Unit name | Study Design |
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Unit code | BRMSM0014 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Penny Whiting |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Medical School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
The aims of this unit are to:
By the end of this unit, students should be able to:
Teaching will include learning activities set by the tutor including lectures (synchronous and asynchronous), small group work, discussions, individual tasks, and practical activities (face to face or online).
Directed and self-directed learning will include activities such as reading, accessing web-based supplementary materials, critical analysis and completion of assessments.
Formative assessment: There will be opportunities in both group and individual settings to receive feedback on writing progress. Students will receive feedback for learning in the form of an oral poster presentation of their research project in a research colloquium with feedback from tutors and peers.
Summative assessment: The unit will be assessed using a single piece of coursework:
A mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.
There is no essential unit text book.
Recommended reading:
Epidemiology – Beyond the Basics. Moyses Szklo and Javier Nieto. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc; 4th Revised edition (18 April 2018)