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Semester 2

Biology 1C: Discovery (BILG08022)

Subject

Biology

College

SCE

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

1

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Course Summary

This course takes students on an extended practical project to discover potentially novel antibiotics. At the end students produce a poster describing their research and a scientific paper. Students will learn important skills that are transferable to more advanced courses. These include record-keeping, group-work, programming and modelling, and scientific communication

Course Description

This course takes students on an extended practical project to discover potentially novel antibiotics. At the end, students produce a poster describing their research and a scientific paper. While the labs in the first half of the course teach techniques, the second half involves an 'open lab' in which students apply the techniques to answer a research question, namely does the sample chosen by the students contain antibiotic activity and what is its likelihood to be novel? Lectures and workshops support the theoretical background for why the topic is important, and the deeper principles we learn about life through exploring the topic of anti-microbial resistance. Students will learn important skills that are transferable to more advanced courses. These include record-keeping, group-work, programming and modelling, and scientific communication.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Assessment Information

100% in-course assessment:-Quizzes: 10%-Poster (Group): 20%-Scientific Paper (individual): 45%-Portfolio (individual): 25% (pass/fail)To pass the course, the ICA must be passed (40%) and the portfolio must be passed (pass/fail).

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