Postgraduate Course: Masters Research Project (OPTH11013)
Course Outline
School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
Home subject area | Ophthalmology |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | A Masters research project will be undertaken to further develop students' critical abilities and underpin ophthalmic knowledge in their chosen subspecialty topic. |
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:
600
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Online Activities 61,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
523 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
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 in-depth knowledge of chosen ophthalmic subspecialty.
2. 2) Identify, conceptualise and offer original and creative insights into novel information and/or recently published data.
3. 3) Produce a written critique of a defined piece of research.
4. 4) Demonstrate originality and creativity in the development and application of new knowledge, understanding and practices. |
Assessment Information
Outline Project Approval (Phase 1) 10%; Detailed Summary Submission (Phase 2) 20%; Formal ePoster Presentation (Phase 3) 20%; Masters Project Report (Phase 4) 50%. |
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 |
Students are expected to complete at least 10 hours of self-directed study per week working through the project reading identified texts, supported through discussions with tutors. The total workload for this course will be approximately 600 hours.
Total Hours: 600 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 196, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 400 )
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Keywords | Optometry, Optometrist, Ophthalmology, Eye Disease |
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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