? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : BMS-4-MEproj

Most students will do group library projects based on an important topic in the general area of medical biology. Students will have considerable freedom to follow up their own ideas and to decide with project supervisors the exact content of the project.

Assessment of these projects will mainly be based on a set of deliverables that will include a communal website, project plan and report together with individual contributions. A typical report will include 4 specialised chapters together with a general introduction and an integrated discussion. While each student will be responsible for a chapter, the final project would be the communal work of the group and thus involve team writing and editing. A small element of peer assessment will be included in the marking scheme.

One purpose of these group projects is for students to learn teamwork, and part of the assessment will be based on the minutes of structured weekly management meetings that the team will hold.

There will thus be preparatory teaching sessions for all students on project planning, teamworking and web design. There may also be opportunities for students who wish to do a laboratory-based individual research project.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Permission of the Curriculum Approval Officer. This course is only open to students on the Medical Biology Honours Programme.

Home subject area

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

Other subject areas

Medical Biology (Biological Sciences), (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 24 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.

Please see 'Short Description'

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Pascal Lynch
Tel : (0131 6)50 3289
Email : Pascal.Lynch@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof John Russell
Tel : (0131 6)50 2861
Email : j.a.russell@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.dbcls.med.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/