| Unit name | International Students Summer Research Project |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ORDS10023 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Nobbs |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | Bristol Dental School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
The unit is designed to offer students a wide exposure to a variety of research skills and experiences, with a particular focus on preparing students for future PGR projects in their chosen fields. Students will join pre-existing research groups to contribute directly to longer-term and ongoing University of Bristol research endeavours. It is intended that the output generated by students will contribute directly to University of Bristol research ambitions.
Aims:
The unit is taught via practical-based laboratory sessions. It is anticipated that practical skills will be taught in the first few weeks, followed by an increasing amount of independent research undertaken by the students. Students will also benefit from attending symposia related to careers and postgraduate study.
The unit will include a multi-week research project, whereby students will use techniques and skills already developed to design and carry out experiments and analyse data. These will be showcased via an oral presentation towards the end of the unit.
It is envisaged that the unit will help develop a wide range of skills relevant for all biomedical and dental students; both laboratory-based skills and transferable skills such as working as part of a team, problem-solving and scientific communication.
By the end of the unit, students should have developed skills including:
The unit will be assessed through a combination of written tasks (lab book, report) undertaken throughout the unit and an oral presentation delivered in the final week.
Attendance (10%)
Satisfactory attendance as per a full-time research student
Research lab book (20%)
To be completed over the course of the project
Research report (40%)
A 500-word abstract comprising an Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results and Discussion
Oral presentation (30%)
Individual oral presentation to colleagues and School staff members
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. ORDS10023).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
