IDENTIFYING DATA 2020_21
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 2Q
Language
Català
Department Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Coordinator
ÁVILA ROMÁN, FRANCISCO JAVIER
 E-mail franciscojavier.avila@urv.cat
cristina.torres@urv.cat
Lecturers
ÁVILA ROMÁN, FRANCISCO JAVIER
TORRES FUENTES, CRISTINA
Web http://moodle.urv.net
General description and relevant information <p> Introduction to the design of Biosciences Research Projects.</p><div><b>Laboratory work will be held in person with scheduled hours taking into account the limitations encountered by the COVID-19.</b></div>

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 Know how to design an 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 Approach to the subject
Lecture Content development
Assignments Students will complete the design of a Research Project
Forums of debate Students will act as evaluators in two projects
Presentations / oral communications Students will have to defend their project in court
Personal attention Personalized tutorials, with date and time, of compulsory attendance

Personalized attention
Description

Time each teacher has reserved to attend and answer questions to students. Due to the health emergency, student care may be carried out through online meetings, at previously arranged times by email, or through other virtual tools.

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Assignments
CE6
CT5
 Research Project 60%
Forums of debate
CE6
 Acting as a court 10%
Presentations / oral communications
CE6
 Defense of the Research Project 25%
Others  

Internal self-assessment of the group

 5%
 
Other comments and second exam session

Second call: Depending on the suspended part (Project or Defense of the Project), they will be able to present in the second call once corrected the errors.

ATTENTION: In case that the subject is altered in the way described, and must be done in a non-face-to-face way, the subject will be carried out in virtual format, as was done in the previous course due to the state of affairs alarm by COVID-19. In this case, the% of each part can be altered as follows: Work (60-75%), Discussion Forums (10-25%), Presentations (10-25%) and Others (5%). Everything will be indicated through MOODLE.

Sources of information

Basic


Indicated in the moodle of the subject.
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.