Postgraduate Course: Emerging Infectious Diseases (EMND11006)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Biomedical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course aims to promote an understanding of the emergence of infectious diseases, the risk factors of disease emergence and the implications for disease surveillance and control in public health. The content will include a review of current legislation aimed at monitoring and controlling these diseases.
Course description	This is a fascinating area of global health, with the emergence of infectious diseases having impact at a local, national and global scale. The course will draw upon contemporary and historic examples of emergence, with use of the discussion board to supplement and develop the content in response to current events. Within the course materials we will review the drivers for disease emergence, and consider the impact of globalisation, increasing human population pressure and habitat encroachment. We will review the importance of disease detection, identification and monitoring in public health and the gaps in current health systems approaches. This will include content on public perception and political commitment for the surveillance and control of emerging diseases.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 4 (Sem 2)
Course Start Date	27/02/2023
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Online Activities 25, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 53 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme.
Feedback	Summative assessment consists of a written element, worth 60% of the total mark, and an online element worth 40%. In both cases, comprehensive written feedback is provided individually with 15 working days of the assessment deadline. Students are expected to reflect on their feedback, to seek additional clarification if appropriate, and to use this to improve on future assignments of a similar nature. Formative assessment consists of discussion around what is expected of each piece of assessed work for the course. This is conducted in an open discussion forum for all students to contribute to and provides an opportunity to clearly understand the key requirements for each assignment before submission. Any student can post questions about the assignment and a response will be posted on the discussion board by the course tutor within 3 working days.
No Exam Information

Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Course Start Date	31/10/2022
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Online Activities 25, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 53 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme.
Feedback	Summative assessment consists of a written element, worth 60% of the total mark, and an online element worth 40%. In both cases, comprehensive written feedback is provided individually with 15 working days of the assessment deadline. Students are expected to reflect on their feedback, to seek additional clarification if appropriate, and to use this to improve on future assignments of a similar nature. Formative assessment consists of discussion around what is expected of each piece of assessed work for the course. This is conducted in an open discussion forum for all students to contribute to and provides an opportunity to clearly understand the key requirements for each assignment before submission. Any student can post questions about the assignment and a response will be posted on the discussion board by the course tutor within 3 working days.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles, theories and concepts behind the drivers of disease emergence. Draw from, and apply knowledge, from a range of discipline specific resources to develop original and creative responses to the challenges of disease emergence. Communicate, with peers from a range of audiences, with clarity regarding the critical evaluation of a wide range of health -related data.

Reading List
Much of the focus of this course will be driven through student engagement. Resources will be provided as a starting point from which it is expected that students will begin to develop their own reading lists and share this information with others.

Additional Information
Course URL	http://www.enid.mvm.ed.ac.uk/
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Online discussion with tutors and peers will develop confidence in communicating with others and the skills to engage in high level academic discourse. The independent study aspect of the course will enhance the student¿s abilities in time-management and self-motivation. Students are encouraged to use their personal and intellectual autonomy to evaluate ideas, evidence and experience from an open minded and reasoned perspective.
Special Arrangements	This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment of Learn as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by a secure username and password. These access details are made available to registered users only.
Additional Class Delivery Information	This course will be delivered online through Learn.
Keywords	Emerging infectious diseases,global health,infectious diseases

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Kim Picozzi Tel: (0131 6)50 6257 Email: Kim.Picozzi@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Mrs Dan Yan Tel: (131 6)515470 Email: Dan.Yan@ed.ac.uk