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 |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
Summary | 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. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
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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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
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. |
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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
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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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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