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2009/10 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
BMSC3304 Laboratory-based Teamwork Exercise
20 creditsClass Size: 54
Module manager: Dr Jonathan Lippiat
Email: j.d.lippiat@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2009/10
Pre-requisites
| BMSC2302 | Experimental Techniques in Pharmacology |
Module replaces
PHAR3010This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
By the end of the module students should:- have extended the range of practical skills learned in earlier years;
- enhanced their problem solving abilities and developed a self-help attitude to the design and conduct of practical work;
- have a better aptitude for team work; and
- have a better understanding of how to communicate science via a poster presentation, an abstract and scientific paper.
Skills outcomes
- Working safely in a laboratory
- Following laboratory protocols
- Learning new laboratory techniques
- Data gathering, validation, analysis, and interpretation
- Experimental design
- Literature searching and evaluation.
Syllabus
A four week laboratory-based project on a selected topic.
Each topic will include an exercise in team work in order to:
- survey relevant literature,
- present a plan of the proposed work,
- conduct experiments and present the results and conclusions in the forms of a scientific paper,
- abstract and poster.
Regular review meetings will be held at which students will be expected to review progress through an oral presentation.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Tutorial | 6 | 2.00 | 12.00 |
| Private study hours | 188.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 12.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Report | Laboratory report | 30.00 |
| Poster Presentation | Poster presentation | 25.00 |
| Written Work | Abstract | 15.00 |
| Report | Supervisor's mark (based on productivity, punctuality, group dynamics, etc.) | 30.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
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: 18/02/2010
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