Unit name | Research and Communication Skills |
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Unit code | BIOC30001 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Kelly Moule |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Molecular Cell Biology BIOC20001, Macromolecular Structure, Dynamics and Function BIOC20002, Recombinant DNA Technology MOLG22100 and Gene Expression and Rearrangement MOLG22200 |
Co-requisites |
Advanced Cell Biology BIOC30601 The Dynamic Proteome BIOC30604 Cellular Information BIOC30602 Advanced Options in Biochemistry BIOC30600 |
School/department | School of Biochemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
This unit aims to develop the research and communication skills of students. Choosing from a range of topics, students will undertake an independent review of the primary scientific literature and will present their work as a written report. This library-based research project will be guided by a member of academic staff. In addition, students will be tested on their ability to understand and critique research papers and analyse and evaluate scientific data.
Students will:
Students will be able to:
Supervisor/student meetings
Data analysis workshops
Literature comprehension workshops
Tutorials
Lectures
For learning (formative)
Project supervisors will give feedback on a draft of the literature review
Students will undertake “mock” Data Handling and Literature Comprehension exercises
Of learning (summative)
Literature Review (40%) Maximum word count is 5,500 for the literature review. The project is marked independently by the project supervisor and a second marker. The mark awarded by the supervisor and the second marker each contributes 50% towards the overall project mark. An explicit marking scheme is used to mark the literature review.
Data Handling exam (35%) 3 hour unseen written examination. Students will analyse and interpret novel biochemical data sets.
Literature Comprehension exam (25%) 3 hour unseen written examination. Students will be expected to read and critically evaluate a short, unseen research paper
Reviews and articles from the primary scientific Literature