Postgraduate Course: Basic Examination and Investigation Techniques (OPTH11003)
Course Outline
School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
Home subject area | Ophthalmology |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | Techniques for assessing the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. |
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 Full Year, 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) |
Total Hours:
100
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Online Activities 61,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
33 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Students who complete this course successfully will be able to:
1) Demonstrate understanding of use of slit lamp with Volk lenses to assess anterior and posterior segments of the eye including pachymetry and gonioscopy.
2. 2) Demonstrate understanding of the application of various automated visual field analysis strategies and their relative significance in assessing glaucoma. |
Assessment Information
Discussion Boards 25%, Written Exam 50%, Reflective e-Learning Portfolio 25%.
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Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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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 |
Students will be expected to participate actively in online discussion activity and to complete at least 10 hours of self-directed study per week. The total workload for the course will be approximately 100 hours.
Total Hours: 100 ( Online Activities 61, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 35 )
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Keywords | Optometry, Optometrist, Ophthalmology, Eye disease, Visual field analysis, Intra Ocular Pressure, Pa |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Baljean Dhillon
Tel: (0131 6)50 9240
Email: Baljean.Dhillon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones
Tel: 0131 527 3496
Email: s.jones@rcsed.ac.uk |
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