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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Integrative Biomedical Sciences (Zhejiang)

Undergraduate Course: Global Challenges (IBMS08005)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryGlobal Challenges is an interdisciplinary course that draws on expertise from across the University of Edinburgh, Zhejiang University and the new international research institute in Haining to address the issues surrounding change in our world today alongside questioning how and why these events have taken place as well as what academics can do to address them. Central to the course are a series of nine lectures that will draw on wide-ranging themes relevant to global development, the global environment and society, and global health.
Course description Global Challenges is an interdisciplinary course that draws on expertise from across the University of Edinburgh, Zhejiang University and the new international research institute in Haining to address the issues surrounding change in our world today alongside questioning how and why these events have taken place as well as what academics can do to address them. Central to the course are a series of nine lectures that will draw on wide-ranging themes relevant to global development, the global environment and society, and global health. The course aims to engage every student in thinking about the global challenges that confront our society and to make them aware of the impact that science and academia can have in meeting those challenges. Academically, the goals will be to deliver to each student a subject-specific understanding of the relevance and impact of their own subject area in relation to these challenges.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Course delivered in China. Only available to students enrolled on BSc Hons Integrative Biomedical Sciences.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  22
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Formative Assessment Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 146 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 20 %, Coursework 80 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Exam: 20% total course mark
Coursework: 80% total course mark, including: individual research report and collaborative group project
Feedback Discussion and consolidation sessions each week provide opportunities to provide feedback on learning and skill development and all formats of assessed work. Written formative feedback will be provided as key academic skills are developed particularly in research report writing and presentational skills. Feedback will also be given following the summative evaluation of in-course assessments.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of global challenges, across subject disciplines.
  2. Demonstrate a broad awareness and understanding of the role of interdisciplinary research and scholarship in advancing knowledge.
  3. Find, assimilate and present data and information from varied sources, identify reliable key references, explain 8 why they are important, and use and cite them accurately and appropriately.
  4. Use reflective and critical analysis in drawing conclusions from possibly incomplete or contradictory data, and synthesise key points/concepts in a neutral and clear way.
  5. Collaborate with others (sharing/explaining knowledge, exchanging resources and information, giving and accepting help and assistance, giving and accepting comments/feedback, discussing others' contributions, supporting/encouraging contributions) in producing a collaborative article on one of the topics related to the course's themes. Participate in group discussions.
Reading List
Individual sources linked to lecture series.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills A major focus will be on the development of the skills students require to support their learning throughout their university career in particular the development of use of scientific language and communication skills. The course will embed opportunities to encourage the development of graduate attributes and autonomous learning skills including information gathering, academic writing and reflective practice. Student support in these areas will be focused on the key provision of staged formative feedback and assessment practice. Facilitated group discussions and small group work based around developing keynote themes will promote skill development in: how to research a subject; academic writing; making lecture notes; effective reading; understanding expectations in addition to allowing development of an understanding of how skills that promote learning in a group format can facilitate the development as an independent learner in a learning community. Place clear emphasis on formative feedback.
Special Arrangements Course delivered in China. Only available to students enrolled on BSc Hons Integrative Biomedical Sciences.
KeywordsBiological Sciences,Biomedical Sciences,global development,environment,society,health
Contacts
Course organiserDr Philip Larkman
Tel: (0131 6)50 3517
Email: P.Larkman@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryDr Kathryn Nicol
Tel: (0131 6)51 1346
Email: kathryn.nicol@ed.ac.uk
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