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

Undergraduate Course: Medical Sciences Academic Portfolio (MSBM10014)

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 be required to demonstrate their development as Medical Scientists through the preparation of a reflective academic portfolio. The portfolio will be developed over the whole of the final year and submitted at the end of semester 2. It will be based on a subject area that the student has addressed in an earlier year. The portfolio will provide re-evaluation and reflection of the original subject area through independent investigative research and expansion of the theme using skills obtained and developed over all years of the Medical Sciences programme.
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 Project Preview Dissertation (MSBM10012) 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 Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 95 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) reflective academic portfolio
Feedback Feedback will be given on the portfolio and the interview after the interview has taken place.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate your ability to work independently and gain in-depth knowledge in an area of medical science.
  2. Re-evaluate and reflect upon a subject area in medical science, in light of new information.
  3. Reflect upon and convey the development of a broad range of professional and personal skills, including critical judgement, computer literacy, and time management, that will suit you for employment in a wide range of professions.
  4. Demonstrate some originality and creativity in dealing with professional issues
  5. Communicate effectively regarding what informed your choices about content and direction of the portfolio.
Reading List
No specific reading list
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsMS_AP
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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