Postgraduate Course: Engagement and Knowledge Exchange in Cardiovascular Biology (CBIO11002)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Student-Led Individually Created Course |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This is a 20 credit course to be delivered over the MScR year.
Students will get to experience a range of public engagement practices, how we promote excellence in research culture and how to develop business ideas and entrepreneurship. From these learning experiences the students will then produce a reflective narrative and portfolio of either science communication, public engagement, research culture or entrepreneurship linked resources. The resources included could be in the form of, for example, blogs, workshops, artwork, exhibits, data visualisations, patient information, event reports and evaluations.
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| Course description |
This is a 20 credit course to be delivered over the MScR year.
Students will get to experience a range of public engagement practices, how we promote excellence in research culture and how to develop business ideas and entrepreneurship then produce a reflective narrative and a portfolio of either science communication, public engagement, research culture or entrepreneurship linked resources. The resources could be in the form of, for example, blogs, workshops, artwork, exhibits, data visualisations, patient information, event reports and evaluations. The collection of resources will enable the student to demonstrate and reflect on their ability to apply their learning (from the other aspects of MScR), to engage appropriately with the public or to demonstrate positive contribution to research culture or to show skill and insight into commercialisation (with ERI) and/or business development (e.g. with Charities like the BHF).
The student will have an introductory workshops on reflection and be introduced to the reflective toolkit. Students will attend IAD training courses that fit with the focus of their SLICC and discuss/reflect on these training opportunities in their reflective blogs. The students will be supported in the preparation of their portfolio and reflective narrative by the programme team. The student will be formative feedback on their reflective narrative and portfolio at the midpoint stage of the course.
The summative assessment will be in the form of reflective narrative based on the student¿s experiences of participating in one of the following aspects public engagement practices, how we promote excellence in research culture or how to develop business ideas and entrepreneurship and the resources they developed.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 10 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 30,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 6,
Formative Assessment Hours 4,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
122 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
At end of year - Reflective narrative on portfolio items and assessment of portfolio items (60% reflection, 40% portfolio) |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback: Students will develop their reflective blog posts and resources over semester 1 and 2 and receive feedback in preparation for assessed reflective narrative.
Summative feedback: Students will receive summative feedback on assessed narrative and portfolio.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To demonstrate how they have actively developed their understanding of public engagement practices/ promotion of excellence in research culture/ development of business ideas and entrepreneurship in the context of their research.
- To draw on and apply relevant skills and attributes (academic, professional and/or personal) in order to engage effectively with the development of resources pertaining to public engagement practices/ promotion of excellence in research culture/ development of business ideas and entrepreneurship and identifying where they need to improve these and/or develop new ones.
- To demonstrate how they have used experiences during their MScR to actively develop their skills in one of the focussed areas of science communication and engagement, promoting and ensuring research excellence or development of business ideas and entrepreneurship
- To demonstrate how they have used experiences during their resource portfolio development to actively explore their mindset towards outlook and engagement.
- To evaluate and critically reflect upon their approach, their learning and their development throughout the integrated aspect of their MScR.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Reflective practice
Self -direction
Communication skills
Entrepreneurship
Creativity
Reflective practice
Application of taught material
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| Keywords | Reflective learning,portfolio,communication,engagement |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Laura Denby
Tel: (0131) 242 6781
Email: Laura.Denby@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Meikle
Tel: (0131) 242 6724
Email: lynn.meikle@ed.ac.uk |
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