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This course will provide students with the opportunity to carry out an independent research project in the field of Chemical Biology.

The project will take place over the summer period with the student meeting regularly with their supervisor.

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Supervisor report 24%, Written report 38%, Viva 38%.

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

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The course aims to:

■ Introduce the student to the planning and practical execution of a short research project.

■ Provide practical experience of research methods and data analysis.

■ Provide experience of writing a research report.

■ Provide experience of presenting a poster or giving a short research talk.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Perform a risk assessment of a proposed laboratory experiment.

■ Demonstrate practical expertise in the research methods used in the project.

■ Generate, critically evaluate and analyse experimental data.

■ Organise and produce a written project report, that includes explanatory hypotheses for the data presented, critical assessment of the contribution of the research to current knowledge, and critical evaluation of its limitations and scope for further research in the topic.

■ Present their research findings and the relevance of the work to the research area in a clear, concise, critical manner in an oral presentation.

■ Plan and manage time effectively by prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines.

■ Work co-operatively and effectively with colleagues in a research environment and reflect critically on their role and performance within the group.