Postgraduate Course: Research Project Proposal (Biotechnology) (PGBI11105)
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 | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will start with four lecture/seminars that deal with the frequently ignored nuts and bolts aspects of the workings of scientific life. This phase of the course will end with writing a 2000 word essay. (30% of total course assessment).
This area and problem may or may not be the area in which their actual dissertation project is based. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 30,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| A better understanding of the practical and organisational skills involved in becoming an independent research scientist in the field of biotechnology. |
Assessment Information
Once the research topic has been chosen, the student must prepare a grant application (BBSRC format), asking for funds to support the project. The grant must be presented to a panel for a further 30% of the total assessment.
The written application itself will be assessed for the remaining 70% of the course formal submitted work.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Lecture 1. How to play the game: Having a scientific idea, doing some experiments, and writing up the results in the form of a ¿scientific paper¿.
Lecture 2. Who gives out grant money, why they do it, and how to get some.
Lecture 3. Choosing a research project, or, If you want to be a scientist, you have to think of a problem that needs solving, that you can solve.
Lecture 4. Going further into academic research or getting a job in industry? What¿s right for you?
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| Transferable skills |
Better self-organisation, a stronger capacity to think before acting, a greater critical capacity. |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | BiotechReProApp |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Arnot
Tel: (0131 6)50 5503
Email: D.E.Arnot@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Andrea Nichol
Tel: (0131 6)50 8643
Email: Andrea.Nichol@ed.ac.uk |
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