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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences)

Undergraduate Course: Neuroscience Project Management Course (NEBM10034)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryStudents will receive education and training in project management. This course will be based on lectures and small-group teamwork and shall normally include training in literature searching, database mining, research funding, teamworking, project planning, ethics, experimental design, report writing, publishing research in academic journals, press releases, public engagement and patenting procedures.
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
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Principles of project management
  2. How to conceive and plan projects
  3. How to design experiments and how to write proposals for funding applications
  4. Understanding the importance of working along milestones
  5. Different forms of publications (presentation at conferences, publication in peer reviewed journals) and how to publish findings to the general public
Reading List
Recommended reading is available from the Course Organiser on request.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNEU_ProjM
Contacts
Course organiserDr Karen Horsburgh
Tel: (0131 6)50 6940
Email: karen.horsburgh@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Rachel Allan
Tel: (0131 6)51 1514
Email: Rachel.Allan@ed.ac.uk
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