BIO3198 : Biological Information Project (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Tahar Taybi
- Lecturer: Dr Martin Edwards, Dr Ethan Hack
- Owning School: Natural and Environmental Sciences
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
Semester 1 Credit Value: | 40 |
ECTS Credits: | 20.0 |
European Credit Transfer System |
Aims
To produce resource materials targeted at a specified audience (e.g. general public, school or university students, or a professional audience) to promote understanding or awareness of an appropriate biological topic. To write a review of the underlying scientific literature. To develop communication skills by producing a poster for a lay audience.
Outline Of Syllabus
The project is largely completed through independent study with regular supervisory meetings. Training is provided via a series of lectures and workshops.
The literature review should be related to the project topic.
The project materials may take a variety of forms (e.g. slide presentations, booklets, posters, websites, CDs, DVDs) to suit the aims of the project and the background knowledge of the specified audience.
The poster will explain the project to a lay audience.
Lectures and workshops will provide guidance on the following topics:
Project safety
Literature search skills
Using Endnote
Writing a Literature Review
Writing originally
Writing the Information Project Report
How to write a good questionnaire
Producing and using figures and tables
Marking criteria
Ethics
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 1 | 4:00 | 4:00 | Poster presentation |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 100:00 | 100:00 | Project materials and project report |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 5:00 | 5:00 | Completion of ethical approval form |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 21:00 | 21:00 | Poster preparation |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | N/A |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 30:00 | 30:00 | Literature Review |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Computer practical on managing large documents in Word |
Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 100:00 | 100:00 | Initially directed reading but by pursuit of references this will become self-directed. |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 4 | 1:30 | 6:00 | Training for key skills |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | drop in clinics on posters |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 6:00 | 6:00 | Preparation of project plan and progress report |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 30:00 | 30:00 | Collation of the project materials (media etc.) |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | Lecture follow up |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 4 | 1:30 | 6:00 | Preparation and follow up for workshops |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 50:00 | 50:00 | Investigation of target audience and project medium |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Dissertation/project related supervision | 12 | 1:00 | 12:00 | Supervisor meetings |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 16:00 | 16:00 | Testing of project materials |
Total | 400:00 |
Jointly Taught With
Code | Title |
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BIO3197 | Biological Literature Review |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Online lectures and workshops are designed to provide training in the skills and techniques required to complete the literature review, report and poster. Regular supervisory meetings enable the extent and quality of progress to be monitored, whilst allowing for detailed technical discussions on the project progress.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Written exercise | 1 | M | 15 | Short Review (3000 words) |
Prof skill assessmnt | 1 | M | 10 | Professional Performance Assessment |
Dissertation | 1 | M | 65 | Project Report (4000-6000 words) and Materials |
Poster | 1 | M | 10 | Poster for lay audience |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
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Written exercise | 1 | M | Project Plan |
Written exercise | 1 | M | Progress Report |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The project materials are assessed against their aims in relation to the target audience. The project report is an account of the origins of the project, how the target audience was selected, how the project materials were produced and tested, and how feedback was analysed and then used to improve their quality.
The poster assesses the student's ability to explain their project to a lay audience.
The formative Project Plan (submitted early in Semester 1) helps students to recognise the key questions relating to their project and formulate an appropriate plan of work to meet the objectives. The formative Progress Report (submitted early in Semester 2) re-visits the Project Plan and asks students to record any changes to the project and update the plan of work.
Technical proficiency, academic engagement and industry will be assessed by the supervisor who will have been in regular contact with the student throughout the project.
All students complete an Ethical Approval Form as projects involve collecting feedback from volunteers on the materials created.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- BIO3198's Timetable