SL12004: Practical research skills in biochemistry and biomedical sciences
[Page last updated: 26 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Life Sciences |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWPF 5%, CWRI 80%, CWSI 15%, PRPR 0% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Report Individual 1 (CWRI 5%)
- Report Individual 2 (CWRI 5%)
- Report Individual 3 (CWRI 5%)
- Report Individual 4 (CWRI 5%)
- Report Individual 5 (CWRI 10%)
- Report Individual 6 (CWRI 50%)
- Set exercises Individual 7 (CWSI 5%)
- Set exercises Individual 8 (CWSI 5%)
- Set exercises Individual 9 (CWSI 5%)
- Laboratory notetaking (CWPF 5%)
- Practical (PRPR 0% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
After taking this course, you will be able to:
- Carry out basic laboratory skills
- Interpret and analyse experimental data
- Report on practical work by presenting reasoned and coherent arguments and analyses.
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| Synopsis: | You will develop research skills that you will use throughout your academic studies and beyond. Through practice in project-based approaches you will become familiar with basic laboratory techniques, and the practical application of these in the molecular biosciences.
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| Content: | This unit will include:
Learning basic laboratory skills (such as accurate pipetting, use of spectrophotometers, the handling of microorganisms safely and efficiently)
Routine molecular techniques including PCR and electrophoresis, protein purification and characterisation
Pre-lab Moodle quizzes to explain content
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| Course availability: |
SL12004 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Life Sciences
- USSL-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Biochemistry (Year 1)
- USSL-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Biochemistry with professional placement (Year 1)
- USSL-AFB12 : BSc(Hons) Biomedical Sciences (Year 1)
- USSL-AKB12 : BSc(Hons) Biomedical Sciences with professional placement (Year 1)
- USSL-AFM10 : MBiochem(Hons) Biochemistry (Year 1)
- USSL-AKM10 : MBiochem(Hons) Biochemistry with professional placement (Year 1)
- USSL-AFM12 : MBiomed(Hons) Biomedical Sciences (Year 1)
- USSL-AKM12 : MBiomed(Hons) Biomedical Sciences with professional placement (Year 1)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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