Unit name | Research Project |
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Unit code | BIOC30003 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Kelly Moule |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Molecular Cell Biology BIOC20001, Macromolecular Structure, Dynamics and Function BIOC20002, Recombinant DNA Technology MOLG22100 and Gene Expression and Rearrangement MOLG22200 |
Co-requisites |
Advanced Cell Biology BIOC30601 The Dynamic Proteome BIOC30604 Cellular Information BIOC30602 Advanced Options in Biochemistry BIOC30600 |
School/department | School of Biochemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
Students will undertake a substantial piece of independent project work on this unit. The Research Project will consist of a 24 day, supervised research project normally undertaken in one of the research labs in the School. The following types of project are usually available:
Students will be allowed to state a preference for the project they wish to undertake.
The unit aims to develop key research and analytical skills in biochemistry. Students will gain experience of biochemical research and gain an understanding of scientific enquiry through project work.
Students will be able to:
Supervised lab work
For learning (formative)
Students will receive feedback on a draft version of their project report
Students will give an informal talk to their lab group
Of learning (summative)
Practical Project Report (100%) Maximum word count is 5,500 for the practical project. The project is marked independently by the project supervisor and the second marker. The mark from the supervisor counts 60% towards the overall unit mark. The mark from the second marker counts 40% towards the overall unit mark. The viva is conducted in the presence of another member of staff. The assessment weightings are as follows:
performance in the project (mark from project supervisor) 20%
project report (mark from project supervisor) 40%
project report (mark from second marker) 32%
viva (mark form second marker) 8%
Reviews and articles from the primary scientific Literature