Undergraduate Course: Zoology Research Project (ZLGY10028)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The course comprises a major research project in one of the following areas of zoology: parasite biology, animal behaviour, evolution, evolutionary ecology and systematics. A wide range of projects is offered and students are also encouraged to submit their own proposals. Projects are allocated early in Semester 1 with project planning and training, and limited practical work taking place in semester 1; The majority of practical work takes place in Semester 2 (January) and proceeds until thesis hand-in (late April). The project also involves a significant taught training element covering key research skills such as study design, scientific presentation, scientific writing and data analysis and interpretation |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 250,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
287 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
70 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Thesis: 40 points
Class Test: 10 points
Performance: 10 points |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
You should learn how to:
plan a set of observations or experiments working towards a definite objective,
become technically proficient at carrying out the necessary work,
analyse the results in an appropriate manner,
write up the results clearly and show that you can relate your work to that of others,
present your work in the form of short talks and discussion in the Project Group,
present your work in the form of the written Project Thesis.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
21 lectures
15 tutorials
5 computer labs (practicals) |
| Keywords | ZLGYResProj |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Nick Colegrave
Tel: (0131 6)50 7705
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: |
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