Unit name | SWBio DTP: Rotation project 1 |
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Unit code | BIOCM0021 |
Credit points | 60 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Jill Harrison |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
SWBio DTP: Core Skills for Life Scientists, SWBio DTP: Statistics and Bioinformatics, SWBio DTP: Science in Society, Business and Industry, followed by SWBio DTP: Rotation Project 2 |
School/department | School of Biochemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
The unit will be to enable students to experience research at a postgraduate level. This will be in the form of an individual research project based in a research group associated with the intended PhD subject area. The research will be guided by the supervisor, with regular meetings with the student to set goals and to show how research is managed.
To be able to:
Research in a laboratory and / or field environment plus associated reviews of literature, one to one meetings with supervisors to discuss data analysis etc.
There will be two assessment components: (1) to demonstrate the planning and execution of scientific research by continuous assessment (30%), and (2) to demonstrate the planning and executing scientific research, and of critically evaluating data and communicating findings, by writing a project report (70%).
The assessors’ reports will be made available to the student so that this feedback can be used to enhance performance in reporting on the second rotation project.
As appropriate to the rotation project.