Postgraduate Course: Core Academic Activity (GMED12038)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) | 
 
| Course type | Online Distance Learning | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | To develop trainees¿ critical abilities | 
 
| Course description | 
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 1 | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
21/09/2015 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
Reflective academic portfolio (75%); Discussion Boards 
(25%) | 
 
| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
    Critically reflect upon day-to-day surgical practice in the 
context of recent advances/published findings; Review 
the general principles of clinical study design, statistics, 
and critically evaluate the scientific literature in surgical 
research; Lead online journal clubs and engage in 
critical dialogue with peers and experts in other 
subspecialties; Deal with complex ethical and 
professional issues; Make informed judgements on new 
and emerging issues in surgery
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Tambyraja 
Tel:  
Email: Andrew.Tambyraja@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones 
Tel: 0131 527 3496 
Email: s.jones@rcsed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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