NVHIN Supervised research project in the life sciences Course description

The course consists of a combination of lectures, group work, labs and homework.

Assessment of Web Development will be by two submissions - an individual term paper (15,000-20,000 characters including spaces) and a group-based project (a practical work related to a set of web development tasks). The group must submit a report (18,000-25,000 characters including spaces) describing their work and documenting the outcomes. The topic of the project must be approved by the tutors. Font: Arial/ Calibri. Size: 12 point. Line spacing: 1.5.

The term paper accounts for 60% of the grade, while the remaining 40% comes from the group-based project. The student must pass both parts to pass the course.

If the project work fail, the whole group need to sit the new examination.

In case the term paper/ report does not pass, the students can revise the paper once.

After completing the course, the students are expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of the relevant research methods in the subject area
• is familiar with research ethics issues in the subject area
• has relevant academic knowledge related to the field of study and the forefront of research the project is part of

Skills

The student is capable of

• applying research-based knowledge to plan and carry out academic work in cooperation with others
• reflecting on his/her own professional practice
• making use of supervision, and reflecting on his/her own and other's work
• carrying out independent work under supervision in current research projects

General competence

The student is capable of

• sourcing relevant subject material and applying it in their own work
• conveying key material from the research field the project is linked to, both in writing and verbally

Letter grading A-F.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• an oral presentation of the conclusions of the research project (25 minutes) to the academic environment, which the supervisor is part of (around a week before the submission of the written assignment)

Exam content: Learning outcomes

Exam form: A written assignment in English, individually or in a group of up to three students. Scope: up to 5,000 words, alternatively in the form of an article.

Resit exam: Candidates can submit a reworked version for re-assessment once.

No permitted aids for the exam.

Grade scale A-F

Examiners: One external and one internal examiner will assess the written assignment.