Undergraduate - UnitBTH4280 - Honours coursework in biotechnology

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12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Science
Offered	Malaysia Full year 2014 (Day) Malaysia Second semester to First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Cheow Yuen Lin

Synopsis

This unit provides advanced instruction in quantitative methods, thesis writing and current topics to students enrolled in the honours program in biotechnology. Students will gain an understanding of advanced experimental design, data analysis and scientific writing that will assist them in completing their honours thesis. Further classes and coursework relating to current topics in biotechnology will assist students in critical analysis of journal articles, providing further support for their academic development in research science.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of experimental design and sampling methods that are relevant to their research project;

Demonstrate an understanding of the impacts of resource limitation on experimental design and implementation;

Critically analyse articles from the scientific literature and use this ability to enhance the quality of their own written work;

Express themselves clearly and effectively to a scientific audience;

Write and manage assessment tasks expeditiously and competently.

Assessment

Essay: 50%
Statistics coursework: 30%
Examination: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Lee Sui Mae

Workload requirements

One to three hours of lectures and/or tutorials per week over 12 weeks

Prerequisites

Completion of the requirements for levels one to three of the Bachelor of Science with Honours

Co-requisites

BTH4100