IDENTIFYING DATA 2019_20
Subject (*) METHODOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTATION IN MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES II Code 13214117
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2009)
 Cycle 1st
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Compulsory Third
Language
Català
Department Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Coordinator
ÁVILA ROMÁN, FRANCISCO JAVIER
 E-mail javier.ugarte@urv.cat
franciscojavier.avila@urv.cat
Lecturers
UGARTE CHICOTE, JAVIER
ÁVILA ROMÁN, FRANCISCO JAVIER
Web http://moodle.urv.net
General description and relevant information Introducció al disseny de Projectes de Recerca en biociències

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 CE6 Know how to design and apply experimental laboratory protocols, especially in the ambits of biochemistry, microbiology and molecular biology, and to evaluate the risks and safety elements of these protocols.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 CT5 Communicate information clearly and precisely to a variety of audiences
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 CE6 Saber dissenyar un experiment
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 CT5 Produce quality texts that have no grammatical or spelling errors, are properly structured and make appropriate and consistent use of formal and bibliographic conventions. (Quality)
Draw up texts that are structured, clear, cohesive, rich and of the appropriate length. (Discourse construction)
Draw up texts that are appropriate to the communicative situation, consistent and persuasive. (Efficiency)
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
The subject is not divided into topics, but the following aspects will be dealt with:
- Introduction to project design
- The sections of a research project: content and form
- Finding and managing information
- Types of study and experimentation models
- Design of case and control groups
- Statistics: calculation of the sample size
- How much does it cost to investigate? Budgets
- How to organize research? Work plan and schedule
- Defending a project
- Project evaluation

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
Lecture
CE6
 15 15 30
Assignments
CE6
CT5
 0.25 36 36.25
Forums of debate
CE6
 1 0 1
Presentations / oral communications
CE6
 2 0 2
Personal attention
6 0 6
 
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Plantejament de l'assignatura
Lecture Desenvolupament dels continguts
Assignments Els estudiants realitzaran el disseny complet d’un Projecte de Recerca
Forums of debate Els estudiants actuaran com a avaluadors en dos projectes
Presentations / oral communications Els estudiants hauran de defensar el seu projecte davant un tribunal
Personal attention Tutories personalitzades, amb data i hora, d'assistència obligatoria

Personalized attention
Description
Al despatx prèvia petició d'hora. Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia. Tel: 977558857 raul.beltran@urv.cat

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Assignments
CE6
CT5
 Projecte de Recerca 60%
Forums of debate
CE6
 Actuació com a tribunal 10%
Presentations / oral communications
CE6
 Defensa del Projecte de Recerca 25%
Others  

Autoavaluació interna del grup

5%
 
Other comments and second exam session

Segona convocatòria: Depenent de la part suspesa (Projecte o Defensa del Projecte), es podran presentar a la segona convocatòria un cop esmenats els errors.


Sources of information

Basic

Indicades al moodle de l'assignatura.
Complementary

Recommendations
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.