SECTION B: DETAILS OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT Items in this section must be considered annually and amended as appropriate, in conjunction with the Module Review Process. Some parts of this page may be used in the KIS return and published on the extranet as a guide for prospective students. Further details for current students should be provided in module guidance notes. ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-2018 NATIONAL COST CENTRE: 111 MODULE LEADER: Angus Jackson OTHER MODULE STAFF: Yvonne Oates SUMMARY of MODULE CONTENT A series of lectures and seminars looking at how to ask questions in biology- focussing on differences and trends, how to answer questions- experimental design and data collection, data analysis- summary and inferential statistics. Design an appropriate research project SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING [Use HESA KIS definitions] Scheduled Activities Comments/Additional Information How to ask questions in biology, research Lecture 20 considerations, and how to answer questions in biology- summary and inferential statistics. Using primary literature to exemplify varying Seminar 10 research design Practical Classes and Workshops 40 GIS workshops- terrestrial and marine examples Moodle independent research in preparation Guided Independent study 130 for seminar discussions. (NB: 1 credit = 10 hours or learning; 10 credits = Total 200 100 hours, etc) to Weighting Name Category Element Component Component Comments objectives include links learning % E_ = 100% Written exam LO2 - Data analysis and 100% T1 interpretation Total = 100% LO1,3 - project proposal 50% C1 identifying research question. Coursework LO4 - Survey data poster - 50% C2 represented GIS Total = 100% % Practical P_ Total = 100% Updated by: Date: Approved by: Date: K.Haynes 24/08/17 HE Operations 23/09/16
SECTION B: DETAILS OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT Items in this section must be considered annually and amended as appropriate, in conjunction with the Module Review Process. Some parts of this page may be used in the KIS return and published on the extranet as a guide for prospective students. Further details for current students should be provided in module guidance notes. ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-2018 NATIONAL COST CENTRE: 111 MODULE LEADER: Angus Jackson OTHER MODULE STAFF: Yvonne Oates SUMMARY of MODULE CONTENT A series of lectures and seminars looking at how to ask questions in biology- focussing on differences and trends, how to answer questions- experimental design and data collection, data analysis- summary and inferential statistics. Design an appropriate research project SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING [Use HESA KIS definitions] Scheduled Activities Comments/Additional Information Lecture 20 How to ask questions in biology, research considerations, and how to answer questions in biology- summary and inferential statistics. Seminar 10 Using primary literature to exemplify varying research design Practical Classes and Workshops 40 GIS workshops- terrestrial and marine examples Guided Independent study 130 Moodle independent research in preparation for seminar discussions. Total 200 (NB: 1 credit = 10 hours or learning; 10 credits = 100 hours, etc) Category Element Component Name Component Weighting Comments include links to learning objectives Written exam E_ % = 100% T1 LO2 - Data analysis and interpretation 100% Total = 100% Coursework C1 C2 LO1,3 - project proposal identifying research question. LO4 - Survey data poster - represented GIS 50% 50% Total = 100% Practical P_ % Total = 100% Updated by: K.Haynes Date: 24/08/17 Approved by: HE Operations Date: 23/09/16