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 Postgraduate Course: Core Academic Activity (GMED12010)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences | College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) | Availability | Not available to visiting students |  
| SCQF Credits | 20 | ECTS Credits | 10 |  
 
| Summary | To develop trainees' critical abilities |  
| Course description | Not entered |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
| Additional Costs | None |  
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) | Quota:  None |  | Course Start | Semester 1 |  Timetable | Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | Total Hours:
200
(
Online Activities 46,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 ) |  
| Assessment (Further Info) | Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 % |  
 
| Additional Information (Assessment) | Reflective academic portfolio (75%); Discussion Boards (25%) University Common Marking Scheme (PG) will be applied
 
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| 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 |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Keywords | Not entered |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mr Ewen Harrison Tel: (0131) 242 3613
 Email: Ewen.Harrison@ed.ac.uk
 | Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones Tel: (0131) 651 4932
 Email: sarah.jones@ed.ac.uk
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