Infection and Immunobiology Research Project 2 BIOL5155P

The course will provide students with the opportunity to carry out an independent research project in the field of infectious disease. The students will gain experience in project formulation and planning, laboratory research techniques, report writing and presentation skills.

The research project is an independent laboratory-based piece of work and there are no fixed teaching sessions. The project will involve regular interaction and meetings with the project supervisor and attendance at laboratory meetings and seminars.

Mandatory Entry Requirements

This course is available to students on the MRes programme in Infection and Immunobiology. Students must achieve a grade of at least C3 in Research Project 1.

Further details of entry requirements are given in the current postgraduate prospectus at http://www.gla.ac.uk/prospectuses/

Recommended Entry Requirements

Normally a Second Class Honours Degree or equivalent in a relevant biomedical science subject related to the study of infectious disease.

None

For MRes in Infection and Immunobiology:

■ Research Skills in Infection and Immunobiology

■ Infection and Immunobiology Research Project 1

For MSc in Infection and Immunobiology

■ Research Skills in Infection and Immunobiology

■ Advanced Studies in Infectious Disease

Assessment

The project assessment will consist of the following components:

Supervisor's report (35%)

■ An assessment of the student's overall performance in the laboratory will be provided by the project supervisor (attendance and timekeeping, independence, motivation, technical competence, analytical ability, organisational ability) although a second opinion may be sought from the course tutor. Supervisor and student will have a formal meeting to discuss progress

Student's written report (50%)

■ A written report of up to 10,000 words and formatted in the style of an identified scientific journal (e.g. Microbiology) will be submitted in the penultimate week of the project period.

■ The report will be assessed by the Supervisor and a second internal marker and the grade awarded will be an "agreed" mark.

Oral presentation (15%)

■ The oral presentation will consist of a short presentation of the project (followed by questions) to an audience consisting of fellow students and project supervisors towards the end of the project period (week 15 or 16). The presentation will be assessed by two assessors (neither of whom will be the supervisor). The presentation will be judged on the content and visual appearance of the slides, the style of presentation and the quality of answers to questions.

Reassessment

In accordance with the University's Code of Assessment, students are permitted to resubmit on one occasion those items of assessment for which the threshold (C3) has not been reached, where there is a reasonable expectation that they can achieve the pass mark. Students will be permitted to re-submit the written project report and, if necessary, have the opportunity of repeating the oral presentation. The supervisors report will be re-assessed in consultation with the course tutor.  Reassessments will be capped at C3.