Research, Professional and Team Skills - BIO00070M
Module summary
The Research, Professional and Team Skills module contains a series of workshops that focus on skills that are essential for researchers, including critically analysing literature and bioethics. Depending on their programme of study, students will attend laboratory classes or computational skills workshops to collect and analyse data. In small groups, students will meet with their group project director to start planning a project carried out in Semester 2.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 1 2025-26 |
Module aims
The aim of the module is to equip students with a set of academic and professional skills that will enable them to become successful researchers.
Module learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this module will be able to:
Explore, critically evaluate and orally present scientific literature relevant to the degree programme
Competently collect, analyse and communicate scientific data independently and in collaboration with peers
Include health and safety and ethical considerations in the design and execution of research
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 50 |
| Oral presentation/seminar/exam | 50 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 50 |
Module feedback
Marks for all summative assessments will be made available to you and your supervisor via e:vision. Feedback will be either individual or cohort-level, depending on the assessment format. You should take the opportunity to discuss your marks and feedback with your supervisor.
For coursework summative assessments (eg. reports, essays, presentations) you will receive individual feedback on your work. This will usually be in the form of a feedback sheet that will include suggestions for further improvement.
During the teaching of the module you will receive formative feedback that may be at a whole class or individual level. Such feedback may include: model answers, individual spoken comments during workshops, peer feedback and individual written comments on formative work.
Indicative reading
These are available through the VLE module site.