IE1101 Communicating in Medical Contexts 1

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 7

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Available only to students enrolled on the International Foundation Programme for Medicine

Planned timetable

TBC

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Mrs K Duff

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Mrs Kirsty Duff; Ms Janice Deary; Dr Izabela Handzlik

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module covers a variety of strands that equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to prepare for entry on a degree in Medicine at a UK institution. This module develops the academic reading and writing skills necessary to succeed in scientific and medical studies. The module develops oral communication skills required to gain entry to study medicine. The module also introduces students to the structure and challenges of the NHS and different medical systems around the world and to medical ethics and the role it plays in current medical practice. Assessment for this module is coursework based and assesses students written and oral communication skills.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

5 seminar classes per week x 10 weeks. 5 hours of scheduled revision week sessions

Scheduled learning hours

33

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

67

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current professional practice, ethical principles underpinning medicine and the organisation and issues facing healthcare.
  • - Develop the intellectual attributes to think critically by adopting reflective and inquisitive attitudes and to undertake critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of ideas, concepts, information and issues.
  • -Use communication and teamwork skills to convey complex information to a range of audiences and for a range of purposes.
  • - Use language flexibly and effectively for academic and professional purposes
  • - Convey complex ideas in a coherent, well-structured form in a genre suitable to a range of audiences with a high level of grammatical and lexical accuracy