Postgraduate Course: Research Project Proposal (Biochemistry) (PGBI11104)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Students will write a mock research grant proposal, after having researched the literature around a given topic and designed an experimental strategy for a doctoral-level research project |
| Course description |
This course simulates the production of a funding application for a 36-month research project. This is coupled with the student's research project topic and allows them to perform a thorough literature search as well as some research into some experimental/data collection skills that are current within their topic.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students must be on the MSc Biochemistry programme |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 43 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 2,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
90 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
90%: One written Research Project Proposal, in the form of a grant proposal for a 3-year research project.
10%: Two short oral presentations (worth 5% each); one summarising the background to the scientific question in the proposal and the second outlining the proposed methodology to be applied/used in the project to address that scientific question. |
| Feedback |
Individual, in-person verbal feedback on one draft, and written feedback for final submission of the written Research Project Proposal. Written feedback for the Oral presentations |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the process of obtaining funding for academic research
- Search, identify and critically evaluate the relevant literature to gain a thorough and current knowledge of a biochemistry-related topic
- Design the appropriate experiments to build on current biochemical knowledge and identify the resources required to investigate a biochemical question.
- Prepare and orally present short summaries of both the current knowledge of, and proposed experiments to address the bichemical question.
- Prepare a relevant, coherent and acceptable grant application
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Autonomy in learning
Searching, reading and critical analysis of literature
Understanding relative value of different scientific approaches
Experimental design
Effective and coherent writing skills
Appreciation of the relevance and importance of explaining scientific ideas and the impact of science, to the wider community
Time management |
| Keywords | GrantProp |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Janice Bramham
Tel: (0131 6)50 4786
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Louise Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5988
Email: |
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