Research Skills For Animal Scientists
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BIOS2083 | Biosciences | 2 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- BIOS2083
- School
- Biosciences
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
The aim of this module is to provide research focussed skills that will support studies on the final year undergraduate research project module. The Module will include information on how to plan a research project by incorporating safety, ethical, analytical and experimental design issues as appropriate. In addition students will learn how to present data and use various statistical analyses.
Target Students
BSc and MSci Animal Science students only
Classes
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only in specified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takes place in some weeks of a Semester Further Activity Details: Including Lectures, Group Activity Sessions
Assessment
- 100% Coursework 1: A combination of statistical tests and a data analysis challenge
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
The aim of the module is to develop and consolidate students professional competencies and abilities as a researcher in biosciences.Learning Outcomes
An understanding of how to apply the scientific method when performing research
A knowledge of experimental design, data analysis methods and data Interpretation
An appreciation of ethical principles and standards in research
To be able to acquire, interpret and critically analyse information from a variety of sources e.g. published research papers