Postgraduate Course: Core Academic Activity (OPTH12008)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Development of medical and surgical ophthalmic trainees' critical abilities. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2019 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 46,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
146 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Reflective Academic Portfolio (75%); Discussion Boards (25%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students who complete this course successfully will be able to:
1) Critically reflect upon day-to-day medical and surgical practice in the context of recent advances/published findings. - 2) Review the general principles of clinical study design, statistics, and critically evaluate the scientific literature in medical and surgical research.
- 3) Lead online journal clubs and engage in critical dialogue with peers and experts in other subspecialties.
- 4) Deal with complex ethical and professional issues.
- 5) Make informed judgements on new and emerging issues in ophthalmology.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | ophthalmology, eye disease, research, audit, statistics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Baljean Dhillon
Tel: (0131 6)50 9240
Email: Baljean.Dhillon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones
Tel: (0131) 651 4932
Email: sarah.jones@ed.ac.uk |
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