BIOC40160 Drug Develop & Clinical Trials

Academic Year 2021/2022

This module requires students to perform an in-depth case study encompassing two or more of the following topics: Drug Discovery, Drug Development, Drug Delivery & Drug Clinical Trials. Students will identify and critically review relevant literature, as the main information source. Each student will be mentored by an academic member of staff who will guide the student in selecting, researching, and describing the case subject. Students will be required to submit an approximately 25 page report and deliver a 15 min presentation conveying their understanding of the case subject.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:
a) deliver a comprehensive case study on a specific topic that fits the module theme of drug discovery/development/delivery/clinical trials.
b) independently research the chosen topic e.g. literature and online searches.
c) condense the relevant literature into a concise, clear and informative case study report.
d) critically review the relevant existing literature/source material.
e) propose future directions relevant to the case topic.
f) deliver a succinct presentation on the topic and to respond to questions.

Indicative Module Content:

Content includes lectures on Drug Development and Clinical trials; Case study research; presentation techniques; critical analysis
Online content is also available

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

4
Tutorial

6
Autonomous Student Learning

110
Total

120
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The approaches involved in this module include but are not limited to:
Literature searching of peer-reviewed journals
Face to face lectures
Case study writing
Student Oral presentation
Reflective learning;
Critical analysis of the peer-reviewed literature 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Presentation: 15 minute presentation to peers and faculty Week 11 n/a Graded No

30
Project: Twenty five page report assessed by Case Study supervisor and one independent assessor Week 10 n/a Graded Yes

70

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

In class oral presentation technique is assessed by peer review via teh one-slilde in one minute challenge ann feedback given to students from their peers and from the module coordinator Individual supervisors give feed back on Case study draft prior to submission Feedback also given via Brightspace on final oral presentations and literature survey.

Name Role
Dr Seema Nathwani Lecturer / Co-Lecturer