Undergraduate Course: Research Topics in Infection and Immunology (IMMU10020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will discuss current research topics in the fields of immunology and infection biology, in a structure designed to develop synoptic and critical thinking. |
| Course description |
This course will discuss current research topics in the fields of immunology and infection biology, in a structure designed to develop synoptic and critical thinking. The course has three key elements: (1) The course begins with a symposium-style set of research presentations, highlighting what is known and what is not known in selected research areas. Students are asked to make links between topics and predict areas of interest. (2) The main body of the course is taught through sets of sessions on specific research topics. Each of these sessions begin with a lecture summarising the specific research area and the gaps and controversies within it, and then develops through student-led discussions organised around a series of group presentations. (3) Skills development through the course is reinforced by a series of sessions that teach written and oral communication skills, providing formative feedback for assessments in this course and key skills for the honours programme.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 12,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 15,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
160 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written assignment based on symposium 10%«br /»
Group presentations 30%«br /»
Written review article based on research sessions 60% |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided for the written assessments. Presentations will take place regularly, along with discussions sessions, which will also facilitate provision of ongoing feedback to students. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss current understanding of research topics in infection and immunology and identify upcoming areas of research.
- Develop and defend evidence-based viewpoints.
- Critically evaluate and integrate evidence from different sources, including discussion of conflicting opinions and knowledge gaps.
- Select and integrate different examples to create a cohesive argument, including linking together different topics.
- Present and defend a clear and cogent argument, in written and verbal format.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Infection,immunity,immunology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Georgia Perona-Wright
Tel:
Email: gperona@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Janna James
Tel: (0131 6)50 8649
Email: Janna.James@ed.ac.uk |
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