MBiol, BSc Biology with Enterprise (Integrated Masters)
Year 2
(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:- demonstrate a broad understanding of the concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features in a range of aspects of biology;- apply generic and subject specific intellectual qualities to standard situations outside the context in which they were originally studied;- evaluate forms of entrepreneurship and enterprising activity in relation to economic and societal outcomes on local and global levels;- apply relevant enterprise development processes, related to appropriate personal, industry and subject-specific issues- appreciate and employ the main methods of enquiry in applied biology and critically evaluate the appropriateness of different methods of enquiry;- use a range of techniques to initiate and undertake the analysis of data and information;- adjust to professional and disciplinary boundaries;- effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms.
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- skills in data analysis, interpretation and presentation;- skills in information handling, including finding information from appropriate sources, selecting relevant information and using information to solve problems;- skills in communicating information in various formats to a range of audiences;- skills such as organisational and self management skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility- teamwork skills;- commercial awareness;- decision making; - appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners, and proactively address learning needs;
Assessment
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects/competencies of Biology with Enterprise to complex, albeit standard, situations and simple, albeit novel or atypical, instances;- work that is often descriptive in nature but drawing on a wide variety of material;- demonstrating basic professional competencies relevant to Biology with Enterprise;- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;