Course Details in 2027/28 Session

Module Title	LM Research Developments and Scientific Communication
School	School of Bioscience
Department	School of Biosciences
Module Code	03 33633
Module Lead	Damon Huber
Level	Masters Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-2 hours Seminar-10 hours Guided independent study-88 hours Total: 100 hours
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Description	The aim of the module is to introduce students to the most recent research developments, to develop their skills at acquiring, organising, processing and critically evaluating information, and to give them an opportunity to develop science communication skills. Part of the module is based on the extensive School/University research seminar programme, which covers a wide range of subjects. These seminars, given by a mix of outside speakers and University staff, present up-to-date, cutting edge research and provide an excellent opportunity to keep up with the latest research developments. Students will be able to tailor the content of this module to their own particular research interests by choosing from a range of School seminars. They will also be encouraged to read current, high impact, scientific literature in their area of interest and present this or their own research in a journal club format, and in a BBC news article format.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate attendance at a series of research seminars Acquire, organise, process, integrate and critically evaluate information from current research papers Communicate a piece of scientific research in a format aimed at a general, on-specialist audience
Assessment	33633-01 : BBC News article : Coursework (45%) 33633-02 : Journal Club Presentation : Coursework (45%) 33633-03 : Seminar Notebook : Coursework (10%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Seminar note book (10%), BBC News article (800 words) on a current research article (45%) and a 10 min journal club presentation of a current research paper (45%). Reassessment: Reassessment of the module will require redoing the failed element: Seminar notebook (reflecting on an additional seminars to those already recorded) BBC news article (using a different paper to the one originally submitted) 10-minute presentation on a topic different to the original. Extenuating Circumstances impacting on coursework or in year assessment will normally be dealt with by an extension being granted where appropriate to the date for submission or completion of the piece(s) of work affected
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