Unit name | Extended Research Project |
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Unit code | BIOCM0015 |
Credit points | 60 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Kelly Moule |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Advanced Cell Biology BIOC30601 The Dynamic Proteome BIOC30604 Cellular Information BIOC30602 Advanced Options in Biochemistry BIOC30600, Research and Communication Skills BIOC3NEW5, Research Training BIOC3NEW6 |
Co-requisites |
All Year 4 units within the MSci |
School/department | School of Biochemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
This unit will give students the opportunity to spend up to 16 weeks on an individual research project supervised by a member of academic staff. The project will extend the research experience gained in the third year and enable them to develop independent research skills and a detailed knowledge of a range of biochemical techniques. Students will complete an extended literature review as part of their project and will be expected to attend lab meetings and present their findings to other members of the research group. They will gain data interpretation and analysis skills and will write up their experimental findings as a dissertation.
The key aims of the unit for students are:
Students will be able to:
Supervised lab work
For learning (formative)
Research proposal
Of learning (summative)
Dissertation (85%) consisting of a literature review, experimental write-up and future directions (10,000 words)
Oral presentation of their project (10%). Students will give a 20 minute talk (to include questions from academics and their peers) on their project
Viva (5%) conducted by two members of academic staff
Reviews and articles from the primary scientific Literature