Undergraduate Course: Zoology Research Project (ZLGY10028)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The course comprises a major research project in one of the following areas of zoology: parasite biology, animal behaviour, evolution, evolutionary ecology and systematics. A wide range of projects is offered and students are also encouraged to submit their own proposals. Projects are allocated early in Semester 1 with project planning and training, and limited practical work taking place in semester 1; The majority of practical work takes place in Semester 2 (January) and proceeds until thesis hand-in (late April). The project also involves a significant taught training element covering key research skills such as study design, scientific presentation, scientific writing and data analysis and interpretation |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 250,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
287 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
34 %,
Practical Exam
66 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Thesis: 40 points
Class Test: 10 points
Performance: 10 points |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Plan a set of observations or experiments working towards a definite objective and become technically proficient at carrying out the necessary work.
- Analyse the results in an appropriate manner.
- Write up the results clearly and show that you can relate your work to that of others.
- Present your work in the form of short talks and discussion in the Project Group.
- Present your work in the form of the written Project Thesis.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
21 lectures
15 tutorials
5 computer labs (practicals) |
| Keywords | ZLGYResProj |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Nick Colegrave
Tel: (0131 6)50 7705
Email: n.colegrave@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: Rachel.Law@ed.ac.uk |
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