Your Research Project is the largest piece of work that you will complete during the course and contributes 60 credits (33%) of your final marks. You should find this to be both stimulating and of particular importance for your future career, because it will provide you with the opportunity to analyse a system in some depth and perform a coherent set of experiments allowing you to further develop your skills in experimental design, problem solving and the analysis and interpretation of data.
The Project Report, poster and talk will enable you to demonstrate your presentation and communication skills. The weighting of the project means that it is vital that you perform well in this aspect of your studies and that you are diligent in your reading, practical work and the preparation of your report, and oral and poster presentations.
An alternative work-based learning project may also be available. This would include an 8 – 12 week placement. Work-based projects will be shared with students if available. These are not guaranteed and will vary according to the research needs of the placement provider. Students interested in these projects will need to participate in a selection process.
Students are also able to identify their own work-based projects. These would need to be approved by the Academic Supervisor/Course Director and Faculty Placements Team before the placement can start.
Learning Outcomes
To pass this module students will need to be able to:
1. Demonstrate training and experience in the formulation of research ideas and in designing a research project.
2. Demonstrate practical expertise in laboratory and / or bioinformatic techniques relevant to Biotechnology research.
3. Demonstrate skills in the critical evaluation and interpretation of data.
4. Demonstrate the ability to write a report in scientific paper format and development of a range of skills including information acquisition, self-learning, writing of a literature review, oral and poster presentation of scientific results and scientific meeting organisation.
The Project Report, poster and talk will enable you to demonstrate your presentation and communication skills. The weighting of the project means that it is vital that you perform well in this aspect of your studies and that you are diligent in your reading, practical work and the preparation of your report, and oral and poster presentations.
An alternative work-based learning project may also be available. This would include an 8 – 12 week placement. Work-based projects will be shared with students if available. These are not guaranteed and will vary according to the research needs of the placement provider. Students interested in these projects will need to participate in a selection process.
Students are also able to identify their own work-based projects. These would need to be approved by the Academic Supervisor/Course Director and Faculty Placements Team before the placement can start.
Learning Outcomes
To pass this module students will need to be able to:
1. Demonstrate training and experience in the formulation of research ideas and in designing a research project.
2. Demonstrate practical expertise in laboratory and / or bioinformatic techniques relevant to Biotechnology research.
3. Demonstrate skills in the critical evaluation and interpretation of data.
4. Demonstrate the ability to write a report in scientific paper format and development of a range of skills including information acquisition, self-learning, writing of a literature review, oral and poster presentation of scientific results and scientific meeting organisation.