Postgraduate Course: Advanced Protocol Development (PUHR11004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health 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 | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | To provide advanced practical skills for the preparation of a protocol for conducting an epidemiology study. |
| Course description |
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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 3 (Sem 2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 5,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
86 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Each student will submit a final protocol for marking.
This will be a substantive piece of work, equivalent to a grant application to a funding body such as the Chief Scientist Office or the Medical Research Council
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will be able to:
&·Understand the practicalities of conducting an epidemiological study.
&·Plan the methodological detail of the study.
&·Write a detailed research protocol.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jackie Price
Tel: (0131 6)50 3240
Email: Jackie.Price@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk |
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