Undergraduate Course: Personal & Professional Development 2 (DENT09002)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The areas of study in this course will include Evidence based dentistry, research methods, health informatics, statistics, reflective portfolios, case based learning and journal clubs.
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| Course description |
This second year course will encourage and enable you to examine, critically analyse and evaluate scientific literature in preparation for an essay on the topic of your choice in third year. In conjunction with research methods you will cover the fundamental aspects of statistics used within medical/dental literature/studies. Case based learning and reflective portfolio sessions will allow interactive work and discussions between you and your peers and allow you the opportunity to consider your time and practice as a student and clinician on the OHS programme.
This course is comprised of classroom based lectures and tutorials.
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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 2018/19, 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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Lecture Hours 30,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 13,
Formative Assessment Hours 5,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
9 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Examination 50%, course work 50% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Personal & Professional Development 2 | 1:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- -Understand the importance of evidence based dentistry and its application in your practice.
- Undestadn the importance of clinical audits annd how they may be conducted
- Be competent at descriptive statistics and measures of association
- Demonstrate engagement with reflective practice and case based learning
- Demonstrate the ability to search, read and critique dental/medical literature
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Joanne Healy
Tel: 0131 526 4996
Email: Joanne.Healy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Shereen Arabshahi
Tel: (0131) 536 4964
Email: Shereen.Arabshahi@ed.ac.uk |
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