Unit information: Year 4 External SSC in 2020/21

Unit name	Year 4 External SSC
Unit code	MEDI34150
Credit points	0
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Dr. Santi Rodriguez
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	Must have progressed from previous year of the MB ChB Programme.
Co-requisites	none
School/department	Bristol Medical School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

The external Student Selected Component (eSSC) placement is a period of time where students have the opportunity to “choose” what they do, who they work with and where they work. SSCs enable students to study a subject of particular interest to them in greater depth, to extend their studies to cover material outside the core undergraduate curriculum, to develop research skills and to facilitate individualised personal and professional development.

Intended Learning Outcomes

The following Intended Leaning Outcomes are generic for all Student Selected Component units in the programme.

Students should:

• develop an idea for a project that will stretch them, yet be achievable within the SSC period.
• plan their time effectively and meet the SSC deadlines.
• find, process and interpret original data.
• develop their research skills
• reach and justify their own conclusions.
• work independently, under the guidance of their supervisor.
• understand and conform to ethical and legal guidelines, and conduct their work and themselves in a professional manner throughout.
• produce a well-written report of the set length.
• understand the limitations of their own work.

Teaching Information

Self directed learning with support from supervising academic.

Assessment Information

These projects are marked by the supervisor and a second academic marker using the University of Bristol 21 point scoring system; the final mark is the average of the 2 scores given.

(The Year 4 external SSC will contribute to the ranking process that is used to decide who graduates from the MB ChB programme with merit or distinction.)

Reading and References

Library link

https://www.ole.bris.ac.uk/webapps/cmsmain/webui/_xy-136348_5-t_hYyAB8mF