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Postgraduate Course: Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Evidence-Based Methods & Stats MED5538 (PUHR11111)

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 Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis is a placeholder course, designed to record marks for the University of Glasgow part of the programme, PRPHDISPME1F: Precision Medicine (PhD with Integrated Study).
Course description Please see [University of Glasgow] Evidence-Based Methods & Stats MED5538
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course¿s summative assessment.
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Critically review papers in the peer reviewed literature based upon the principles of evidence-based practice
  2. Critically review, summarise and communicate the literature, drawing conclusions based on the available evidence
  3. Critically appraise the research process and apply this in the design of a research study
  4. Explain and illustrate commonly used concepts and terms in statistics
  5. Select and apply appropriate methods of statistical analysis to simple datasets, with the help of appropriate computer packages.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Susan Farrington
Tel: (0131) 332 2471
Email: Susan.Farrington@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Maree Hardie
Tel:
Email: maree.hardie@ed.ac.uk
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