Description:
| Aims: To prepare students for independent laboratory work in a work placement or final year project situation. To introduce protein and nucleotide databases and their use.
Learning Outcomes: After taking this course the student should be able to:
* Perform typical laboratory calculations;
* Describe the process and requirements of keeping a laboratory notebook;
* Dissect a published paper and explain the basic techniques used;
* Outline the ethical framework within which research scientist function;
* Carry out basic laboratory manipulations to a high standard;
* Use database search tools to explore nucleotide and protein data for relevant information.
Skills: Learning and studying T/F/A, Written communication T/F/A, Numeracy & computation T/F/A, Laboratory skills T/F, Information technology T/F, Problem solving T/F, Information handling & retrieval T/F/A, Working independently T/F.
Content: The course consists of a series of small group sessions with a lecturer and about 4-5 students.
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