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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (Cardiovascular Biology) (LISC11049)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits80 ECTS Credits40
SummaryThe research dissertation should not exceed 15,000 words (although 7-10,000 is preferred).
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 800 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 30, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 490, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 70, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 16, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 192 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 1 x dissertation maximum (15,000 words)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
The purpose of the dissertation is to ascertain that students:
- have a thorough knowledge of the relevant literature, can make a critical appraisal of the key material in it and can place their own proposed project in its context,
- can accurately report the work already done and its significance.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.gradlife.ed.ac.uk/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Matthew Bailey
Tel: (0131) 242 9233
Email: matthew.bailey@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lynn Meikle
Tel: (0131) 242 6724
Email: lynn.meikle@ed.ac.uk
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