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 Postgraduate Course: Research skills for public and global health (GLHE11018)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences | College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |  
| Course type | Online Distance Learning | Availability | Not available to visiting students |  
| SCQF Credits | 10 | ECTS Credits | 5 |  
 
| Summary | This course will provide students with the opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the academic skills required to write and plan a successful academic research project. It will be structured to follow the process of writing a research proposal (research methods, sourcing information, critical reading and evaluation, critical writing and research ethics) and will support students preparing for assessment and dissertation projects. |  
| Course description | Not entered |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
| Additional Costs | None. |  
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) | Quota:  None |  | Course Start | Flexible |  | Course Start Date | 09/08/2021 |  Timetable | Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | Total Hours:
100
(
Online Activities 20,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 20,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
58 ) |  
| Assessment (Further Info) | Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 % |  
| Feedback | Not entered |  
| No Exam Information |  
Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
        Demonstrate research and information skills required to source evidence from the academic literature and also from grey literatureDemonstrate a critical understanding of a variety of different research methods used in public and global health researchCritically interpret and use research evidence in an applied contextReflectively evaluate on your own learning and research planning processes, in order to be able to apply this to future research projects and enquiries |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Special Arrangements | None. |  
| Keywords | research skills,research proposal,global health,public health |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Neneh Rowa-Dewar Tel: (0131 6)50 9249
 Email: neneh.rowa-dewar@ed.ac.uk
 | Course secretary | Mrs Rosemary Porteous Tel: (0131 6)50 9835
 Email: Rosemary.Porteous@ed.ac.uk
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