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Assessment Brief
Assessment Brief_L4_BOC_2021/22
Read this assessment
ief carefully, it tells you how you are going to be assessed, how to
submit your assessment on-time and how (and when) you’ll receive your marks and
feedback.
Module Code ASC_4_476
Module Title Biology of the Cell
Lecturer Alison Alvarez
% of Module Mark 50%
Distributed 26/01/2022
Submission Method Submit online via this Module’s Moodle site
Submission Deadline CW1 (50% XXXXXXXXXX:59pm
Release of Feedback Feedback will be available online from XXXXXXXXXX
Release of Marks Provisional marks will be available in the Gradebook on Moodle from XXXXXXXXXX
Assessment:
Presentation of laboratory work by Poster
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Assessment Details:
Assessment of your work will consider
A. Content and the quality of your scientific writing.
You have an opportunity to apply the subject knowledge that you have acquired and
einforced during this semester.
This will be assessed according to the following strands (see the marking criteria at
the end of the document):
1. Subject Knowledge
Understanding and application of subject knowledge. Contribution to subject
debate by updated research
B. The quality of your scientific writing
Structure, quality and clarity of argument, coherence, use of evidential support and
eferencing, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
This will be assessed according to the following strands:
7. Communication and Presentation
Clear intention in communication. Audience needs are predicted and met.
Presentation format is used skillfully. Work is well structured.
8. Academic Integrity
Acknowledges and gives credit to the work of others follows the conventions
and practices of the discipline including appropriate use of referencing
standards for discipline.
9. Collaborative and independent Working
Demonstration of behaviour appropriate to discipline, including
individual XXXXXXXXXXcontribution to team or working with others in teams
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Type: Poster
Resources: Suggested core textbooks detailed on the course guide.
esources page
scientific drawing (BioRender)
scientific literature (PUBMED)
Word Count:
Poster- A1 or A0. All the group members should
e able to present/explain the poster to public and peers
Presentation: • Work must have figures, graphs or tables to help
explain concepts and summarize information
• Work must be referenced
• Course work must be submitted using Arial font size
11 (or larger if you need to), with a minimum of 1.5
line spacing
• Your student numbers must appear on the poster.
• Poster must be submitted as a PowerPoint
document (.ppt)
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Referencing: Harvard Referencing should be used, see your Li
ary
Subject Guide for guides and tips on referencing.
Regulations: Make sure you understand the University Regulations on
expected academic practice and academic misconduct.
Note in particular:
▪ Your work must be your own. Markers will be
attentive to both the plausibility of the sources
provided as well as the consistency and approach to
writing of the work. Simply, if you do the research
and reading, and then write it up on your own, giving
the reference to sources, you will approach the work
in the appropriate way and will cause not give
markers reason to question the authenticity of the
work.
▪ All quotations must be credited and properly
eferenced. Paraphrasing is still regarded as plagiarism
if you fail to acknowledge the source for the ideas
eing expressed.
TURNITIN: When you upload your work to the Moodle
site it will be checked by anti-plagiarism software. 15%
Turnitin score is the maximum allowed.
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Learning Outcomes
This assessment will fully or partially assess the following learning outcomes for this
module.
Knowledge and Understanding
Develop understanding of advanced concepts in cellular and developmental biology.
Cu
ent and potential uses of stem cells in therapy
Intellectual Skills
Explain the fundamental principles, techniques and applications of stem cell
esearch
Transferable Skills
Develop skills in research and critical scientific writing and oral communication
Demonstrate the ability to work independently and as part of a team, assuming
esponsibilities.
How to get help
We will discuss this Assessment Brief in class. However, if you have related
questions, please contact me, Alison Alvarez XXXXXXXXXX as soon
as possible.
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Resources
Laboratory Report Poster
The assignment detail is as follows but full and more detailed guidance will be given in classes.
CW 1: Laboratory Report Poster(50%).
This should be in the form of a scientific poster.
You should set powerpoint slide to size A0 or A1.
You are required to print out this poster. It must also be submitted to Moodle.
The purpose of the Laboratory Report Poster is:
a. to summarise a lab report in a concise way;
. to show the progress which you have made in your laboratory sessions.
There is a maximum word limit of 1000, but your poster will most likely be >1000 words.
Examples will be provided to help you. The poster needs to consist of the following sections:
1. Title (project title; name of student and student number; name of Supervisor; Course; Date)
2. Your Aim should be clearly stated
3. Rationale: why is this laboratory technique important and what is its significance in the study of
Biology?
4. Introduction should be concise and
iefly summarise the literature and background
5. Summary work of completed (methodology, experimental results, new points form the
literature, conclusions, future directions) - this is where you clearly show the work you have
done and your progress.
6. Reference list – Harvard referencing style
7. Poster layout: Use visuals e.g. graphs, images, charts etc. and colour to make it interesting.
Laboratory Report Poster Exemplars and resources
Please refer to Moodle “Assessment” folder for exemplars and other resources related to this
assessment.
Assessment Criteria and Weighting
LSBU marking criteria have been developed to help tutors give you clear and helpful
feedback on your work. They will be applied to your work to help you understand
what you have accomplished, how any mark given was a
ived at, and how you can
improve your work in future.
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Breakdown of criteria:
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application of this criterion is independent of the process outlined in the Student Academic Misconduct Procedure
Criteria
Feedforward comments
100-80%
79-70%
69-60%
59-50%
49-40%
39-30%
29-0%
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2. Subject Knowledge Shows sustained
eadth, Shows
eadth, accuracy Accurate and Accurate understanding of Understanding of key Some evidence of Little or no evidence of
Understanding and accuracy and detail in and detail in extensive key aspects of subject. aspects of subject. superficial understanding understanding of
application of subject understanding key aspects understanding key understanding of key Evidence of coherent Some evidence of of subject. Inaccuracies. subject. Inaccuracies.
knowledge. of subject. Contributes to aspects of subject. aspects of subject. knowledge. coherent knowledge.
Contribution to subject subject debate. Awareness Contributes to subject Evidence of coherent
debate. of ambiguities and debate. Some awareness knowledge.
limitations of knowledge. of ambiguities and
limitations of knowledge.
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%
7. Communication Communication is entirely Communication is clear, Communication is Communication is clear, Communication is Communication is Communication is
and Presentation clear, persuasive and persuasive and clear, mostly with skilful use of the mostly clear and unclear because very unclear because
Clear intention in compelling with very skilful compelling with very persuasive and presentation format. presentation format is presentation format is not presentation format is
communication. use of the presentation skilful use of the compelling with skilful Presentation takes into adequate. used adequately and/or not used adequately,
Audience needs are format. Presentation presentation format. use of the account the needs of the Presentation may the needs of the and the needs of the
predicted and met. addresses fully the needs of Presentation addresses presentation format. audience. sometimes not take audience are not taken audience are not
Presentation format is the audience. fully the needs of the Presentation into account the needs into account. taken into account.
used skilfully. Work is audience. addresses the needs of the audience.
well structured. of the audience.
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9. Collaborative and Integrates a highly Integrates a sense of Aware of and able to Aware of and able Aware of main Some evidence of Little or no evidence of
independent Working developed sense of own own identity productively meet most standards to meet the main standards standards required of knowledge of knowledge of relevant
Demonstration of identity productively into real into real or simulated required for relevant required of relevant relevant discipline. relevant disciplinary disciplinary standards.
ehaviour appropriate or simulated disciplinary disciplinary situations. discipline in simulated discipline in simulated or Able to work in a team standards; No evidence of
to discipline, situations. Meets the Meets the standards or real disciplinary real disciplinary situations. or alone collaborates collaboration
including individual standards required for required for relevant situations. Able to work in a team or reluctantly or with others;
contribution to team or relevant discipline. discipline