2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
BIOL2211 Human Diseases
10 creditsClass Size: 120
Module manager: Professor Michelle Peckham
Email: m.peckham@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2016/17
Pre-requisite qualifications
Satisfactory progression in any Level 1 course within the Faculty of Biological SciencesModule replaces
BIOC2120 Eukaryotic Metabolism in Health and DiseaseThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This is a module about human diseases, that combines lectures with in-course presentations by the students.Objectives
This module covers a range of human diseases, both inherited and environmentally linked.Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to;
- understand current knowledge about the diagnosis, basis, and treatment of human diseases;
- understand the general principles involved in the study of human diseases;
- assess web-based database, together with selected papers from the scientific literature;
- summarize the available data on selected human diseases;
- present summarized data in oral communications and in written summaries.
Skills outcomes
- Managing Knowledge: Sourcing / selecting / interpreting data; problem solving.
- Technical Competence: Analysing data; IT skills.
- Managing Self-Planning; Time management.
- Managing Interrelationships, Teamwork; Decision taking; Learning from others; Sharing; Receiving critique.
Syllabus
This module covers a range of human diseases, both inherited and environmentally linked.
These include heart and vascular disease, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, dermatitis, and diseases linked to diet deficiencies.
The basics of the different diseases will be covered in 10 lectures, and students will be allocated topics for further research and presentation as part of their in-course assessments.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Tutorial | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Private study hours | 86.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 14.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Student attendance at lectures will be monitored in line with standard faculty practice.- Participation in group project and in-course assessments.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Group Project | A short (4 minute) talk, in the style of a news report, on the key aspects of the disease and the latest research findings; A press release on a recent paper related to the disease topic; An information factsheet on the disease suitable for a patient to read.; An information factsheet on the disease suitable for a GP to read. | 30.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 30.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 1 hr 30 mins | 70.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 70.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 13/01/2017
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