BSc HONS BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE - Staffordshire University

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o o o Check your University e-mail account regularly for any information or queries sent to you by Faculty administrators or by academic staff. It is your University e-mail account which we will use for all University correspondence. Always let the Faculty Office know of any changes in your contact details. This includes phone numbers as well as home and term addresses. It really is important that we know how to get in touch with you – for example not telling us of a change of address might mean results / referral information do not get to you (which in turn might mean you do not attempt an assessment stop your progression on your course). Always ensure that the Faculty Office is aware of any changes you make to your academic profile (modules / award) by completing the appropriate module amendment / award transfer forms. The reception and office Opening Times are: Monday - Thursday 8.45 am – 5.00 pm Friday 8.45 am – 4.30 pm Please feel free to contact the Faculty Office between these times. All queries, no matter how small or large, are welcome as they ensure that your records are always correct – and this does prevent delays or difficulties in confirming results at the end of each Academic Year. And if you have a problem which the Faculty Office can’t help you with, it usually knows somebody who can. 3.5 The Faculty Management Team The Dean of Faculty Professor Mike Goodwin, K260 Octagon Building, Stafford, +44(0)1782 353259, m.j.goodwin@staffs.ac.uk In this role, the Dean has responsibility for the strategic development, operation and management of the faculty. Should you need to speak with him, you should normally make an appointment with Elaine Foskett, K260, +44 (0)1782 353326, e.foskett@staffs.ac.uk. Faculty Head of School – Sciences Dr John Wheeler - R103 Science Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, +44 (0)1782 294690, j.w.wheeler@staffs.ac.uk oversees the management of all subject areas within the School of Sciences. Faculty Associate Deans Learning and Teaching - Dr Rob Boast, R104 Science Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, +44 (0)1782 294033, r.boast@staffs.ac.uk is responsible for all learning, teaching and quality issues within the Faculty. Scholarship, Enterprise and Research – Professor Adrian Low, K252 Octagon Building, Stafford, +44(0)1782 353307, a.a.low@staffs.ac.uk is responsible for developing scholarship, enterprise and research in the Faculty. Partnerships – Liz Hathaway, C237 Beacon Building, Stafford, +44(0)1782 353426, e.j.hathaway@staffs.ac.uk is responsible for the Faculty’s educational partnerships in the UK and overseas.
4. How will I learn on this award? Teaching and Learning A key aim of your award is to develop you as a professional scientific practitioner and this is reflected in our approach to teaching, learning and assessment. You will start with high levels of tutor driven activities, often with in-class competence based work and gradually develop the skills, confidence and capabilities to drive your own learning both with us and beyond. For example, your practical skills - an essential skill set demanded by employers of bioscience graduates - will be developed and practised throughout your degree. In order to do this effectively you will spend a high proportion of class time in Levels 4 and 5 in the laboratory and/or field. In Level 6 more specialist practical skills are developed via your independent research project. Throughout your award theory and practice are integrated and many sessions will combine short lectures, seminars or workshops with practical work. This will allow theories and concepts to be explored, illustrated and reinforced and helps enhance your learning via direct experience. In-class activities will be supplemented by various online learning activities via the use of a virtual learning environment. Being a scientific practitioner is not just about being adept in the lab or field; it is also about, amongst other things, being adaptable, enterprising, able to solve problems, self-managed, and with the ability to work and communicate effectively with others both within the sciences but also within a wider ethical and commercial framework. These skills reflect on your own development, your ability to think scientifically and your understanding of the wider context of science and all of these are skills and understanding are valued highly by employers. These skills are encapsulated in the Staffordshire Graduate programme and this award enables you to develop the Staffordshire Graduate attributes embedded within three core modules; one at each level. While all modules to varying degrees will address some of these aspects, Levels 4 and 5 include an overarching 30-credit module which will focus on these skills. This will be done by a mixture of workshops and tasks, some carried out independently, both of which are integrated with a tutorial programme that runs throughout the academic years 4 and 5, and culminates in a placement or equivalent experience during level 5. Additionally, your skills and attributes are employed fully at level 6 in your research project which is aligned with your award. At each level of study you will be supported through our integrated tutorial system. At levels 4 and 5 the tutorials are embedded in a 30 credit module and are a mixture of one-to-one and small group tutorials focusing on the support for your learning, effective use of feedback and developing your graduate attributes. At level 6 in addition to tutorials with your project supervisor, you continue to have tutorials with your personal tutor focused on personal development and career success. For students that successfully transfer to the Applied Biomedical Science route at the start of Level 5 you are required to take 14 week hospital placement zero-credit module. During your placement you will have the opportunity to demonstrate the competencies required by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) towards registration as a Biomedical Scientist upon graduation Further details can be found in section 2.3 and in the Clinical Placement handbook. Assessment The assessments are designed to assess the knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to a career in the biosciences and are progressively structured; so, for example, the number of assessments reduce as you progress through the levels, as they become more demanding; this reflects your development as scientists and autonomous learners with developing skill sets. Typically at level 6 you will have one assignment per module. Assessment will be by a mixture of coursework and exams. Coursework assessments are varied (e.g. producing web pages, wikis, scientific articles, posters and presentations, literature reviews, video diaries etc) and are designed to develop and assess a range of skills relevant to employment. Practical skills will
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