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2012/13 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

BIOL5202M Bioscience Core Skills 2 (Scientific)

10 creditsClass Size: 100

Module manager: Dr Roman Tuma
Email: r.tuma@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2012/13

Pre-requisite qualifications

BSc or equivalent

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives


On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- understand and apply the principles of experimental planning;
- retrieve, manage, interrogate and display scientific data (references, gene sequences, protein structures);
- apply (commonly used) statistical tests in the critical evaluation of data.

Syllabus


This module aims to equip life scientists with essential skills for the collection of, management of and interpretation of scientific information.

The course will combine principles and practice in the areas of information retrieval & management; scientific philosophy & experimental design; data handling, presentation and interpretation; and bioinformatic interrogation of sequence and structure.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lecture91.009.00
Practical151.0015.00
Private study hours76.00
Total Contact hours24.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)100.00

Private study

- Follow up to contact time: 33 hours;
- Assessed coursework: 43 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Participation in workshops and practical sessions.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
In-course AssessmentFlow Diagram and notes50.00
In-course AssessmentPhD application50.00
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 website

Last updated: 07/02/2013

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