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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biomedical Sciences : Microbiology and Infection (Biomedical Sciences)

Undergraduate Course: Infectious Diseases Project (MIBM10041)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryA laboratory, literature or data handling research project in a topic of infectious disease. Presentation of research findings is a feature of this project.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Medical Microbiology 3 (BIME09002) AND Biomedical Sciences 3 (BIME09008) AND ( Immunology 3 (BILG09007) OR Clinical Immunology & Haematology 3A (MSBM09005))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Only open to students on the BSc Biomedical Sciences (Infectious Diseases) programme
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 379 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 88 %, Practical Exam 12 %
Additional Information (Assessment) ICA Research project report (87.5%)
ICA Presentation of research project (12.5%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Learn and apply research techniques to a topic in infectious disease
  2. Experimental design and data handling skills
  3. Critically appraise scientific literature
  4. Plan and structure a research report
  5. Enhance teamwork, communication and presentational skills
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsInfectious disease, research project
Contacts
Course organiserDr Douglas Roy
Tel: (0131) 242 6279
Email: Douglas.Roy@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretaryMs Tracy Noden
Tel: (0131 6)50 3717
Email: Tracy.Noden@ed.ac.uk
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