Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
BB30042: Final year project A |
 Credits:
| 12 |
| Level:
| Honours |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 1 | |
| Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| In taking this unit you cannot take BB30163 |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide students with skills in undertaking a scientific investigation, analysing and interpreting findings and reporting the outcome. Learning Outcomes: After taking this course the student should be able to: * demonstrate the intellectual, time- and resource-management and technical requirements for productive, rigorous and responsible scientific investigation and reporting; * write scientifically at the level of a primary research paper and/or review; * demonstrate technical, time and resource management, analytical, interpretative and literature-accessing skills appropriate to the undertaking and presentation of their project. Skills:Learning & studying (T/F/A), Written communication (T/F/A), Numeracy & computation (T/F/A), Data acquisition, handling & analysis (T/F/A), Laboratory or Fieldwork skills (T/F/A), Information technology (T/F/A), Problem solving (T/F/A), Information handling & retrieval (T/F/A), Interpersonal & teamwork skills (T/F/A), Working independently (T/F/A). Content: Selection and definition of a problem that can be investigated effectively within constraints of safety, time and resources; strategic planning; gathering, processing, analysis and interpretation of information; literature searching and reviewing; scientific writing and presentation. |