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Module code:BIOL2013(Add to my personalised list)
Title:Second Year Core Skills
Credit value:0
Division:Division of Biosciences
Module organiser:Prof Jurg Bahler
Organiser's location:Biological Sciences
Organiser's email:j.bahler@ucl.ac.uk
Available for students in Year(s):2,
Module prerequisites: 
Module outline:Students will attend personal tutorials at which key skill questionnaires providing self assessment of progress in key skills will be discussed and monitored. In the post exam period in term 3 they will attend a lecture on essay writing, and use of literature references. They will then, in the same period, prepare a short (1000 word) referenced introduction to their third year project and become proficient with reference management software  
Module aims:To provide a formal framework for a range of activities essential to the completion of the degree programme, but which do not fall within the purview of the formal taught course unit structure. 
Module objectives:To Practise short essay writing. To understand what is required of for your 3rd year Research/Literature project. To conduct background reading for your project. To learn how to use Reference Manager or equivalent software to construct a proper reference list (not Bibliography) and to understand how and when to quote references. 
Key skills provided by module: 
Module timetable:https://cmis.adcom.ucl.ac.uk:4443/timetabling/moduleTimet.do?firstReq=Y&moduleId=biol2013 
Module assessment:Coursework 100.00%.
 
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Last updated:2011-09-27 13:04:58 by