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

Undergraduate Course: Medical Sciences Project Preview Dissertation (MSBM10012)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryA 3000 word literature review covering material directly related to the subject of the research project. The aims of the project preview dissertation are to review the background relevant to the question being addressed in the research project and to explain why this question(s) is important.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Medical Sciences 4 (MSBM10011) AND Medical Sciences Academic Portfolio (MSBM10014) AND Medical Sciences Project (MSBM10013)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 3000 literature review
Feedback Feedback will be sent to students following submission of the PPD.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate advanced development and application of literature-searching skills, and an ability to understand and evaluate original scientific articles;
  2. Critically interpret and draw together all relevant information that leads to the formulation of a novel research question that is related to the dissertation project
Reading List
No specific reading list
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsMS_PPD
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ruth Deighton
Tel: (0131 6)51 5479
Email: Ruth.Deighton@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Colin Arthur
Tel: (0131 6)51 3094
Email: carthur@ed.ac.uk
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