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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Biomedical Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Science Communication/Public Engagement Placement (BIME11081)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryAn eight week (one day per week) placement within a science communication / engagement work- setting which will involve the completion and evaluation of a science communication task
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 2, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Online Activities 25, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 64 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) This course will be delivered online through Learn
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 1.Development, delivery and evaluation of a science communication/public engagement task related to the placement.
2.Reflective summary of key learning points (500 words)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Successfully apply guiding principles in public engagement
  2. Reflect on and improve one's own practice
  3. Successfully complete a workplace task
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.sciencecommunication.mvm.ed.ac.uk/online/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsSCPE-OLDL-PLACE
Contacts
Course organiserDr Elizabeth Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
Email: E.Stevenson@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretaryMs Lisa Kilcullen
Tel: (0131 6)51 5997
Email: L.Kilcullen@ed.ac.uk
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