2022/3, Trimester 1, FACE-TO-FACE, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: | 001 |
Primary mode of delivery: | FACE-TO-FACE |
Location of delivery: | SIGHTHILL |
Partner: | Edinburgh Napier University |
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Aimeric Blaud |
Module Organiser: | |
Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Approach: |
This module will be delivered through a combination of classroom and practical sessions that will require students to actively engage and develop their problem solving skills and critical thinking. Students will be expected to undertake work in advance of coming to class, based on the resources provided via Moodle. In class key concepts will be explained but students will be expected to work individually or in small groups to undertake problem-solving, exercises in experiment design and interpretation of scientific research articles. Laboratory classes will be used to develop practical and research experimental skills.
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Formative assessments that offer students’ opportunities to develop and enhance particular skills and knowledge aligned to the summative assessments will be provided at key stages during the module.You will investigate as a group a particular niche habitat of your choice and develop an outline proposal for potential biotechnological exploitation of microorganisms that are adapted to survive there. This will be delivered as a 5 minute briefing during tutorial session in week 6 when you will have the opportunity for peer group-to-peer group feedback and feedforward from module tutors in good time for groups to reflect and identify key points for development in the full proposal required for the group based summative assessment (LOs 1, 2, 3). You will also undertake group based and individual formative assessments during workshops that will prepare you for the case report summative assessment (LOs 4 & 5): an Experimental Design Workshop (week 7), and a Problem Solving workshop on week 10. Formative feedback in both workshops will occurs in laboratory sessions and will feed in to both follow-up experiments (transition) and the written summative assessment (report).During the experimental design workshop you will have the opportunity to critique and analyse pre-designed laboratory experiments in the context of the findings from the methodologies tested out in the lab and will receive group formative feedback on your recommendation for follow-up experiments. During Problem Solving workshop you will discuss and compare your experimental findings of the study with your peers and with the aid of problem solving tools document your interpretations and conclusions on the findings and draft recommendations for future microbiological testing, and quality assessment of the environment that will underpin the written summative report. You will receive tutor guidance during the workshop along with individual feedback on your problem solving exercise.Both workshops will be a great opportunity for you to develop skills to critique and analyse pre-designed laboratory experiments, in the context of the findings from the methodologies carried out in the lab, which will feed in to both follow-up experiments (transition) and written summative assessment (report).
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This module has two components of summative assessment: component I, an oral presentation based on a group research study due in week 9 and worth 40% of the module mark; and component II, an individually laboratory case report on microbiological quality testing, due in week 13 and worth 60% of the module mark. The group based study (component I) covers learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3 on the module. You will investigate adaptations of microorganisms to particular niche habitats, for example extreme environments, to develop a proposal for a new biotechnology based on the exploitation of particular unique or unusual microbial features. Groups will be assessed on oral presentations to ‘investors’ looking to fund the most clearly articulated and commercially promising application(s).The case report, which assesses learning outcomes 4 and 5, will require each of you to analyse and critically appraise data obtained during team based practical investigations of potentially contaminated environments such as freshwater, sediment or treated wastewater. The report will explore the findings of the study and incorporate a set of practical recommendations regarding future microbiological testing and quality assessment of the environment.
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Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) |
Independent Learning | Guided independent study | 163 |
Face To Face | Practical classes and workshops | 21 |
Face To Face | Tutorial | 6 |
Face To Face | Groupwork (Scheduled) | 2 |
Face To Face | Lecture | 8 |
| Total Study Hours | 200 |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 |
Assessment |
Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words |
Oral Presentation | 40 | 1,2 & 3 | 9 | HOURS= 00.25 |
Laboratory report | 60 | 4 & 5 | 13 | HOURS= 00.00, WORDS= 1500 |
Component 1 subtotal: | 40 | |
Component 2 subtotal: | 60 | | | |
Module subtotal: | 100 | | | |