Undergraduate Course: Development and Disease (BIME10027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Students on this course will learn about the ways that organisms develop from early embryos into mature adults and how this can go wrong, causing developmental disease. Detailed content of this course will vary from year to year. Students will learn how to critically evaluate and present research papers to their peers. Specific topics will be chosen that cover recent research described in the primary scientific literature. Examples of potential topics include: cancer (e.g. medulloblastoma, colon cancer), premature ovarian failure, neurodevelopmental disorders, heparanopathies and aniridia. Introductory lectures will explain the background to each topic and give students the information they need to understand the research papers. Typically, students would then read 2-3 papers related to the topic, which would be discussed in a seminar format, likely involving student presentations. Students will be expected to read around the topics, reading original research papers and reviews. Emphasis will be placed on understanding themes that underpin and link the various topics. These may include the advantages and disadvantages of various experimental approaches, the strengths and weaknesses of different animal models, and how specific types of effectors (e.g. signalling molecules and transcription factors) underlie multiple developmental mechanisms and disease states. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will learn and understand details of current research into developmental mechanisms and how disruption of such mechanisms can lead to developmental disorders. Students will learn to critically evaluate primary scientific literature and how to formulate specific hypotheses and test them experimentally. |
Assessment Information
In course assessment: students will present a poster outlining a research plan based on a research paper discussed during the course. (20%)
Exam (80%). Two essay-type questions, one requiring students to demonstrate understanding of important themes underlying the papers discussed and one requiring them to propose an experimental approach to a specific question. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Embryo, embryonic development, developmental disorder |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr John Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 6820
Email: John.Mason@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Neale Summers
Tel: (0131 6)51 3094
Email: n.summers@ed.ac.uk |
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