BIOL40870 Critical Literature Review

Academic Year 2023/2024

Students will choose a topic and academic supervisor and set about addressing a timely biological research question through a i) systematic literature review and ii) analysis (qualitative and/or quantitative) of information/data. This will culminate in a written report of approximately 4,500 words. The systematic review will involve defining clear objectives and eligibility criteria, identifying and collating relevant studies, assessing their validity, and extracting, analysing and presenting their findings. Students will maintain regular contact with their supervisor who will advise and give constructive feedback as required.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

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 Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Project Supervision

25
Autonomous Student Learning

275
Total

324
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will work autonomously but will maintain regular contact with their supervisor who will advise and give constructive feedback as required. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

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.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Produce a popular science synopsis on a choice of research seminars. students may choose from a variety of media - written, video, audio. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

5
Project: Final literature review and data analysis Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

50
Project: Draft literature review and data analysis Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

30
Continuous Assessment: Engagement with the principal investigator and team Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

15

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
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

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
2 Trimester (Sep-May)
      
Seminar Offering 50 Week(s) - 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 13:00 - 13:50
Seminar Offering 50 Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Thurs 13:00 - 13:50
2 Trimester (Sep-May)