Postgraduate Course: Research and Development: The Laboratory Foundation Part 1 (PGBI11061)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | As part of a foundation course in biotechnology research and development the laboratory projects undertaken as group and class projects will centre on bioelectricity, biofuels and unlocking the potential of agri-waste. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Laboratory | | 1-10 | | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | | | King's Buildings | Laboratory | | 1-10 | | | | 14:00 - 17:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 14:00 - 17:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Rooms 807 and 809, Darwin Building |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course a student should
&·Be familiar with safe and standard research laboratory working practices, including legal health and safety requirements for academic and industrial laboratories.
&·Know how new and experimental technology for e.g. bio-fuel and bio-electricity generation is designed and operated.
&·Know how to create protocols and Standard Operating Procedures for biotechnological processes such as commercial antibody and immunological reagent production.
&·Be familiar with the operation of advance biological experimental equipment such as high throughput DNA sequencing, biosensors, advanced biological imaging via confocal light, electron and atomic force microscopy etc.
&·Have acquired insight into the excitement and difficulties associated with translating ideas into experiments and scaling-up production to a profitable level.
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Assessment Information
| Practical session reports involving structured recording of experimental data collection and operational analyses, including the creation of Standard Operating Procedures and machine capability reviews. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | BIOTECH R&D 1 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Arnot
Tel: (0131 6)50 5503
Email: D.E.Arnot@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8643
Email: Sarah.H.Anderson@ed.ac.uk |
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