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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences : Molecular and Clinical Medicine

Postgraduate Course: Precision Medicine Research Presentation and Peer Review (MCLM11089)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryIn this course, students will be introduced to Research presentation and peer review receiving a lecture-based teaching, training and discussion fora covering - presentation, questioning and peer review of research.
Course description Teaching in the form of lectures, discussion groups and workshops will give in-depth understanding of the intricacies of good presentation skills.

Teaching will be delivered in small student groups with considerable opportunities for discussion, exploration and development of presentation skills.

Students will prepare and present their research, in a number of different formats (poster, turbo talks, research talk), interpret and question their research of the other students and score the presentations using a rubric scoring system.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. demonstrate critical learning of advanced oral presentation and communication skills , ensuring they can engage in dialogue with scientific disciplines and wider audiences about their interdisciplinary research
  2. critically discuss and effectively design, present and critique communication of research
  3. critically evaluate the impact of the research and how it is presented
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills This course will enable the students to develop a wide range of Graduate Attributes and Skills that will contribute to their professional growth as successful researchers, communicators and experts in their field.

- Students will use skilled communication and presentation to enhance their understanding of a topic or context and to engage effectively with others.
- Exposure to presentation and peer review, they will become innovative, confident and reflective lifelong learners.
- Students will use their personal and intellectual autonomy to critically evaluate presented research, evidence and experience from an open-minded and reasoned perspective.
- Students will become effective and proactive individuals, skilled in the ability to identify and creatively assess presented ideas, influencing positively and adapting to new situations with sensitivity and integrity
Keywordspresentation and communication,dialogue,impact,reflection,peer review
Contacts
Course organiserDr Susan Farrington
Tel: (0131) 332 2471
Email: Susan.Farrington@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Kate Hardman
Tel: (0131 6)51 7891
Email: Kate.Hardman@ed.ac.uk
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