Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH Practical Project
School	School of Bioscience
Department	School of Biosciences
Module Code	03 36142
Module Lead	Leanne Taylor-Smith
Level	Honours Level
Credits	40
Semester	Full Term
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Restrictions	Incoming exchange students need to have done an equivalent of 2 years of undergraduate study including some practical skills training.
Contact Hours	Project supervision-8 hours Supervised time in studio/workshop-180 hours Guided independent study-212 hours Total: 400 hours
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Description	A practical project will be an enquiry-based piece of work focussed on a particular area of the bioscience under the supervision of a member of staff. This will provide first-hand experience of how new scientific information is acquired, analysed, evaluated and assimilated into the existing body of scientific knowledge. A literature search will be undertaken to explore the relevant background of the project. The project report will summarise the methods employed, analysis undertaken, interpretation and evaluation of the study results and discuss how the finding fit with existing knowledge. Some of the work will be produced as an oral presentation. The report will include elements of communication to both technical and Lay audiences. The overall aim of the project is to help students become effective independent learners, using a research-led and enquiry-based approach and to enhance students’ written and verbal communication skills. The module provides an opportunity for students to develop and demonstrate skills including: Independence and organisation, library and data base research, extended writing, written and oral communication to a range of audiences, summarising and processing complex information, critical analysis and experimental design, implementation and interpretation.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate technical skills to generate information on a specific scientific problem Design and organise experiments where relevant Collect, record, analyse and interpret data present results in written form and integrate them into the existing knowledge base Collect, organise and synthesise information from a range of relevant sources Communicate some aspects of the work in an oral presentation Show an understanding of appropriate controls and statistical analyses Show an understanding of the Safety and Ethical issues of the research Communicate and justify the concepts of the project to a diverse range of target audiences
Assessment	36142-01 : Oral Presentation : Presentation (10%) 36142-02 : Practical Performance : Coursework (10%) 36142-03 : Project Report : Coursework (80%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Exam (10%) Coursework (90%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed assessment(s)
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