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BCHM400 Honours in Biochemistry

Credit Points 48
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 1 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 1 On Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 2 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 2 On Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 3 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 3 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in the Bachelor of Science with Honours and permission of head of school
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes

Honours candidates only. After consultation, approval must be granted by the Course Coordinator, for enrolment in this unit as some projects cannot be undertaken off campus.
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jim McFarlane (jmcfarla@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The honours year is designed to provide professional scientific development. Honours units within the various disciplines of the School of Science and Technology are coordinated to ensure that work loads are consistent. All honours units in the school centre on a substantial research project allied to an ongoing program. A short thesis is required describing the research and the results obtained. In addition, it is expected that students maintain their general competence in theoretical aspects of the discipline apart from their research area. To this end specific areas of reading are assigned to prepare a review and a seminar. Students are also expected to present seminars near the beginning and the end of their project. A viva voce examination is also held for each student at the end of the unit. The head of school should be consulted initially for information on available topics and other details.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Essay 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Laboratory Work 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3 GA, 1, 4, 5, 6
Methods and Statistics 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Seminar 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Thesis 60%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. critically evaluate and discuss the literature on an aspect of biochemistry;
  2. present a concise but detailed summary of their research work to their peers;
  3. demonstrate a range of experimental skills as applied to their topic area; and
  4. show an understanding of how their experimental results adds to the body of knowledge on the topic.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be assessed on their knowledge of the discipline by seminars, thesis examination and supervisor assessment of their experimental work. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Oral and written communication will be refined through interaction with their supervisor and other staff. Oral skills at presenting scientific findings will be assessed through seminars and written skills will be assed through an essay and a thesis. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Through their study and research work the students will gain a global perspective on where their works sits within a worldwide body of knowledge 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Information literacy is assessed within seminars and written work (essay & thesis) as a though knowledge of the current up to date information on the research topic is essential. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The scientific method approaches learned within this unit will give students the lifelong skills. These skills will be practiced and assessed in all assessment tasks. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
The overall goal of the research project is to develop a hypothesis based on current knowledge and then using problem solving skills to attempt to disprove it. This will be practiced and assessed in all assessment tasks. 		True True True
   

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