Postgraduate Course: Cardiovascular Biology III (CBIO11001)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 40 | 
ECTS Credits | 20 | 
 
 
| Summary | The research dissertation should not exceed 5,000 words. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
    The research dissertation should not exceed 5,000 words.
    
    
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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:  10 | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 2 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
400
(
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 18,
 Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 308,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
 Formative Assessment Hours 1,
 Summative Assessment Hours 35,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
27 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
Students will produce a report at the end of the mini-project for assessment in the form of a scientific paper (no more than 5 000 words) to provide practice in accurate and concise writing. The mini-project report should be prepared to high standard. Student will also be asked to include in this report a brief critique, spelling out the strengths and weaknesses of the project design or experimental approach | 
 
| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - To have a thorough knowledge of the relevant literature
 - Can make a critical appraisal of the key material in the literature and can place their own proposed project in its context
 - Can accurately report the work already done and its significance
 
     
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Keywords | cardiovascular,dissertation | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Laura Denby 
Tel: (0131) 242 6781 
Email: Laura.Denby@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Meikle 
Tel: (0131) 242 6724 
Email: lynn.meikle@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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