2020/21 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

BMSC3393 Advanced Skills

20 creditsClass Size: 240

Module manager: Dr David Lewis
Email: D.I.Lewis@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2020/21

Pre-requisite qualifications

Entry into Level 3 of an undergraduate degree programme offered by the School of Biomedical Sciences

Co-requisites

BMSC3394	Capstone Research Project
BMSC3399	Extended Research Project Preparation

Module replaces

BMSC3140: Advanced Scientific Skills

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

Students will attend a series of compulsory and optional workshops designed to provide scaffolding and support for their Capstone research experience, and to develop and utilise the research, employability and 4th Industrial Revolution skills required both for this and for the workplace. In addition, they will undertake a review of the literature or other information relevant to their Capstone and a critical data/information writing exercise, both again designed to support their undertaking their Capstone.

Objectives

The objective of this module is to prepare students, both for their Capstone research experience and for the workplace. It provides opportunities for students to develop and utilise key research, employability and 4th Industrial Revolution skills required by graduate recruiters.

Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, students will have:
1. A greater knowledge and understanding of the literature or other information relevant to their Capstone research experience;
2. The opportunity to engage in the experiential learning of research or enquiry methodologies, and to develop and utilise the skills required for research or enquiry-based activities;
3. Developed and applied the skills required in employment including 4th Industrial Revolution skills;
4. A greater knowledge and understanding of the health, safety and ethical considerations when undertaking research or enquiry;
5. A greater knowledge and understanding of, and the opportunity to engage in experiential learning in the analysis, evaluation and interpretation of data or other information relevant to their discipline.

Skills outcomes
Creativity; judgement & decision making; emotional intelligence; negotiation; cognitive flexibility; ethics and responsibility; global and cultural insight.

Syllabus

Students will attend a series of interactive workshops and seminars designed to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills required for their capstone research experience and for the workplace, including but not limited to: critical review of the scientific literature or other information; communicating with different audiences and for different purposes; health and safety; research ethics and governance; qualitative and qualitative research skills and methodologies; data analysis, evaluation and interpretation; learning through reflection.

They will undertake a review of the literature or other information relevant to the broad area of their Capstone research experience, complete a programme specific data interpretation exercise relevant to their degree programme, and a critical writing piece of data or other information gathered during the early stages of their Capstone research experience.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Class tests, exams and assessment	1	1.50	1.50
Seminar	11	2.00	22.00
Private study hours			176.50
Total Contact hours			23.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Students will be required to prepare beforehand for the interactive workshop and seminars. They will undertake a review of the literature or other information in the broad area of their Capstone research experience. In the early stages of their Capstone research experience, they will undertake a short piece of critical writing of data or other information arising from their Capstone.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will receive formative feedback on their submitted review, critical writing piece and data handling exercise. The timings of these assessments are spread across the module to monitor student engagement but also so they provide prior support/scaffolding for key milestones within the linked Capstone research experience module and the Semester 1 ATU module.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Literature Review	5 pages	50.00
Critique	Critique writing piece (1 page)	25.00
In-course Assessment	Data interpretation and analysis exercise - in class (1.5 hours)	25.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

The data interpretation test will be in class and last 1 hour 30 minutes in week 10.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 13/11/2020 08:19:24

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