2024/5, Trimester 1, In Person,
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Occurrence: | 001 |
Primary mode of delivery: | In Person |
Location of delivery: | SRI LANKA |
Partner: | |
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Janis MacCallum |
Module Organiser: | |
Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
Face To Face | Tutorial | 24 | These will be interactive workshop-style and will allow for reinforcement of lecture materials posted, as well as sharing of tasks set for each week and discussion of work carried out. Two of these sessions (week 3 and week 8) will be led online by the Module leader and the remainder in-person by your local tutor. |
Face To Face | Centrally Time Tabled Examination | 2 | Centrally Time Tabled Examination. This is a two hour exam with an additional 15 minutes of reading time. |
Independent Learning | Lecture | 12 | Lecture materials are provided as flipped versions with additional supporting materials (including lecturer introduction videos) via Moodle and are supported by weekly 30 minute synchronous chat with the Module leader. |
Online | Guided independent study | 150 | You will undertake additional reading and research as required for the weekly tasks. This will also include work you undertake in preparation of assessments. |
Online | GROUPIND_STUDY | 12 | You will work in small study groups in order to complete weekly tasks in preparation for your tutorial sessions. This will allow you to share understanding, work on skills, give peer feedback and support each other. |
| Total Study Hours | 200 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 | |
Assessment |
Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
Centrally Time Tabled Examination | 50 | 1~2~3~4 | Exam Period | HOURS= 2 hours | Centrally Time Tabled Examination. There is an additional 15 minutes reading time allowed. |
Learning Log | 20 | 1~2~3 | Week 12 | HOURS= 12 hours | You will be marked equally for interaction with the Moodle pages (based on tracking of interactions with the materials and discussions; assessed by module leader), participation at tutorial sessions and preparation of tutorial work (assessed by onsite tutor via attendance records and engagement), and interaction within your study groups (this element is peer assessed). |
Essay | 30 | 4 | Week 11 | , WORDS= 1200 words | This is a research article synthesis based on 6-8 recent articles on an Immunology topic of your choice. You will provide a critical summary of the research within your chosen articles as a pitch for research funding. |
Component 1 subtotal: | 50 | | |
Component 2 subtotal: | 50 | | | | |
Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |