Postgraduate Course: Research Project in Biosciences or Bioethics 1 (VESC11246)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
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 | 11-week research project in Bioscience or Bioethics |
| Course description |
Students will carry out a research project proposed by one of the Programme supervisors in either Bioscience or Bioethics. Projects may either be laboratory-based, may analyse existing datasets, or be an analysis of published literature on a particular topic. The available projects will be provided to the students in the course handbook, published in September each year.
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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 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
392 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
This course will be assessed by
(i) 2000-word report summarising the research question, the approach taken, a description of the results obtained and analysis of their implications. 75% of assessment
(ii) Oral presentation of project. 25% of assessment
Report of project: 75% of total
30% lab/practical/research performance
70% write-up
Oral presentation of project: 25% of total |
| Feedback |
Students will be given written feedback on their reports and oral presentations. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will be able to critically evaluate current research and research techniques and methodologies, applying this understanding to tackle questions and problems from original perspectives.
- Students will be able to conduct high-quality, independent research that contributes to the overall advance of understanding of One Health disease models.
- Students will understand the social and ethical implications of developing and using animal models, and be able to apply that learning to their own research.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Upon completion of this course students will have developed a wide range of Graduate Attributes and Skills that will contribute to their professional growth as a successful researchers and experts in their field.
1) Through exposure to world-leading research, they are innovative and lifelong learners.
2) By taking a confident and reflective approach to their learning, they take personal responsibility for pursuing their goals and opportunities to grow.
3) They use their personal and intellectual autonomy to critically evaluate ideas, evidence and experiences from an open-minded and reasoned perspective.
4) They use their highly-developed skills in research and enquiry to identify and creatively tackle problems, and to seek out opportunities for learning. |
| Keywords | One Health,disease model,bioscience,bioethics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jonathan Fitzgerald
Tel: (0131 6)51 9235
Email: Ross.Fitzgerald@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Hurst
Tel: (0131 6)51 3685
Email: jennifer.hurst@ed.ac.uk |
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