Unit name | International Students Summer Research Project |
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Unit code | ORDS10023 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Nobbs |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
The unit is designed to offer students a wide exposure to a variety of research skills and experiences, with a particular focus on preparing students for future PGR projects in their chosen fields. Students will join pre-existing research groups to contribute directly to longer-term and ongoing University of Bristol research endeavours. It is intended that the output generated by students will contribute directly to University of Bristol research ambitions.
Aims:
The unit is taught via practical-based laboratory sessions. It is anticipated that practical skills will be taught in the first few weeks, followed by an increasing amount of independent research undertaken by the students. Students will also benefit from attending symposia related to careers and postgraduate study.
The unit will include a multi-week research project, whereby students will use techniques and skills already developed to design and carry out experiments and analyse data. These will be showcased via an oral presentation towards the end of the unit.
It is envisaged that the unit will help develop a wide range of skills relevant for all biomedical and dental students; both laboratory-based skills and transferable skills such as working as part of a team, problem-solving and scientific communication.
By the end of the unit, students should have developed skills including:
The unit will be assessed through a combination of written tasks (lab book, report) undertaken throughout the unit and an oral presentation delivered in the final week.
Attendance (10%)
Satisfactory attendance as per a full-time research student
Research lab book (20%)
To be completed over the course of the project
Research report (40%)
A 500-word abstract comprising an Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results and Discussion
Oral presentation (30%)
Individual oral presentation to colleagues and School staff members
There are no set texts for the unit.