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Accreditation Skills Portfolio 2

  • Module code: LS5100
  • Year: 2017/8
  • Level: 5
  • Credits: 0
  • Pre-requisites: Successful completion of skills portfolio 1 (level 4)
  • Co-requisites: All level 5 modules of BSc (Hons) Biochemistry or BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences programmes

Summary

This is a non-credit-bearing module for students studying BSc (Hons) Biochemistry and BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences which must be passed in order to achieve a degree accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. It is designed to record satisfactory completion of a range of key practical skills and to provide a record of a student's achievement of competence in such skills.  Students will receive a portfolio record of their competence at the end of the year to demonstrate their experience to future employers.

Aims

  • To ensure students achieve a minimum level of technical competence in key laboratory and statistical analysis skills
  • To provide a record of achievement of competence in key laboratory skills
  • To ensure students can demonstrate good laboratory practice and knowledge of health and safety requirements in the laboratory.

Learning outcomes

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

  • Demonstrate good laboratory practice and an understanding of COSHH regulations and practice;
  • Carry out a range of key laboratory skills appropriate to the level confidently, competently, safely and accurately

Curriculum content

Course/route specific skills are indicative and the detailed nature of portfolio skills are subject to change if appropriate

Generic Skills - Biological Sciences

  • Gel electrophoresis
  • UV gel visualisation
  • Basic computational biology (handling real sequence data, use of Blast, construction of phylogenetic trees, interpretation of molecular data)

Generic Skills - Biochemistry

  • Enzyme kinetics
  • Centrifugation
  • Radiochemistry

 

Teaching and learning strategy

Guidance and instruction for all techniques will be provided in the laboratory classes and tutorials in the credit-bearing modules that comprise level 5 of the student's programme of study.

Breakdown of Teaching and Learning Hours

Definitive UNISTATS Category Indicative Description Hours
Scheduled learning and teaching This will take place in level 5 modules relevant to the student's programme
Guided independent study
Study abroad / placement
Total (number of credits x 10) 0

Assessment strategy

Assessment for this module is on a pass/fail basis and it will not be graded.  Assessment of the key laboratory skills will be via direct observation during laboratory classes of performance of the key techniques and/or objective structured practical exam (OSPE) style laboratory sessions.  To pass the module, a student must satisfactorily complete 75% of the identified techniques. Students will be provided with the opportunity to reflect on a 'failed' observation and provided with an immediate reassessment opportunity to rectify the deficiency as well as a further opportunity, if needed, for reassessment in the summer.

Mapping of Learning Outcomes to Assessment Strategy (Indicative)

Learning Outcome Assessment Strategy
1) Demonstrate good laboratory practice and an understanding of COSHH regulations and practice Portfolio (direct observation)
2) Carry out a range of key laboratory skills appropriate to the level competently, safely and accurately Portfolio (direct observation)

Elements of Assessment

Description of Assessment Definitive UNISTATS Categories Percentage
Either direct observation in laboratory class/practical data analysis/OSPE-style laboratory sessions Practical Exam 100%
Total (to equal 100%) 100%

Achieving a pass

It IS a requirement that the major element of assessment is passed in order to achieve an overall pass for the module. This module is assessed on a pass/fail basis. To pass the module, 75% of the key laboratory skills must be completed satisfactorily. The module must be passed to be awarded a degree accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. If the module is failed, a student is not normally permitted to repeat the module in a subsequent year unless exceptional circumstances beyond a student's control require reassessment in all level 5 modules.

Bibliography core texts

Relevant guidance, instruction and reading are provided in the credit-bearing modules comprising the student's programme of study at level 5.

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