Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 x 2 Hour Lectures |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay. | 25% |
| Semester Assessment | Poster. | 25% |
| Semester Assessment | Data handling problems. | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Research and present reasoned arguments within a logical and engaging structure.
2. Manipulate and utilise mathematical equations to enable extraction of common biochemical parameters.
3. Explain the significance of biochemical concepts and parameters to non-biochemists.
4. Prepare a variety of media that communicates scientific principles to non-scientists.
Brief description
The module will provide students with the opportunity to research and implement methods of problem solving in biochemistry. In addition to data-handling problems requiring appropriate processing of raw data to derive common biochemical parameters, students will be asked to find, interpret and re-present data as (i) an essay written for a non-scientist, and (ii) a poster aimed at a 6th form biology/chemistry classroom
Content
In the first session, students are led through a discussion regarding the communication of science through the written word, particularly focusing on the structuring of arguments.
For subsequent session students are expected to have attempted to solve a variety of biochemical data analysis problems using mathematical arguments, which are then discussed in each session.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | A significant component of the module through data-handling problems |
| Communication | This module is focused on communicating research to both general and scientific audiences |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Improvement of student-centered learning, communication and teamwork |
| Information Technology | Common desktop applications are required to produce media and solve mathematical problems |
| Personal Development and Career planning | The aim of this module is to develop communication skills, that are key to enhancing employability |
| Problem solving | This skill is a key component of the module, working out how to find, interpret, and summarise information and present it in an accessible format |
| Research skills | This is a research based module that requires students to assimilate knowledge from academic literature |
| Subject Specific Skills | Biochemical problem solving using numerical data and mathematical equations. |
| Team work |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6