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

Undergraduate Course: Reproductive Biology Project Planning and Practical Skills (REPB10001)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe Project Proposal allows you to develop your understanding of the background to your project, and to interact with your supervisor to develop the specific hypothesis, aims and experimental plan.
Course description Your Project Proposal should convince the reader that you understand what you are doing, why you are doing it, and that the approach you plan to take is scientifically sound. Your supervisor will provide you with some starter references, and provide you with opportunities to develop the understanding of your proposal by engaging in academic discussions with them.
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 Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 95 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written assessment including project plan.
Feedback Feedback given on Project proposals
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Develop your academic interaction and communication skills with your project supervisor.
  2. Gain an understanding of the background and format of your project.
  3. Define the background, hypothesis aims, methods and predicted outcomes of your project in a report that has clarity and a depth of academic understanding appropriate for a professional audience within the field.
  4. Assess the timescale to perform different elements of the project.
  5. Gain insight into the process of successfully writing a grant application, and submit it within a specified deadline.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsRB_ProjP
Contacts
Course organiserDr Christopher Harlow
Tel: (0131) 242 6253
Email: C.Harlow@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Maria Schmidke
Tel: (0131 6)50 3161
Email: Maria.Schmidke@ed.ac.uk
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