Professional Practice in Science BS4100
Basic skills in science. Soft skills-communication professionally. CV-institutionalised. Engage!
Be here within 10 minutes! Silence phones. Emails professionally, Dr. and please.
Exam-always go. Workshop on units and conversions-for next week. After the workshop, they
release answers in the folder. Do the mock practical exams-scheduled. Computer session or
practical. Week three-normal rooms. 5/11 lab assess. 10/12 another lab assess.
Workshop-about previous week’s lecture, then on practical or lab report it. Start tutorials before
the day of the seminar.
Practical-pre lab talk, read before going to lab. COSHH & Risk Assessment-read before lab, too.
Workshops, same thing.
Assess: professional development (2/12 draft, 6/1 final; 6/1 CV; 28/10 ref) and lab skills audit
(5/11 and 10/12). Book to see online: Cite them right-Pears, R. And Shields.
WH Smiths-3 laboratory books! 1 per term, maybe 3. Practical exam can use lab book. Week 7
lecture for report. Draft of practical report due 2/12, due 6/1. UEL Direct-academic advisor.
Software center to download on their computer. Inspiration helps with brainstorming. Zotero-for
references. EDUROAM wifi-email and password for email. Intranet is how to get to UEL Direct!
Council tax exemption might need to look at. English & maths=CfSS lectures. Student
Support-same thing.
Essential Chemistry BS4101
After the first year, people change courses if they want to. Chemical structure, bonding,
biological molecules. Tests-PCR and ELISA-dilutions. Steps-run PCR assays and prepare
solutions, then calculate pH, grams, conc, then interview if you pass. Break at noon! Contents:
intro, organic, lab techniques and analytical, biological.
Assessments: Chem calculations-online, can use calculator and pens, 40 minutes, 7/11. Theory
(Lectures)-online, all material from lectures, 90 minutes, 19/12. Weekly lab quizzes-online, one
attempt, about practicals, no time limit. Calculations, COSHH and R&A forms, and theory. Hair
can be tucked into lab coat. Tutorials-one hour, due before the session. Tutorial 6-reaction rates,
is workshop though. Practicals-do all except lab quiz (do that after the lab). Work in pairs or
alone.
Workbook: A4, bound notebook, write with pen. Use back of professional practice book. Staple
protocol, COSHH, and R&A form to them. On the front or inside front cover=Name, student
number and contact details. On first page=Table of contents. Pages numbered throughout. Each
experiment/session titled and dated.
Library-https://uelac.sharepoint.com/LibraryandLearningServices/Pages/default.aspx books-one
week, autorenew (or email). If need a presentation, book a study room, need 3 student
numbers, have white boards, and good for 2 hours. 15 print books only. Journal=magazine. Use
a database-https://uelac.sharepoint.com/LibraryandLearningServices/Pages/Biosciences.aspx
AND, OR, NOT in caps when advanced search. Cite Them Right-database, like easybib.
Practical-read it before you come; 3 Q’s per practical-definition, application, calculation.
Cell Biology BS4102
Read module guide. Can bring tablet/phone for protocols in lab. Revise notes with textbook
learning. Contents: cell biology generally, cellular structures, membranes and organelles,
organelle structures, cell diversity, and communication between cells. Mendelian genetics,
