Module manager: Dr Morgan Herod
Email: M.R.Herod@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Students should develop problem-solving skills and will be taught how to present their work orally. They will also participate in careers workshops and sessions to improve their interview/self-presentation skills.
- Managing Knowledge - Assimilation of information;
- Sourcing/selecting/interpreting; Data evaluation/problem-solving
- Managing Inter-relationships - Decision taking; Learning from others; Sharing; Receiving critique.
- Presentation skills - Dissertation; Oral.
On completion of this module, students should:
- be aware of up-to-date developments, hypotheses and controversies in Microbiology;
- have developed skills in the analysis and interpretation of experimental data and the construction and arguments;
- have developed the ability to express themselves clearly during oral and written presentations (to both scientific and lay audiences).
- Managing knowledge
- Data evaluation / problem solving
- Managing inter-relationships
- Decision taking
- Presentation skills
Students will participate in group exercises: a series of general themes of topical importance to their degree programme will be considered and each student will investigate a specific aspect and share it with the group. Students will prepare a newspaper article based on a recent research paper of relevance to their degree programme. They will attend seminars given by both academic staff and guest lecturers, which will address recent developments in microbial immunity. Students should develop problem-solving skills and will be taught how to present their work orally. They will also participate in careers workshops and sessions to improve their interview/self-presentation skills.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Group learning | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Lecture | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Seminar | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Private study hours | 179 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 21 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Students should note that the following information is for guidance only.
The actual time required for the various elements will vary between students.
Lectures: 6 hours;
Problem solving seminars: 30 hours;
Workshops: 20 hours;
Group exercises: 68 hours;
Paper summary exam preparation: 25 hours;
Oral presentation: 30 hours.
- All assessments to be delivered online:
Dissertation/oral presentation;
Group exercises/oral presentations.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course Assessment | Referee report | 25 |
| Assignment | Problem solving exercises (marks for online engagement) | 5 |
| Assignment | Microbiology problem solving exercise | 20 |
| Assignment | Newspaper article | 20 |
| Oral Presentation | Group exercises/oral presentations (x3) | 30 |
| In-course Assessment | Formative assessment - practice referee report | 0 |
| In-course Assessment | Formative assessment - practice newspaper article | 0 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Semester 1 assessments will be completed and submitted online. Owing to the continuous nature of the assessment, there is no resit in August for this module. Students would need to resit the module as an internal candidate, and repeat all assessments.
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Last updated: 30/04/2025
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