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 Postgraduate Course: Core Skills Course (LISC11084)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences | College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | Availability | Not available to visiting students |  
| SCQF Credits | 0 | ECTS Credits | 0 |  
 
| Summary | A series of lectures and tutorials covering the following topics, designed to explore areas relevant to a career in the biomedical sciences: 1.	Scientific thinking
 2.	How to consider research papers
 3.	How to keep a proper lab book
 4.	How to get the most out of your MSc
 5.	Health & safety
 6.	Animal health and welfare
 7.	Rough guide to data analysis
 8.	Intellectual property, commercialisation and patents
 9.	Science on the global stage
 10.	Communicating science
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| Course description | Not entered |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |  
Learning Outcomes 
| Achieving a greater awareness of areas relevant to a career in the biomedical sciences. 
 Achieving a greater awareness of what will be expected of students going on to carry out a research PhD.
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Reading List 
| As assigned by the lecturers participating in this course. |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Keywords | Core Skills |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Margarete Heck Tel: 0131 242 6694
 Email: Margarete.Heck@ed.ac.uk
 | Course secretary | Mrs Marie Manson Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
 Email: Marie.Manson@ed.ac.uk
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