Undergraduate Course: Physiology Grant Proposal Course (PYBM10033)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This is closely linked to the Research Project and the students project supervisor will act as tutor for this element. The student will be expected to formulate hypotheses linked to their project subject, design a series of experiments to test these hypotheses, and write a Grant Proposal; a mock application for funding in which the student describes the research problem, its importance, the hypotheses, and the experiments you would propose to perform. Guidance will be given on this process in Semester 2. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | 0 |
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 |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
96 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% ICA |
| Feedback |
Students will give an informal oral presentation on their Grant Proposal in Semester 2, after which they will be given verbal feedback on their oral presentation skills and on their grant proposal ideas.
Feedback on a draft of the Grant Proposal will be given by the project supervisor.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| This course will provide insights into the design of experiments and how hypotheses are formulated. Students will be given the task of designing experiments related to their project in the form of a mock grant proposal. Guidance will be given on the suitability of technical approaches, how to achieve aims over a limited timescale
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | PHYS_GP |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Carole Torsney
Tel: (0131 6)51 9881
Email: Carole.Torsney@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stewart Smith
Tel:
Email: stewart3.smith@ed.ac.uk |
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