Postgraduate Course: Molecular Diagnostics of Infection (BIME11119)
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 provide the knowledge around modern and emerging technologies for diagnosing infectious diseases including rapid pathogen detection, antibiotic resistance determination, point of care testing, high throughput and automation and global technologies such as next generation sequencing and mass spectrometry. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | Printing own course materials |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 50 |
Course Start |
Flexible |
Course Start Date |
17/02/2025 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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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.
Assessment will be based on various online activities including written submissions (web forms), discussion fora and reflective review. Extensive use of selective release (requiring the student to complete one task before being permitted to proceed to the next) technologies will be made to facilitate interactive and dynamic online assignments.
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of emerging and modern molecular technologies for infectious diseases diagnostics.
- Understand principles and opportunities arising from emerging technologies for next generation diagnostics.
- Apply knowledge of molecular diagnostics in the design, appraisal, and development of protocols in the diagnosis of infection.
- Explain the key quality assurance, quality control, and regulatory issues that relate to molecular diagnostics of infection.
- Acquire skills in using scientific literature, critical appraisal and generation of written material to professional standard.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Molecular diagnostics,real time quantitative PCR,next generation sequencing,point of care testing |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Till Bachmann
Tel: 0131 242 9438
Email: till.bachmann@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Ann-Marie Peckham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email: apeckham@ed.ac.uk |
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