AB614- GUIDELINES FOR ORAL PRESENTATION
ONPS2388 - GUIDELINES FOR UNDERGADUATE REPORT- VACCINES
The report forms part of the assessment for the course- it is worth 35% of the final mark.
Due date for written report: midnight Sunday 16th October. The report is to be submitted through the Turnitin Assessment task dropbox. Late submission will be penalised at 2 marks per day.
As a general indication, the Turnitin % match should be less than 10% (excluding references). The way to ensure this is to write everything yourself! Do not copy and paste, even if you rea
ange. This is plagiarism. You can submit to Turnitin as often as you like up to the due date. Just overwrite the old submission.
The report is to be up to 2,000 words in length, excluding references (no less than 1,500). Put the word count on the Title page (excluding references).
The report should contain such divisions as a Title page, table of contents, introductory paragraph, various sections describing your findings, a concluding paragraph and bibliography. Figures are welcome, but if they are not your own, must be referenced.
The report must include references from the primary literature (e.g. PubMed). References must be cited co
ectly in-text and listed at the end of the report, using any standard referencing style, but be consistent.
Topic:
Discuss the concept of vaccination. What are the various types of vaccinations, and how do they stimulate the various arms of the immune system? Give some examples of various types of vaccines. What are some of the newer types of vaccines in development?
Write one section (several paragraphs) on the various vaccines against Covid-19. Information about this can be found at the WHO website, and in the PubMed literature. What are the advantages/disadvantages of the different Covid vaccines?
The report should contain such divisions as a Title page, table of contents, introductory paragraph, various sections describing your findings, a concluding paragraph and bibliography. Figures are welcome, but if they are not your own, must be referenced.
The report must include references from the primary literature (e.g. PubMed). References must be cited co
ectly in-text and listed at the end of the report, using any standard referencing style, but be consistent.
I am happy to discuss the report with you to make sure you understand what I want.
Assessment
The report will be assessed by the following criteria:
Content: Quality of the vaccine overview and discussion of the examples chosen (Marked out of 15)
You should have an introduction that describes the concept of vaccination, perhaps some of the history, and then describes in some detail the various types of vaccines, both in use and in development, including vaccines targeting Covid-19. A detailed basic summary of the immune system IS NOT required.
Demonstration of Understanding of Immunological Principles and Applications (out of 12)
You need to describe the immune mechanisms in good detail to get high marks. In particular, how is the immune system harnessed by the vaccines to elicit protective immunity?
Quality of writing and communication/ Presentation/Logic/Flow of Report (out of 8)
Grammar should be good, 2 marks off if lots of e
ors / typos. Referencing should be co
ect, and there should be at least eight recent publications (last three years). Total references should be 20-30.
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