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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biological Sciences : Immunology

Undergraduate Course: Immunology Synoptic Examination (IMMU10009)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course aspects of Immunological techniques, experimental design, analysis and interpretation of results as well as tutorials and will help prepare students for the Immunology Research Project in Semester 2.
Course description This course covers central aspects of experimental design, analysis and interpretation of results. The course will discuss commonly used immunological techniques such as ELISA, in vivo adoptive transfer, flow cytometry and cell sorting (FACS), as well as experimental design, statistics and bioinformatics. This will be complimented by tutorials based around the reading, analysis and discussion of primary scientific papers, The tutorials will provide preparation for the open book paper analysis exam (January, Semester 2) and will support all our core modules and optional electives, for which reading and analysis of primary literature is an essential aspect. The experimental design and analysis sections will help prepare students for their assessed 11 week Research Project in Semester 2.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Immunology 3 (BILG09007)
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Immunobiology (IMMU10001) AND Molecular Immunology (IMMU10003)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 96 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Open book paper analysis assessment (Experimental Immunology class test).
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. A good understanding of current immunological techniques
  2. Attainment of advanced skills in reading and understanding the primary literature
  3. Ability to develop scientific problem-solving skills, scientific questions and hypotheses
  4. Ability to interpret results
  5. Ability to summarise techniques and data
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordsimmsynop
Contacts
Course organiserDr Matthew Taylor
Tel: (0131 6)51 3625
Email: Matthew.Taylor@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Tim MacDonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 7296
Email: Tim.MacDonald@ed.ac.uk
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