Undergraduate Course: Medical Sciences Project Preview Dissertation (MSBM10012)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | A 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 |
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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:
- Demonstrate advanced development and application of literature-searching skills, and an ability to understand and evaluate original scientific articles;
- 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
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Reading List
| No specific reading list |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | MS_PPD |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ruth Deighton
Tel: (0131 6)51 5479
Email: Ruth.Deighton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Colin Arthur
Tel: (0131 6)51 3094
Email: carthur@ed.ac.uk |
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