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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Health in Social Science : Interdisciplinary Social Sciences in Health

Postgraduate Course: Critical Reading in Health and Social Care 1 (ISSH11018)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course is offered to online learners on our MSc programmes concerning Health and Social Care.

This Critical 10 credit course allows students the opportunity to explore a topic in depth with associated research and literature. The topic will be relevant to their workplace in their own country or fit with their professional development plans. It will cover an area not substantially included in their core and option courses within the Programme. The topic will be selected in agreement with the course organiser who will supervise the student's progress.

Topic may include (but is not restricted to):
Digital Health
Telehealth
Electronic health records
Electronic prescribing systems
Implementation and adoption processes
Evaluations of complex interventions
Sociotechnical evaluation approaches
International approaches to implementing computerised healthcare systems

Students may choose a topic from this course as their dissertation topic with the agreement of the Programme Director. This may help the student by enabling them to continue researching an area of interest and relevance within their organisation.

Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a detailed understanding of a substantial body of literature and research on a topic relevant to the MSc programme and their local context
  2. Reflect critically on the empirical and theoretical content related to their chosen topic
  3. Demonstrate an understanding and critical evaluation of the topic
  4. Demonstrate the ability to source literature
  5. Synthesise the available literature to develop new arguments
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Kathrin Cresswell
Tel: (0131 6)50 9241
Email: Kathrin.Beyer@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Alison Grahamslaw
Tel: (0131 6)50 4277
Email: Alison.Grahamslaw@ed.ac.uk
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