MRes Translational Medicine Academic year 2012/2013 Division of ...
MRes Translational Medicine Academic year 2012/2013 Division of ... MRes Translational Medicine Academic year 2012/2013 Division of ...
MRes in Clinical Research (Pathway in Translational Medicine) - Academic Year 2012-2013Part B – What you can expectFacilitiesLibrary Facilities & Students lockersPlease consult the Library WebPages for detailed information on all Imperial College libraries.http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/libraryThe Hammersmith Campus library is located on the 1st floor, Commonwealth Building. The libraryholds books and an excellent range of periodicals covering all of the themes of the MResprogramme. Among the collection's strengths are: Endocrinology, Genetics, Haematology,Immunology, Molecular biology, Neonatology, Obstetrics & gynaecology, Oncology, Pathology,Radiology. The library staff provide guided tours of the facilities and training in on-line literaturesearching.Telephone: +44 (0)20 8383 3246Email: lib.hamm@imperial.ac.ukStudent lockersAre available in the Wolfson Building (1st floor, left of seminar rooms 3,4,5)– keys can be obtainedfrom the Undergraduate Medicine Office (UMO) on the Ground Floor (Wolfson). A £10 chequedeposit is required. This may be useful for those of you who do not have an office to leave yourproject documents and personal belongings. More lockers are available on other campuses, do nothesitate to let us know if you need help finding out about these.IT Facilities, Email & IT HelpdeskEach new member of College is provided with a login name and password which provide access tothe many IT and library facilities within the College. Your account is set up in advance and you canactivate it using the online account activation page. Your login name and password are for yourpersonal use only and must not be used to permit any other person to gain access to the Collegenetwork or its attached resources, or through it the internet. Regulations on the use of IT facilities atImperial are detailed on the website - http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/You can access your College email account online via - https://exchange.imperial.ac.uk.Wireless Service on Campus: Hammersmith HospitalWireless access is current available throughout the Commonwealth Building and in the WolfsonEducation Centre.Cluster RoomsComputers are available for student use in the Commonwealth building: 3rd floor computer lab &1st / ground floor library training facility.ICT Service deskwww.imperial.ac.uk/ict/servicedesk; Email: service.desk@imperial.ac.ukTel.: +44 (0)20 759 49000, or just 49000 from Hammersmith campus landlines.The central service desk is available for telephone, email or online queries Monday to Friday 08.30–18.00 except during College closures. The Hammersmith ICT service desk office is located in theBasement, Commonwealth building and it offers drop-in lunchtime session. The central service desk,for all-day drop in sessions, is located on the 4th floor of the Sherfield building at South Kensington.14
MRes in Clinical Research (Pathway in Translational Medicine) - Academic Year 2012-2013The PrinciplesYou may be aware that the government’s White Paper, Students at the Heart of the System,published in June 2011, endorsed the recommendation made by a national Student Charter WorkingGroup that each institution should have a student charter, or similar high level statement, to set outthe mutual expectations of universities and students.At its June 2012 meeting the Senate approved a Student Charter for the College, entitled OurPrinciples, and agreed that this would be launched during summer 2012. The Principles weredeveloped by a College Working Group including representatives of all Faculties and undergraduateand postgraduate students.The Principles define the guiding principles of the College community and cover all students, bothundergraduate and postgraduate. They are not a legal contract but rather an easily accessible,concise source of information and a clear display of staff, student and ICU collaboration. ThePrinciples display the signatures of the College’s President & Rector and the ICU President. They willbe reviewed annually by the Quality Assurance Advisory Committee.The Principles are available at: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/ourprinciplesEach Principle is accompanied by ‘drop-down’ text, which elaborates upon the overarchingstatements and provides links to further information. The Principles will also be made available tostudents on Imperial Mobile shortly.Teaching and AssessmentThe taught element of the course is assessed by 3 exams covered in 4 modules (set across 4 fullweeks across the year)The lecture programme –The teaching structure will consist of 4 taught modules, each covered in 5-day blocks of lectures. Theremaining time will be allocated to projects and self-study.The first 3 core modules will be compulsory for all MRes pathways. The fourth module will differ foreach MRes pathway and will provide specialist knowledge in the chosen discipline. Topics covered inlectures will be reflected in the end of module exams.Lectures will cover the principles of drug and biomarker discovery, clinical trial design andmanagement, the role of biomarkers and surrogate endpoints, emerging technologies in medicalresearch, clinical investigation paradigms, research governance and medical statistics. Lectures andpractical sessions will be complemented by tutorials, journal clubs, student presentations andquestion and answer sessions.In addition to the marked exams, students will be required to submit some additional informativework including presentations, posters, regular project progress reports and invited to attend keyconferences and talks.15
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<strong>MRes</strong> in Clinical Research (Pathway in <strong>Translational</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>) - <strong>Academic</strong> Year <strong>2012</strong>-<strong>2013</strong>Part B – What you can expectFacilitiesLibrary Facilities & Students lockersPlease consult the Library WebPages for detailed information on all Imperial College libraries.http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/libraryThe Hammersmith Campus library is located on the 1st floor, Commonwealth Building. The libraryholds books and an excellent range <strong>of</strong> periodicals covering all <strong>of</strong> the themes <strong>of</strong> the <strong>MRes</strong>programme. Among the collection's strengths are: Endocrinology, Genetics, Haematology,Immunology, Molecular biology, Neonatology, Obstetrics & gynaecology, Oncology, Pathology,Radiology. The library staff provide guided tours <strong>of</strong> the facilities and training in on-line literaturesearching.Telephone: +44 (0)20 8383 3246Email: lib.hamm@imperial.ac.ukStudent lockersAre available in the Wolfson Building (1st floor, left <strong>of</strong> seminar rooms 3,4,5)– keys can be obtainedfrom the Undergraduate <strong>Medicine</strong> Office (UMO) on the Ground Floor (Wolfson). A £10 chequedeposit is required. This may be useful for those <strong>of</strong> you who do not have an <strong>of</strong>fice to leave yourproject documents and personal belongings. More lockers are available on other campuses, do nothesitate to let us know if you need help finding out about these.IT Facilities, Email & IT HelpdeskEach new member <strong>of</strong> College is provided with a login name and password which provide access tothe many IT and library facilities within the College. Your account is set up in advance and you canactivate it using the online account activation page. Your login name and password are for yourpersonal use only and must not be used to permit any other person to gain access to the Collegenetwork or its attached resources, or through it the internet. Regulations on the use <strong>of</strong> IT facilities atImperial are detailed on the website - http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/You can access your College email account online via - https://exchange.imperial.ac.uk.Wireless Service on Campus: Hammersmith HospitalWireless access is current available throughout the Commonwealth Building and in the WolfsonEducation Centre.Cluster RoomsComputers are available for student use in the Commonwealth building: 3rd floor computer lab &1st / ground floor library training facility.ICT Service deskwww.imperial.ac.uk/ict/servicedesk; Email: service.desk@imperial.ac.ukTel.: +44 (0)20 759 49000, or just 49000 from Hammersmith campus landlines.The central service desk is available for telephone, email or online queries Monday to Friday 08.30–18.00 except during College closures. The Hammersmith ICT service desk <strong>of</strong>fice is located in theBasement, Commonwealth building and it <strong>of</strong>fers drop-in lunchtime session. The central service desk,for all-day drop in sessions, is located on the 4th floor <strong>of</strong> the Sherfield building at South Kensington.14
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