Undergraduate Course: Immunology Research Project (IMMU10014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | Immunology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Laboratory project preparation work begins in Semester 1, with a series of lectures and hands-on sessions dealing with practical skills in Immunology, (Experimental Immunology, a 10-point component of the 60-point project) taught on one day per week. This project component covers methods and techniques that are crucial to modern experimental immunology and will be examined by an open-book paper analysis assessment in January. Students will be allocated projects early in Semester 1 and will prepare a 2,000-word project literature review, to be handed in by the end of January.
The majority of time during Semester 2 will be occupied by the individual lab-based research project (a wide variety of topics are on offer). The project provides a real flavour of how research is carried out, as the projects are all embedded in active research labs, contributing to the lab¿s research programme. The work will be written up as a project report, and this together with the project literature review, the experimental immunology test, and a project presentation will make up 50% of the 4th year mark. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
588 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
15 %,
Coursework
70 %,
Practical Exam
15 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The research project carried out over 11 weeks provides an opportunity to work in a laboratory to investigate a problem and to attempt to answer specific questions that will advance understanding in a specific area of immunology. Key to this is the technical and practical skills acquired from the research group to which the student is assigned. Solving technical problems and designing good experiments develops personal effectiveness and enquiry skills. Working in a laboratory alongside PhD students and postdoctoral fellows and under a senior supervisor develops skills in personal effectiveness and working in a group. The final stages of the project in which results are collated and the project written up involves intellectual autonomy, knowledge and understanding and communication. The writing and presentation skills acquired during the compilation of the project dissertation will improve communication skills. |
Assessment Information
Project component (Experimental Immunology) 10 credits - open book paper analysis test in mid January.
Project component (Critical analysis and presentation skills) 10 credits - literature review of 2,000 words (80%) and oral project presentation (20%).
Laboratory or library project 40 credits - written dissertation. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | immproj |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Cavanagh
Tel: (0131 6)50 5459
Email: David.Cavanagh@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Claire Fox
Tel: (0131 6)50 5454
Email: claire.fox@ed.ac.uk |
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