Postgraduate Course: Core Academic Activity (OPTH12008)
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 12 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Ophthalmology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Development of medical and surgical ophthalmic trainees' critical abilities. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 46,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
146 )
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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) Critically reflect upon day-to-day medical and surgical practice in the context of recent advances/published findings.
2. 2) Review the general principles of clinical study design, statistics, and critically evaluate the scientific literature in medical and surgical research.
3. 3) Lead online journal clubs and engage in critical dialogue with peers and experts in other subspecialties.
4. 4) Deal with complex ethical and professional issues.
5. 5) Make informed judgements on new and emerging issues in ophthalmology. |
Assessment Information
| Reflective Academic Portfolio (75%); Discussion Boards (25%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| 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 200 hours.
Total Hours: 200 ( Online Activities 46, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 150 ) |
| Keywords | ophthalmology, eye disease, research, audit, statistics |
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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