Professional Skills for Bioscientists
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BIOS2097 | Biosciences | 2 | 10 | Spring Malaysia |
- Code
- BIOS2097
- School
- Biosciences
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring Malaysia
Summary
The module will provide you with core skills in statistics, experimental designs and qualitative research which will link to your final year project decisions. You will also get to learn communication and careers skills (CV writing, interviews).
Target Students
Biosciences Undergraduate Students, and available to students from other UoN Campuses only. Available to JYA/Erasmus students.
Classes
- One 8-hour seminar
- One 3-hour seminar
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 3 weeks
- One 2-hour computing each week for 7 weeks
Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only in specified weeks. Including lecturers, group activity sessions, self-directed learning, workshops, Group Presentation session.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: Group Presentation + Individual Rogo Statistics (20Qs, 1hr))
Educational Aims
Design experiments and apply range of statistical analysis techniques to allow you to analyse data relevant to research in Biotechnology, Plant biotechnology and Nutrition. Data presentation skills: Production, formatting, labelling and cross referencing of data figures and also how to make this information attractive and accessible to the reader. Career and leadership skills with an Introduction to CV writing and interview skills. This module will also link into an annual bioscience career fair allowing you to learn more about future career pathways and employers within your discipline.Learning Outcomes
- Intellectual Skills - the ability to critically analyse and interpret published information and data. Think independently while giving due weight to the arguments of others. Understand complex ideas and relate them to specific problems or questions.
- Design appropriate experiments to gather qualitative and quantitative data appropriate to your research question. Acquire substantial quantities of information systematically, analyse it effectively, and draw appropriate conclusions.
- Identify possible future career pathways reflecting on learnings and wider experiences
Demonstrate a range of professional behaviours & competencies associated with your discipline
Conveners
- Dr Ajit Singh
Last updated 09/01/2025.