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as well as the writing of reports. The ADU. Students’ performance will be
Research, Placements duration of the internship is 6 weeks assessed via end-of-rotation reports,
with a lab rotation every 2 weeks
end-of-placement oral presentation,
and Electives to maximize students’ learning and along with clinical preceptor and
practice. A central part of this course placement coordinator evaluations.
is the placement portfolio, which Students will have full orientation
HSC 410 - Healthcare Research must be completed and approved prior to the placement about the
Methodology by the training institution preceptor manual, the learning objectives, the
code of conduct, the rotations’ plan,
and the lab placement coordinator at
Credit Hours: 3 ADU. Students’ performance will be and the modes of assessment.
Prerequisite: Completion of 80 assessed via end of rotation reports, HMG 44911 - Human Genetics
Credit Hours + HSC 205 end of placement oral presentation,
along with clinical preceptor and Research Report
This course is involved with placement coordinator evaluations. Credit Hours: 3
understanding basic principles Students will have full orientation Prerequisite: HMG 44910
of research techniques and prior to the placement about the
methodologies as applied to manual, the learning objectives, the The course comprises an original
healthcare professions. The purpose code of conduct, the rotations plan research project in biomedical
of this course is to further develop and the modes of assessment. science and a research project
research, critical analysis, and report. Training in knowledge and
communication skills.The major MMG 4401 - Molecular and practical skills are a fundamental
components of this course are Medical Genetics Placement 2 in biomedical and health sciences,
understanding research purpose Credit Hours: 3 however, effective writing in medical
and methodology; developing a science is the foundation method
research proposal; critical review Prerequisite: Completion of 102 by which such efforts are recorded
of the literature and information Credit Hours and needs to be delivered alongside
resources; comprehending the role This practicum is the second of a two- knowledge and practical skills in
of ethics in health sciences research; practicum sequence internships. It healthcare education. Furthermore,
and introducing different quantitative enables students to incorporate and research activities are key in judging
and qualitative healthcare research apply the theoretical concepts and the success of a degree program,
methods. The course will also enable skills they acquired via coursework as it is not merely a regurgitation of
the students to develop different in a professional setting and didactic learning but a demonstration
data collection tools and different maintain confidentiality. During of synthesis and application of that
sampling designs and techniques. their practicum, students will be knowledge. Negative results are as
MMG 3401 - Molecular and assigned hands-on rotations with useful as positive, and the ability
to reflect and show learning from
Medical Genetics Placement 1 specific assays and techniques in failed experiments will be a major
research facilities, medical facilities,
Credit Hours: 3 or clinics for diagnosing inherited benchmark outcome in the report
Prerequisite: Completion of 70 and acquired disorders. Working
Credit Hours with a host organization all through
the practicum exposes the students
The practicum is an essential to professionals who compromise
component of the B.Sc. in Molecular the field relevant to their profession,
and Medical Genetics program, which and offers students supervised
enables students to develop the experience in this field to develop
competencies required for a medical practical skills in a professional
genetics’ scientist via experiential setting. The duration of the internship
learning. Students will be assigned is 6 weeks with a lab rotation every 2
to research labs, clinics or hospital weeks to maximize students’ learning
with whom CoHS has signed MOUs. and technical skills in clinical setting
During their placement, students will related to molecular and medical
be introduced to the basic principles genetics. A central part of this course
and techniques in molecular biology is the placement portfolio, which
and genetics. They will develop basic must be completed and approved
competences in planning, performing by the training institution preceptor
experiments and analyzing results, and the lab placement coordinator at

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