Unit name | Literature Review |
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Unit code | PANMM0024 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Darryl Hill |
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) |
PANMM022 |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
School/department | School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
Why is this unit important?
The aim of the unit is to enable students to develop the skills to complete a critical literature review.
This unit will build upon teaching in year 3 (Level H/6) and requires an application of not only core academic knowledge, but programme level transferrable skills including written and oral communication and library skills.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
The literature review will be closely aligned to the extended project and will teach the student how to research, critique and summarise literature relevant to the project.
An overview of content
This unit will be taught using a combination of lectures, seminars, one-to-one discussions with supervisor(s), peer review, facilitated discussion groups and self study.
How will students, personally be different as a result of this unit?
Students will be able to build on their current scientific knowledge by carrying out an independent literature review. They will have the confidence and competence to critically analyse the content of the articles they have found and produce a concise, critical review article which is intelligible to the non-specialist, scientifically informed reader. Students will work as a group to provide peer reviews recognising and valuing the views and differences of others.
Learning Outcomes
1. Critically review and summarise research literature
2. Communicate scientific material in written format
3. Work independently and as part of a group to achieve desired outcomes.
Lectures, seminars, one to one discussions with supervisor(s), peer review, facilitated discussion groups and self study
Tasks which help you learn and prepare for your summative tasks (formative)
Students will produce a literature review in the form of a review article in Current Opinion in Cell Biology.
Instructions to authors can be found at Guide for authors - Current Opinion in Cell Biology - ISSN 0955-0674 (elsevier.com)
The review will be assessed formatively by a group peer review.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative)
The final summative assessment of the article will be completed by the project supervisor and one project independent academic. 100% of unit mark.
When assessment does not go to plan
A student who was not able to take or pass the assessment at the first attempt would get a fresh attempt to pass the same assessment.
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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 University 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. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.