The Biology of Human Health and Disease (PAED40002) // Assessment

Additional details

1. Mock Grant Application (3 pages) and short answer test related to the grant application, due April/May (34%)
2. An individualised dataset will be provided to each student for analysis in an online biostatistics assignment; students are encouraged to discuss the questions and the biostatistical approach in groups; assignments are submitted and assessed individually; maximum assignment length is 3 pages; due July/August (33%)
3. Following a tutorial on Critical Data Analysis, students will be given a short research paper to take home; they will provide an analysis of the paper by short (1-2 paragraphs) answers to 4-6 questions; students are encouraged to discuss the questions in groups, then complete and submit individual answers to the questions within 3 days; due August/September (33%)

Hurdle Requirements:

• The bioinformatics assignment is done in groups of 3 to 4 students. Each group is assigned a unique DNA sequence to analyse, with a list of questions to answer. Assignments are submitted and assessed per group. The maximum assignment length is 4 pages of text, excluding figures and screen shots used to describe the search results. Due March/April.
• A pass mark for the Mock Grant Application is a hurdle requirement.