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Postgraduate Course: Imaging: Applications in disease research (NEME11017)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis optional course will expose students to the applications of imaging techniques to research and how these techniques improve our understanding of diseases, in both human and animal systems.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Course Start Date 17/09/2018
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Online Activities 20, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Revision Session Hours 20, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 36 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment will consist of continuous, in-course assessments and a final assessment. In-course assessment will be composed of a mixture of multiple choice-type questions, short essays, practical tasks, contributions to discussions and group learning activities - and will be delivered in time with individual modules making up the course. Final assessment will normally include a combination of multiple choice-type questions and short essays and it will take place at the end of the course period.

A number of bespoke technologies and the University's online assessment tool QuestionMark Perception will be used to deliver the more interactive and visually driven elements of assessment.
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of common disorders (such as ageing and cognition, dementia, stroke, cardiothoracic and cardiovascular conditions, animal models and veterinary applications) and the use of imaging techniques in related research and clinical practice.
  2. Debate how imaging techniques can be both well applied & poorly applied to the investigation of common disorders & how this influences our understanding of common disorders.
  3. Discuss how application of imaging techniques to the investigation of common disorders can be optimized.
  4. Demonstrate competence in using bibliographic databases to conduct complex search strategies (systematic literature review) & communicate findings to peers.
  5. Critically appraise published research work & critically evaluate the work of peers & be able to provide constructive feedback.
Reading List
A list of required and recommended readings will be provided through the institutional online learning environment
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements All courses to be delivered online by distance learning, using the institutional learning environment and other online tools (e.g. wiki, objective testing software), accessed by using the standard university EASE login.
KeywordsImaging,Imaging sciences,Light microscopy,Preclinical imaging,Clinical imaging,Radiology,Disea
Contacts
Course organiserProf Andrew Farrall
Tel: (0131) 537 3910
Email: andrew.farrall@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryDr Charilaos Alexakis
Tel: 0131 537 3125
Email: C.Alexakis@ed.ac.uk
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