Postgraduate Course: Oncology (IMED11009)
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 | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This 10-credit course will allow students to develop a deeper level of knowledge and understanding in oncology, covering presentation and investigation of cancer, the principles of cancer treatment, oncological emergencies, with a focus on common cancers (lung, colorectal, breast and cervical cancer). |
| Course description |
In this course, students will gain a broad understanding of how to investigate and manage common and important oncology cases, rather than be expected to become an expert in cancer medicine. Individual speciality tutors will use increasingly complex clinical case studies to broaden knowledge. They will guide students to appropriate seminal publications in their speciality and encourage them to present and review recent journal article in a group setting (online journal club). Online publication review forms will also be used to assess of literature evaluation skills. Historically important, controversial, topical and novel papers will be discussed.
Students writing skills will also be enhanced through the formative assessments (a case report or review article), which should contain an appropriate review of the literature in their specialist area. Students will be encouraged to publish these pieces of work where possible.
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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: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Online Activities 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
73 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100%
The assessment is coursework: 100% Coursework |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply a range of specialised research in cell biology to the evaluation of basic mechanisms underpinning the development of cancer.
- Demonstrate critical knowledge and understanding of the role of accurate staging in the prognosis and treatment of the most common cancers encountered in Internal Medicine
- Recognise and formulate management plans for the most common oncological emergencies
- Demonstrate the ability to work individually and in a group to synthesise knowledge and develop online learning resources
- 5. Deal with complex ethical and professional issues
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Reading List
| Key articles will be referred to at relevant points during the course. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Within the work to be undertaken this course will provide participants with the opportunity to develop or further develop key graduate attributes:
1. In-depth knowledge of specialist discipline
2. Develop new understanding by exercising critical judgement and challenging knowledge
3. Be a self-directed learner
4. Solve problems effectively taking ethical, professional and environmental issues into account
5. Use information responsibly in a range of contexts
6. Collaborate with others, capitalising on their different thinking, experience and skills
7. Communicate (oral, written, online) effectively, respectful of social and cultural diversity
8. Application of numeracy
9. Application of IT |
| Keywords | Oncology,Cancer |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Frances Parry
Tel: (0131 5)37 1822
Email: F.Parry@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Brian Burgon
Tel: 0131537 2506
Email: Brian.Burgon@ed.ac.uk |
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