Courses / Module

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

• Listen to an advanced biological research seminar and filter important information from presented data,
• Describe advanced aspects of diverse biological research topics- relating to topics presented as part of the seminar series during the academic year,
• Write succinct, abstract-style, summaries of advanced oral research presentations.

• The teaching approach involves compulsory attendance of research seminars delivered by leading researchers. Assessment will be based on submission of abstracts summarizing two of the research seminars. Delivery methods Abstract 1: 50 Abstract 2: 50 Total: 100

Delivery methods	Hours
Lectures	12
Labs / Practicals	0
Tutorials	0
Planned learning activities	0
Independent student activities	88
Total	100

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Ungraded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): Attendance of at least 10 out of 12 seminar talks is required. For one talk in semester 1 and one talk in semester 2: -submission of a 500-word abstract-style summary of the talk -submission of a 1000-word written critique (‘journal club’) of a publication from the speaker’s group that relates to the seminar and/or the student’s postgraduate research topic.

Assessment type	Weighting	Duration
Continuous Assessment	100%
University scheduled written examination	0%
Other	0%
Total	100%

• Registered PhD student

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