Module BISS3172: RESEARCH PROJECT

Department: BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES) [Queen's Campus, Stockton]

BISS3172: RESEARCH PROJECT

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To develop an appreciation of the role and limitations of scientific research in the development of modern molecular medicine.

Content

• Experimental design and hypothesis.
• Identification of a program of experiments that will address a specific hypothesis.
• Writing of research reports.
• Identification of future work.
• Critical assessment of data;
• experimental strengths and weaknesses.

Learning Outcomes

• At the end of this module, students should should be able to: demonstrate appropriate skill in experimental design.
• Execute a research project.
• Demonstrate an ability to work safely and competently in a biomedical laboratory
• Demonstrate an ability to review selected area of biomedical science in depth and produce a clear and concise dissertation in written form.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Tutorials are used to structure the students' study of the selected topic area and provide expert feedback on their progress. These sessions will also guide the development of skills in experimental design.
• Laboratory Project provides an opportunity for study of specific biomedical topics in depth, and as such develops subject specific knowledge. However, it also encourages the development of higher level learning in subject specific skills of experimental design, critical review of data and methodology as well as key skills of communication and independent work.
• Dissertation assesses the student's ability to design and execute a research project, as well as critically assess their own and other published data in a selected area of biomedical research.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Two interim reports, helping to inform the writing of research reports, critical assessment of data and experimental strengths and weaknesses. The ability to work safely and competently in a biomedical laboratory will be assessed on a regular basis by the supervisor and oral feedback provided.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University