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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Health in Social Science : Interdisciplinary Social Sciences in Health

Postgraduate Course: (Online) Supervised Critical Reading (ISSH11026)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course enables students to explore a topic in-depth, by interrogating evidence to address questions identified by the student and relevant to their workplace and professional development. The topic will be selected in agreement with an allocated supervisor and will not cover substantive areas explored in other courses in the programme. Each student will meet with their course supervisor on 3 occasions (via Skype, phone, Collaborate or Instant Messaging). Students will also discuss their learning on the course with fellow students, through the Discussion Board (via Moodle).

Students may take their topic from this course as the focus of their dissertation, subject to the agreement of the Programme Director. However, students will not be allowed to reproduce any of the material they submit for their course assignment (see below), within their dissertations.
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
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. demonstrate critical knowledge of a substantial body of literature relevant to their programme of study Critically evaluate the empirical and/or theoretical quality of the literature pertaining to their chosen topic Demonstrate transferable cognitive skills in conducting literature searchers and evaluating the quality of research evidence
  2. critically evaluate the empirical and / or theoretical quality of the literature pertaining to their chosen topic
  3. demonstrate transferable cognitive skills in conducting literature searchers and evaluating the quality of research evidence
  4. evidence an ability to critically synthesise published evidence in order to develop new lines of argument
Reading List
There is no set, core reading for this course. Your reading will be dependent upon your chosen topic.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Heather Wilkinson
Tel: (0131 6)51 3925
Email: H.Wilkinson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk
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