Practical Skills in the Biomedical Sciences 3 (U01188)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : BMS-3-PBS

The aim of the course is to is to provide students intending to enter the Physiology-Pharmacology-Neuroscience cluster of Honours Courses with a general grounding in planning and analysing practical work. Students, working in teams, will plan experiments, carry them out, analyse their data and present their results (eg, in written reports and poster presentations). Some background material will be presented to them in lectures/seminars.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : Students should provide a notebook and marker pen.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Biomedical Sciences, (School of Biomedical Sciences, Schedule T)

Other subject areas

Biology, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 5 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
09/01/2008	09:00	18:00			The class will be divided into two groups. One will have practicals from 0900-1300, the other from 1400-1800. All practicals will be held in the Biomedical Teaching Labs East and West in the BMTO.

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Laboratory	Wednesday	09:00	13:00	Central
Laboratory	Wednesday	14:00	18:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : W 0900-1300 OR 1400-1800 (Practical)
Plus on Mondays or Tuesday afternoon at time to be arranged: 1.5 hours Tutorial. Plus occasional lectures 13.00-14.00 on Wednesdays