Postgraduate Course: Grand Challenge in Optical Medical Imaging (CHEM11050)
Course Outline
| School | School of Chemistry |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Grand Challenge in Optical Medical Imaging is a student-led course designed to promote teamwork, critical thinking and innovation. Each team of students is assigned a staff mentor who they see for 1 hour per week.
The course is split into three phases:
Phase 1 is a one-day intensive course where the morning is dedicated to learning about working in teams and coming up with new ideas. The afternoon is dedicated to learning about project management and project planning. Throughout the day the students will write and present two pieces of work based on provided case studies of commercial research.
Phase 2 is a four-week exercise in which teams of students are given a ¿grand challenge¿ which they have to research and understand. Students are required to understand the scientific, social and commercial aspects of their grand challenge. At the end of this phase the students present their findings and will be assessed on the content and delivery of their presentations.
Phase 3 is a four-week exercise in which the teams take their grand challenge and try to develop a new idea. The students are required to submit an invention disclosure form that details their invention and its commercial potential. At the end of the phase the students present their new idea and are assessed on the content and delivery of their presentation.
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| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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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 |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
180 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
This course is assessed on the content and delivery of presentations based on 2 x 4-week team exercises as described in the course description.
Regular feedback on progress will be provided by the mentors and the course will assessed through a series of short, group, oral presentations delivered at the end of each phase of the course. In addition, students will receive feedback on their ideas and on their communication skills through weekly meetings with their mentors.
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| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
- Work effectively in teams and understand the various roles that individuals can play in teams.
- Understand a research problem from a variety of perspectives including scientific, commercial and social.
- Understand the basic principles of project management and project planning.
- Critically assess other people¿s approaches to solving significant scientific challenges.
- Communicate research findings in a well structured and effective manner.
- Come up with a new idea and critically assess its potential for scientific and commercial success.
Learning outcomes specific to attainment of a pass at Level 11 include:
- ability to integrate all, or most, of the main areas of the course
- development of original and creative responses to problems and issues within the course
- application of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues at the forefront of the subject area
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Colin Campbell
Tel:
Email: colin.campbell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Dr Sam Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 5750
Email: Sam.Brown@ed.ac.uk |
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