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SF1005: BIOLOGY FOR UNDERGRADUATES (BUGS) (FOUNDATION) (2014-2015)

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Course Overview

Regular tutorial meetings with other students in your degree programme and an academic make you part of the school community and allow you to develop enduring friendships with peers.

 Structured activities undertaken during tutorials focus on your chosen discipline and support the development of a range of research and transferrable skills.

 Weekly lectures during the first half-session consolidate your thinking about core content. 

Coursework is assigned specifically to tutorial groups and provides an opportunity for you to demonstrate your learning in relation to presentation (written and oral) and data analysis and interpretation.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Cath Dennis

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course is designed to promote interest and understanding pertaining to topics in biology. This is done by encouraging good practice in learning and by developing competence in relevant skills pertaining to the study of biological science. Topics will be specific to the degree intention of individual students, although the skills are mostly generic. Students will receive summative assessment on four pieces of in-course work, including an element of project work, which provides students with the opportunity of demonstrating their attainment of learning outcomes, in an integrative manner pertaining to a topic of their choice.

Further Information & Notes

The course is a compulsory for all students following the International BSc Foundation (Biological Sciences) Programme.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: In-course assessment (100%) of which there are four components (two in each half-session). Resit: Submission/resubmission of those component exercises which previously had not been submitted for marking or for which students have been awarded a fail mark, respectively.

Formative Assessment

Students will have access to a range of formative online exercises that will enhance their competence in skills components of the course. Participation in these exercises will be monitored and students with apparent difficulty will be identified and invited to discuss solutions with members of the teaching staff. Students will be offered formative assessment of draft copy pertaining to in-course components before summative assessment is made of final copy.

Feedback

Students will receive feedback (formal and informal) on formative exercises. They will also receive written feedback on each of their in-course components of summative assessment.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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