Module manager: R.E. Isaac
Email: r.e.isaac@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
Entry into L3 of an undergraduate degree in Biology, Ecology & Conservation, Genetics, Zoology, Natural Sciences or History and Philosophy of Science.
| BLGY3021 | Research Project |
| BLGY3397 | Advanced Research Skills and Experience |
BLGY3345
This module is not approved as a discovery module
The third year Research Project provides students with the opportunity to become fully engaged with a relevant research discipline. Students on this module will work on a defined research project for an extended period of time allowing them to apply a broad range of skills to a particular problem or question in the biological sciences.
This module provides students with the opportunity to integrate, develop and apply the knowledge and skills gained in earlier years of their programme to a problem related to their specialisation. They will create a defined report, output or outcome which they can use to showcase their knowledge and skills to potential graduate recruiters. This module will bring everything they have learnt together; the opportunity to apply that knowledge and, in so doing, bring reflection, focus and purpose to the whole of their degree experience.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Design, plan and execute a research project to develop knowledge and understanding in a specific scientific field.
2. Gather, generate and critically analyse written information to address a research question.
3. Collate, analyse and present scientific data and research in an appropriate format
4. Effectively communicate the outcomes and outputs of their research project.
Skills Learning Outcomes
5. Discuss, communicate and receive information clearly, accurately, and appropriately with academic members of staff.
6. Take an ethical, safe and sustainable approach to the research project.
7. Access and investigate a variety of sources of information on a subject, in order to provide answers, expand or provide new knowledge of a topic or subject.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Supervised Practice | 210 | 1 | 210 |
| Lecture | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Seminar | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Private study hours | 170 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 230 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 400 | ||
Formative feedback provided at regular meetings with supervisor/research group and after submission of a draft text of the report. Final summative feedback will be via Turnitin submission.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | The research project will be assessed via a written report. | 90 |
| Coursework | In Course Assessment - The student’s performance during the process of completing the project will be assessed by the project supervisor. | 10 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
The general performance of the student in undertaking the research project is assessed and this cannot be reassessed unless the student resits the whole module.
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 16/04/2025
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