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: Data Science and Machine Learning for the Biosciences, 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:
Scientific research may be conducted through a variety of methods; in a laboratory and / or field environment, review of literature and/or data analysis. One to one meetings with supervisors to discuss the project and its progress.
There will be two assessment components: (1) to demonstrate the planning and execution of scientific research by continuous assessment (30%), and (2) 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.