Practical Skills for Biochemists

Cod y Modiwl: BR22920
Teitl y Modiwl: Practical Skills for Biochemists
Blwyddyn Academaidd: 2027/2028
Semester: Semester 2
Cyd-gysylltydd y Modiwl: Professor David Whitworth
Rhestr Ddarllen: Gweld ar Aspire
Staff Eraill sy'n Cyfrannu: Dr Ruth Wonfor; Dr Russ Morphew; Dr Ifat Shah

Dulliau Asesu

Math o Asesiad	Manylion Asesiad	Cyfran
Asesiad Semester	Protocol: (2 pages) 1500 Words	40%
Asesiad Semester	Report: (5 pages) 2500 Words	60%
Asesiad Ailsefyll	Protocol: (2 pages) 1500 Words	40%
Asesiad Ailsefyll	Report: (5 pages) 2500 Words	60%

Canlyniadau Dysgu

Wedi cwblhau'r modiwl dylai'r myfyrwyr fedru:

Develop hypotheses into a series of experimental procedures.
Build novel experimental protocols from available literature
Implement experimental protocols
Report experimental protocols and research findings in appropriate formats.

Disgrifiad cryno

The aim of this module is to give students the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills to enable them to understand, implement and devise experimental protocols. To this end, sessions will be provided that will allow students to take research questions, develop them into testable hypotheses, formulate such hypotheses into a series of experiments, devise appropriate experimental protocols, and implement those experiments.

Cynnwys

Topics include:
Construction of testable hypotheses from available literature.
Defining hypotheses as a series of experiments.
Creating experimental protocols from the literature.
Modification and construction of experimental protocols.
Implementing experimental protocols.
Reporting of protocols.
Presentation of novel methodologies
Presentation of experimental results

The largest component of the module will be practical work, and experiments undertaken will provide experience under two general headings:

1. Isolation of Biomolecules (for example, purification of phosphatases, separation of proteins, etc.)

2. Analysis of Biomolecules (for example determination of phosphatase Km and Vmax parameters, determination of molecular weight, etc.)

Sgiliau Modiwl

Math o Sgiliau	Manylion Sgiliau
Cyfathrebu	The production of balanced practical reports. Listening skills for the workshops and subsequent discussion in practical classes.
Datrys Problemau	Practical classes will allow students to gain experience in designing, executing, interpreting data and writing-up assessed biochemical and chemical experiments.
Gwaith Tim	Students will work in pairs/small groups during practical sessions. They will need to discuss their experimental design and work effectively as a small team in practical classes. Feedback will be provided on how groups are working together.
Gwella dysgu a pherfformiad ei hun	Outside the formal contact hours, students will be expected to research materials, manage time and meet deadlines.
Rhifedd	Practical work will involve calculations using acquired data.
Sgiliau pwnc penodol	Students will gain experience of issues related to the planning, execution and reporting of experiments. They will be able to find, understand, modify and utilize existing protocols from the literature, and report methodologies as appropriate for a variety of media.
Sgiliau ymchwil	Students will research topics beyond the depth and scope of the provided material using both directed and independent study. Information from a variety of sources will be the object of scrutiny and comment. Practical classes will allow the development of key biological research skills at an early stage of their academic careers.
Technoleg Gwybodaeth	Accessing the web for information sources and using databases to find primary literature.

Nodau

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