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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation in Transfusion, Transplantation & Tissue Banking (GMED11008)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryThe course enables students to develop an appreciation of the nature of biomedical research and the scientific method. The course therefore complements the taught aspects of the course.
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 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Assessment (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
Additional Information (Assessment) The Unit will be assessed by an assignment comprising a review of the literature pertaining to the chosen project (20 marks). The project work itself will be written up in the form of a dissertation, incorporating the literature review as an introduction (12,000-15,000 words).
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Learning Outcomes
Each project will be supervised by an experienced research scientist from the within the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service or the student's place of work. Students will be encouraged to discuss the available projects with the supervisors in order to select a project for investigation. Guidance will be provided in areas such as hypothesis setting, experimental design, research statistics, scientific writing and project regulations. Formal instruction will also be given in Research Method and Ethics, and relevant statistical techniques.

Students will undertake the project over the course of their final year. This will be in their place of work, providing that the project and facilities available are approved and adequately supervised.
Reading List
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Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserMs Anne Thomson
Tel: 0141 357 7700
Email: anne.thomson2@nhs.net
Course secretaryMiss Sarah Jones
Tel: (0131) 651 4932
Email: s.jones@rcsed.ac.uk
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