Undergraduate Course: Biotechnology Research Project (BITE10013)
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 | 60 | 
ECTS Credits | 30 | 
 
 
| Summary | A two stage research-based course involving: 
1) preparation of a report covering the background to a chosen research topic and the formation of a research plan with milestones and objectives (semester 1); 
2) a laboratory project under supervision of a member of staff, where the assessment is based on a written thesis, laboratory performance and oral presentation of results (semester 2). | 
 
| 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 2022/23, 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
(
 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 290,
 Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 14,
Online Activities 1,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
 Summative Assessment Hours 9,
 Other Study Hours 22,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
250 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) | 
Researching and writing your project, preparing for your presentation
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
37 %,
Practical Exam
63 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
Literature review 17%; Project thesis 53%; Lab performance 20%; Oral presentation 10% | 
 
| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
|     Practical laboratory skills in biotechnology Critical assessment of research papers Project planning Data interpretation Synthesis and discussion of results Oral presentation of data Written presentation of a research project
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | BITEResProj | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Garry Blakely 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5356 
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Course secretary | Miss Zofia Bekas 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5513 
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