Undergraduate Course: Review Essay for Infectious Disease (MIBM10053)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This is a compulsory course for the Infectious Diseases honours programme. |
| Course description |
This course consists of the production of a review essay which links to the topic of the research project.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
ICA assessment of review essay (100%) |
| Feedback |
Every effort will be made to return marks and to provide relevant feedback to students within 15 working days following submission of the review essay. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Production of a substantial review essay which assesses literature and data on a topic realted to the research project
- Analysis and evaluation of the scientific literature and data, as necessary
- Planning and structuring of a major review essay
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Reading List
The following books are recommended as background reading and general reference texts for the Infectious Diseases honours programme:
Mims' Medical Microbiology, 5th edition, ISBN: 9780723436010 (Elsevier)
Mims' Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease, 6th edition, ISBN: 9780123971883 (Elsevier)
Janeway's Immunobiology, 8th edition, ISBN: 9780815342434 (Garland Science)
You are expected to be familiar with material covered in previous years; make sure you read your relevant lecture notes from previous years to refresh your memory. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | ID_RE |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Douglas Roy
Tel: (0131) 242 6279
Email: Douglas.Roy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Kimberley Bruce
Tel: (0131 6)51 4075
Email: kimberley.bruce@ed.ac.uk |
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