Duration
10h Th, 20h Pr, 10h Mon. WS, 10h Pers. Res.
Number of credits
| Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Keith Durkin, Julien Hanson, François Jouret , Amélie Mainjot, Sabine Wislet
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is dedicated to train students to critical reading of scientific and medical literature. Each class incudes both theoretical concepts and existing examples found in the literature. Attention will be particularly paid to explain "tips and tricks" to identify the main sources of errors and biases in scientific research. Therefore, this course includes sessions of applied exercises from both fundamental and clinical publications.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, students should be able to appropriately use conventional theoretical concepts of critical evaluation of experimental design and reports - in both basic science and clinical trials.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course is dedicated to medical and biomedical students with a strong background in normal cell biology and physiology.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This course is mainly given ex cathedra, with additional references.
Journal-club sessions are organized at the end of the course, and implicate the active participation of the students.
In orange and red code (relative to the pandemic situation) those journal-clubs will be organized online through Collaborate sessions.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face: this course is mainly given ex cathedra.
Distance-learning: the students are encouraged to read additional book chapters and reviews and to prepare in advance journal club sessions.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Book chapters and up-to-date reviews are provided by each teacher at the beginning of each class.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
The evaluation of this course is a written exam.
In orange and red code (relative to the pandemic situation) this exam will be organized online through eCampus session.
Work placement(s)
None
Organizational remarks
The teachers are K. Durkin, J. Hanson, F. Jouret, S. Wislet
Contacts
S Wislet : s.wislet@uliege.be