1. On completion of this module, you will be able to demonstrate competence in the basic experimental and laboratory skills and approaches appropriate to the subject(s) studied.
Application
Knowledge and Understanding

2. On completion of this module, you will be able to manipulate and interpret information from a variety of sources including those of a statistical nature.
Problem Solving

3. On completion of this module, you will be able to display the ability to work in a team to develop, execute and present the outcome of an investigation appropriate to the level of study.
Communication
Learning

Activities during the face to face time and via Blackboard will provide a means of support where you will be able to reflect upon your development, feedback and progression within your studies.
Semester one will be fundamentally technique and competence based whilst semester two will take on more problem-solving project based activities.

Reed, R., Weyers, J. and Jones, A. (2016) Practical Skills in Biology, 6th ed. Pearson. ISBN: 978-1292094328

Bioscience laboratory

Product Orientated Portfolio of Practitioner Evidence Practical Skill Portfolio. A series of both factual and practical based activities where a basic competence needs to be demonstrated. These are linked to the learning activities, the majority happen "in situ" and are to help you monitor your experiential learning. They will also provide valuable on-going information for integration into the tutorial programme. [L.O. 1]

The scientific article will be based upon a team research project. [L.O. 2]

Group presentation of a poster displaying the outcome of a team executed mini-research project different from that in the project write-up. [L.O. 3]

This module provides learning opportunities that enable you to acquire the skills and qualities that will enhance your prospects, horizons and personal success, thus preparing you for the expectations of the world of work.

The foundations of being able to ability to carry out inquiry based learning and critical analysis will be developed. Your work ready and employability skill set will be enhanced helping give you the technological, digital and information literate underpinning expected of life science graduates.

Within the scientific framework we will help you begin to understand the importance of being enterprising and entrepreneurial and strengthen your ability to apply graduate attributes to a range of life experiences to facilitate life-long learning. Workshops will introduce and develop the core skills associated with HE study with an emphasis on developing you as a `Bioscientist' in the broadest sense.

Core practical laboratory and analysis skills will be introduced allowing you to develop core competencies as you progress. These sessions will encompass fundamental hands-on skills including microscopy, weighing and measuring and working safely, accurately and precisely and will also include the fundamentals of statistics as applied within the Biosciences. The hands-on practical skills will allow you to develop and encompass the nature of the scientific method, types of data, descriptive statistics and the fundamentals of inferential statistics. Basic practical and numerical based competencies will be assessed during the learning sessions. The module prepares you for award specific study by providing you with a solid grounding in the core life science skill set.

This module provides learning opportunities that enable you to acquire the skills and qualities that will enhance your prospects, horizons and personal success, thus preparing the you for the expectations of the world of work.
The foundations of being able to ability to carry out inquiry based learning and critical analysis will be developed. Your work ready and employability skill set will be enhanced helping give you the technological, digital and information literate underpinning expected of graduates today.
Within the scientific framework we will help you begin to understand the importance of being enterprising and entrepreneurial and strengthen your ability to apply graduate attributes to a range of life experiences to facilitate life-long learning. Workshops will introduce and develop the core skills associated with HE study with an emphasis on developing you as a `Bioscientist' in the broadest sense.
Core practical laboratory and analysis skills will be introduced in a rolling plan allowing you to develop competencies as you progress. These sessions will encompass fundamental hands-on skills including microscopy, handling micro-organisms, working safely, accurately and precisely and will also include the fundamentals of statistics as applied within the Biosciences. The hands-on practical skills will allow you to develop and and encompass the nature of the scientific method, types of data, descriptive statistics and the fundamentals of inferential statistics. Basic practical and numerical based competencies will be assessed during the learning sessions.