.Noden@ed.ac.uk |
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