Unit name | SWBio DTP: Research project 1 |
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Unit code | BIOCM0014 |
Credit points | 60 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Hodge |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
SWBio DTP: Statistics and Bioinformatics, SWBio DTP: Science in Society, Business and Industry, SWBio DTP: Research Project 1, SWBio DTP: Research Project 2 |
School/department | School of Biochemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
The overall aim of this unit will be to enable students to experience laboratory research at a post graduate level. This will be in the form of an individual research project based in a research group associated with the intended PhD subject area. The research will be guided by the supervisor, with regular meetings with the student to set goals and to show how research is managed.
To be able to:
Research in a laboratory environment plus associated reviews of literature, one to one meetings with supervisors to discuss data analysis etc.
Student input
A research project of 16 weeks duration, including regular supervisory meetings, self-directed research and compilation of a 6000 word report, amounting to 600 hrs of student time
The student will submit a project report in the style of a research paper (guide of 6000 words). 30% of the unit marks will be continuous assessment assessing aspects such as commitment, organisation, planning, intellectual input, technical ability, communication etc. 70% of the unit mark will be the project report.
The continuous assessment mark will be awarded by the research project supervisor and the project report mark will be marked by two members of academic staff other than the students supervisory team. At least one of these markers will be a Bristol member of academic staff.
Both the CA and project report assessment will be moderated by the Unit Director
The assessors reports will be made available to the student so that this feedback can be used to enhance performance in reporting on the second rotation project.
As appropriate to the research project.