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Laboratory & professional skills for Bioscientists II - BIO00058I

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  • Department: Biology
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Gonzalo Blanco
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: I
  • Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
    • See module specification for other years: 2022-23

Module summary

The aim of the module is to provide a general grounding in the use of the scientific approaches and experimental methods to investigate and communicate in the biosciences.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2021-22 to Summer Term 2021-22

Module aims

The aim of the module is to provide a general grounding in the use of the scientific approaches and experimental methods to investigate and communicate in the biosciences. Students will get an opportunity to devise and conduct experiments, as well as analysing the data and communicating the results using appropriate approaches. The module will also enable students to improve their skills in exploring and analysing the scientific literature and other sources of information, working in teams and communicating science in a variety of ways to a variety of audiences, and planning their employability and personal development.

Module learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this module will have the ability to:

'1.To be able to generate a testable hypothesis

2. To design and conduct experiments to test this hypothesis, with appropriate controls

3. To have practical experience of a range of techniques relevant to the discipline

4. To work effectively within a team

5. To be able to write a scientific report based on practical work

6. To communicate scientific information and ideas in the form of a variety of media to a variety of audiences

7. To use appropriate graphical methods to produce data figures with appropriately detailed legends

8. To use relevant statistical or other analytical methods to analyse data

9. To research scientific literature in a given area, and write an extended and well-structured account

10. Review how they have developed their skills and experience, their priorities and their path after graduation, and plan actions to enhance their future success.

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Individual Reflection		 N/A 5
Essay/coursework
Scientific report		 N/A 40
Groupwork
Group poster		 N/A 35
Groupwork
Report		 N/A 20

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Individual Reflection		 N/A 5
Essay/coursework
Scientific report		 N/A 40
Groupwork
Group poster		 N/A 35
Groupwork
Report		 N/A 20

Module feedback

Marks for open assessments will be made available to you and your supervisor via e:vision. Individual comments will be added to your script and/or on separate summary feedback document. Histograms of module marks will be posted on the notice boards outside the Biology Student Services office. You should take the opportunity to discuss your marks and feedback with your supervisor.

During the teaching of the module you will receive feedback that may be at a whole class or individual level. Forms of feedback may include: model answers and discussion of workshop questions, summaries of performance in practicals, VLE-based quizzes, individual spoken comments during workshops, individual written comments on formative work.  

Indicative reading

These are available through the VLE module site.


The information on this page is indicative of the module that is currently on offer. The University is constantly exploring ways to enhance and improve its degree programmes and therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content and method of delivery of modules, and to discontinue modules, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary by the University. Where appropriate, the University will notify and consult with affected students in advance about any changes that are required in line with the University's policy on the Approval of Modifications to Existing Taught Programmes of Study.