Undergraduate Course: Synoptic Skills (Genetics/ Molecular Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Cell Biology) (MOGE10007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course focuses on skills for a research environment. These include writing a project proposal and oral presentation. |
| Course description |
This course will cover:
- practical skills, including those relevant to lab research projects (eg. simple quantitation/calculation of molarity/dilutions for accurate pipetting; positive and negative controls; sample size and statistics).
- project grant proposal: aims; introduction; justification; methods; potential problems/solutions; costs; timeline.
- public speaking skills (debates/presentation/question and answer sessions).
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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 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
- 5 point test (ICA) on theoretical lab skills (50%)
- 4 point written grant proposal (40%)
- 1 point oral "pitch" for proposal (10%).
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| Feedback |
Students will be given feedback on their mock test; grant proposals, proposal presentations and synoptic test. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- carry out experimental design and interpretation
- write grant proposals
- improve public speaking skills
- basic laboratory skills
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | synoptic,genetics,molecular,cell |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Heidrun Interthal
Tel: (0131 6)50 5389
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Donna Wright
Tel: (0131 6)51 7051
Email: |
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