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Upon completion of this module, students should have improved their ability to:
- Formulate a research question
- Identify, extract, organise and critically review data
- Analyse results and present in a logical and accurate manner
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Project Supervision | 25 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 275 |
Total | 324 |
This module does not contain any laboratory component. While it includes data analysis, it is entirely desk based and involves a review and interpretation of existing data. Students will not generate any new data. This module is intended for students who are not interested in undertaking a research project.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): Assignment: Produce a popular science synopsis on a choice of research seminars. students may choose from a variety of media - written, video, audio. | Week 12 Spring | Graded | No | 5 |
No |
Individual Project: Project: Final literature review and data analysis | Week 10 Spring | Graded | No | 50 |
No |
Individual Project: Project: Draft literature review and data analysis | Week 7 Spring | Graded | No | 30 |
No |
Practical Skills Assessment: Continuous Assessment: Engagement with the principal investigator and team | Week 1 Autumn, Week 2 Autumn, Week 3 Autumn, Week 4 Autumn, Week 5 Autumn, Week 6 Autumn, Week 7 Autumn, Week 8 Autumn, Week 9 Autumn, Week 10 Autumn, Week 11 Autumn, Week 12 Autumn, Week 14 Autumn, Week 15 Autumn, Week 1 Spring, Week 2 Spring, Week 3 Spring, Week 4 Spring, Week 5 Spring, Week 6 Spring, Week 7 Spring, Week 8 Spring, Week 9 Spring, Week 10 Spring | Graded | No | 15 |
No |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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Repeat | Within Two Trimesters |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.