Postgraduate Course: Core Skills Course (LISC11084)
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 | 0 | 
ECTS Credits | 0 | 
 
 
| Summary | A series of lectures and tutorials covering the following topics, designed to explore areas relevant to a career in the biomedical sciences: 
1.	Scientific thinking 
2.	How to consider research papers 
3.	How to keep a proper lab book 
4.	How to get the most out of your MSc 
5.	Health & safety 
6.	Animal health and welfare 
7.	Rough guide to data analysis 
8.	Intellectual property, commercialisation and patents 
9.	Science on the global stage 
10.	Communicating science | 
 
| Course description | 
    
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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
| Not being delivered |   
Learning Outcomes 
    Achieving a greater awareness of areas relevant to a career in the biomedical sciences. 
 
Achieving a greater awareness of what will be expected of students going on to carry out a research PhD.
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Reading List 
| As assigned by the lecturers participating in this course. |   
 
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | Core Skills | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Margarete Heck 
Tel: 0131 242 6694 
Email: Margarete.Heck@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mrs Marie Manson 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289 
Email: Marie.Manson@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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