{"id":14848,"date":"2023-09-11T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2023-24\/?page_id=14848"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:23:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T08:23:19","slug":"msc-nanomedicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2023-24\/sbs\/pg\/msc-nanomedicine\/","title":{"rendered":"MSc Nanomedicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Welcome to the University of Manchester and the School of Biological Sciences<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We hope that you have an interesting and exciting year. Please take the time to read through the <strong>Handbook<\/strong>. The information it provides is of great importance to you and we hope that it will be a useful resource throughout the academic year. It contains key details about your degree programme, as well as information such as staff contact details, links to degree regulations and work and attendance requirements.<\/p>\n<p>It will be assumed that you have read and understood the contents of this Handbook. Please talk to your Academic Advisor or Student Support Office if anything is not clear to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Manchester\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My Manchester brings all your online university services together in one place. From My Manchester you can access the student self-service system, which allows you to view your timetable, select course units and access your grades for assessed work. My Manchester also allows you to access University services including Blackboard and your University library account.<\/p>\n<p>You can login to My Manchester at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/my.manchester.ac.uk\/\">http:\/\/my.manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can view your personalised timetable on Publish: <a href=\"https:\/\/timetables.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Publish (manchester.ac.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All the information in this handbook was accurate at the start of the 2023-2024 academic year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our future<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At The University of Manchester, one of our core goals under Teaching and Learning is as follows: \u201cAs an institution built on world-class research, we want to share knowledge to challenge and transform our students, giving learners of all ages and backgrounds the chance to contribute to positive change, improving their lives and those of others.<\/p>\n<p>We will inspire learners with challenging ideas, knowledge and wisdom, and help them develop the capabilities needed for a stellar career. Our teachers will be supported to deliver the highest levels of student satisfaction, embracing digital opportunities and placing personalisation at the heart of what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Compulsory Introductory Course<\/h2>\n<p>All students are automatically enrolled onto an introductory unit (BIOL62000) that provides information on health and safety, academic malpractice and academic literacy. Completion instructions for each of these sections are clearly defined within the course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Completion of the academic malpractice and health and safety sections is mandatory for all students. <\/strong>All assessments must be completed as soon as possible after the programme begins, with the academic malpractice assessment completed <strong>before <\/strong>the first piece of coursework is submitted and no later than <strong>31 October 2023<\/strong>. Completion of these assessments is monitored by the School.<\/p>\n<p>All students are also strongly advised to complete the academic literacy section.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Key Contact Details<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">If you have any queries or concerns at any time during your period of study at The University of Manchester, there is a range of people you can approach. Your Programme Administration Team will be your first point of call for general issues. Alternatively, you may wish to contact the Programme Director for specific aspects to do with the course or your Academic Advisor for career development issues. If you wish to raise a confidential matter at School level, you should approach the Head of Teaching, Learning and Student Experience \u2013 contact details below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Responsibility for overall management of the Programme lies with the Programme Director who has assembled a Programme Committee, which meets regularly, to advise on content, structure, management, student supervision, and regulatory matters such as Programme improvement and refinement. The Committee also includes the student representative who is democratically elected by you to attend these meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Programme Administration Team<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Your first point of call should be directed as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Student Hub<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">sbs.hub@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Student Support<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:sbs.wellbeing@manchester.ac.uk\">sbs.wellbeing@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Assessments<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">sbs.assessment@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Curriculum<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">curriculum.sbs@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Director of Education (UG and PGT)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Professor Nicky High<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nicky.high@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Head of Teaching, Learning and Student Experience<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kerry Mycock<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kerry.mycock@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Teaching and Learning Manager<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kelly Salimian<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kelly.salimian@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Student Service, Support &amp; Development Manager<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sam Green<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sam.green-1@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Programme Director<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 Dr Sandra Vranic<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sandra.vranic@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Your contact details<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">You will be supplied with a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">student e-mail address.<\/span> The University will direct communications to you by using your student e-mail address and it is your responsibility to ensure that you can access and read mail from this source. You should check your university email regularly and in turn should send<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 13.65pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Computers and <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">printers:<\/span><\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 120%;margin: 6.4pt 8.55pt .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">On campus, access to computers, printers, email and the internet is available at several computer clusters within the School including the Multiuser laboratories on the ground floor of the Stopford Building. Additionally, there is a Postgraduate Hub on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Floor of the Stopford Building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 118%;margin: 4.6pt 304.7pt .0001pt 33.95pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/students\/pc-on-campus\/\">PC access on cam<span style=\"text-decoration: none\">p<\/span>us<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 118%;margin: 4.6pt 304.7pt .0001pt 33.95pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/students\/printing\/\">Printin<span style=\"text-decoration: none\">g <\/span>services<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if !mso]&gt;--><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Food\/Drink on <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Campus<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">There is a caf\u00e9 bar and students\u2019 common room on the 1st floor of the Stopford Building. Also, Innovation Cafe and Starbucks are on the Ground Floor of the Manchester <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Biotech <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Incubator Building (which is attached to the Stopford Building and can be accessed using your student card on the ground floor).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 4.6pt 0cm .0001pt 33.95pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodoncampus.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Further <span style=\"text-decoration: none\">p<\/span>laces to eat on <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">campus<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">International students<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The International Society is a busy centre for international students based in the Greater Manchester area. It is located on Oxford Road (see campus map).\u00a0 The society offers students the opportunity to engage with social events, visit places of interest as well as language support and cultural events.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Sharing Information<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The University may share appropriate information relating to your health and\/or conduct with external organisations such as your professional employer(s) (for example, relevant NHS Trust, Professional and Statutory Regulatory Bodies (PSRB)), placement and training providers and\/or regulator. This may occur where concerns in relation to your health and\/or conduct arise and the University considers it necessary for them to be disclosed to one or more of the above organisations. The University\u2019s Privacy Notice for Registered Students (which is accessible via this link) includes further information about how the University may use and process your personal data, including the legal basis and conditions which may be relevant to such processing (see section 6 of the Privacy Notice). The University will only disclose special category data (such as data relating to your health) to a third party organisation where one of the additional conditions are satisfied (see section 9 of the Privacy Notice), including where processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if !mso]&gt;--><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 115%;margin: 3.0pt 0cm .0001pt 0cm\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 18pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Programme <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Information<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"line-height: 115%\">Rationale and General <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Description<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: 6.75pt;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The MSc in Nanomedicine by Research aims to offer high quality teaching content, delivered by leading experts in the field of nanomedical research, all employed by and leading their research teams at the University of Manchester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Nowadays, nanomedicine has hundreds of products in the clinic or under clinical trials, covering all major disease areas including cancer, or cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, musculoskeletal and inflammatory disorders. Enabling technologies in many healthcare areas, nanomedicine is already accounting for approximately 80 marketed products, ranging from nano-delivery systems (including most recently developed mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV2) and pharmaceuticals to medical imaging, diagnostics and <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">biomaterials.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-right: 7.15pt;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The Nanomedicine course appeals to all sectors in life sciences and could therefore attract undergraduate students with different backgrounds. We aim to equip our graduates with transferable skills that are highly valued in the workplace and train them to work in both industry and academia (by pursuing PhDs after successful completion of the <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">course).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-right: 7.85pt;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Combining interdisciplinary teaching with cutting edge laboratory-based research, the University of Manchester MSc in Nanomedicine by Research is conceived as a programme designed to provide robust scientific understanding of this fast-growing research area. This programme is aligned with two of the main research beacons at the University of Manchester: Advanced Materials and Cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Aims and Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The MSc in Nanomedicine by Research aims to provide the following learning outcomes to students:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Demonstrate an understanding of the use of nanomaterials in medicine, with emphasis on nano-bio interactions, principles of nanosafety and nanotoxicology, the use of nanotechnology to improve detection and treatment of disease, nanomedicine-enhanced cancer immunotherapy, biomedical imaging and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Develop critical appraisal skills through critical analysis of peer reviewed articles and reviews. Students will be able to analyse current advances, issues and controversies in the field, critically analyse the data, formulate and defend scientific opinion and develop academic writing skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Perform an extensive lab-based project that will prepare for PhD studies, specialist clinical training or a career in related industries, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology and tissue engineering sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 3.8pt;line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">TEACHING AND LEARNING <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">METHODS<\/span><\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: .35pt;line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This is a blended course and combines guided independent study (making use of online resources) and taught sessions. Blackboard RM <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">online resources, including reading and varied visual materials, are designed to cover topics relating to critical analysis of research integrity, scientific\/medical research literature, study design, basic statistical analysis, research presentation skills and scientific writing skills. Blackboard RM online resources include self-assessment exercises and quizzes to formatively assess your <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">learning.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: .45pt;line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">In addition, taught sessions will be held to allow students to consolidate their learning and to support the summative assessment aspects of the unit.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if !mso]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Course Units<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">BIOL64511 \u2013 Introduction to <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Nanomedicine<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Unit Coordinator: Sandra <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Vranic<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: .25pt;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Credit <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">rating<\/span>: 15 <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">credits<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Course overview<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Through face-to-face lectures and assignment-based self-directed learning, the Introduction to Nanomedicine unit is designed to teach students key concepts in nanomedicine and cover the most exciting and promising clinical applications. In particular, focus will be on using nanomaterials for the delivery of therapeutic molecules, including mRNA vaccinea gainst COVID-19. We aim to provide in-depth understanding of the impact of nanomaterial\u2019s synthesis and characterisation and biological effects on future therapeutic applications, as well as to explain how unique properties of nanomaterials (liposomes, carbon-based and 2D materials predominantly) could be exploited in bioimaging, cancer therapy and diagnosis as well as for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: .5pt;line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Students w<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">ill learn through lectures and group assignment (that will require independent and group learning). Power points of the lectures and a list of relevant literature (suggested reading materials) will be available on the University of Manchester online learning system, Blackboard. Clear guidance on the group assignment, its assessment and required independent learning will be provided during a one hour tutorial. To further their understanding and learning experience, students will be encouraged to search the literature (self-directed learning) and interact as much as possible with lecturers and facilitators by asking questions and participating in discussions during contact hours.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: .5pt;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The unit will run in Semester 1, from September untill November, and two assessments will take place in December (short answer exam and oral presentation).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Aims<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The unit aims <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt\">to:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Introduce nanomedicine related topics and concepts through a series of lectures in order to provide students with an in-depth understanding of nanomedicine, biological effects of nanomaterials and their exciting therapeutic, imaging and diagnostic applications. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">More specifically, we aim to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: 0cm;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Describe how nanotechnology can be used for the delivery of therapeutics (including COVID-19 vaccine and in cancer diagnosis and therapy), bioimaging and for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases,<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: 0cm;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Explain principles of using nanomaterials for tissue <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">targeting,<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: 0cm;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Demonstrate the effects of nanomaterials and nanomaterials-based therapeutic complexes within the biological milieu,<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: 0cm;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Describe limitations and opportunities related to using nanomaterials-based therapies and imaging systems,<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: 0cm;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Illustrate the latest advances in <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">nanomedicine,<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: 0cm;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Introduce the knowledge and the skills to understand concepts, formulate ideas and translate these to clinical situations, needed for a career in nanomedicine research,<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: 0cm;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Equip students with the knowledge to propose original way to solve a clinically relevant problem through nanomedicine-based approach.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">BIOL64611\u2013Advances in Nanomedicine <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Research<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Unit coordinator: Thomas <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Kisby<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Credit rating: 15 credits<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Co-requisite unit: Introduction to Nanomedicine<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Course overview<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The Advances in Nanomedicine Research unit is designed to provide students with the skills to synthesise the latest ground-breaking scientific achievements (not nanotechnology focussed) and formulate opinion as to how the latest developments in science could be applied to advance research in the field of nanomedicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Students will learn how to communicate their opinion through a brief (no longer than 4 pages or 2,000 words) written assignment in the form of an opinion\/perspective <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">article.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The unit will run in Semester 1 (mid-October till December). In mid-October a member of staff will provide an issue of a journal (Nature, Nature Medicine, Science, Science Advances or similar). Journals proposed by the tutor will not be nanotechnology focussed, but rather communicating latest ground-breaking scientific achievements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Students will have 12 weeks to choose a topic from the selected journal, discuss it with their peers and tutor during tutorials and write an opinion\/perspective article (submission in January).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">In the first meeting (group session), a member of staff will provide a journal for each student and clearly explain the unit and assessment. Clear guidance on how to write an opinion\/perspective article will also be provided. Students will be expected to read all articles from the issue provided by the tutor and select one research paper that they will focus on in order to develop the idea as to how the findings from this particular research article could advance nanomedicine research. This is a quite extensive reading\/writing\/critical thinking exercise as students will have to dedicate at least 80h to reading articles and doing background research to support their idea.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">In the second and third meeting (group session), the group facilitated by the tutor will discuss the selection made by each student and how this inspired the topic of the opinion\/perspective article. In this group session all students will be expected to read articles selected by other students and participate in the discussion about the article (offering their critical opinion about it and also about the idea proposed by the student). The peer discussion will be facilitated by the tutor.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Aims<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"WordSection1\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">Equip students with the ability to understand the latest, ground-breaking scientific achievements through critical study of the published scientific research and apply them to the field of nanomedicine,<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"WordSection1\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Teach students how to formulate scientific opinion, present original and creative thought and communicate this accurately with a logically developed argument.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -0.1pt\">BIOL66111:<\/span><\/b><b> <\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -0.1pt\">Laboratory<\/span><\/b><b> <\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -0.1pt\">Skills<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -17.85pt;margin: 3.0pt 0cm .0001pt 41.1pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">unit coordinator: Susan Taylor, <u><span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\"><a href=\"mailto:susan.h.taylor@manchester.ac.uk\">susan.h.taylor@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -17.85pt;margin: 3.0pt 0cm .0001pt 41.1pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">15 credits<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -17.85pt;margin: 3.0pt 0cm .0001pt 41.1pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">50% pass mark<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt;margin: 3.0pt 0cm .0001pt 77.25pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">o<span style=\"font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">20% for 2 x 20 MCQ tests<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt;margin: 3.0pt 0cm .0001pt 77.25pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">o<span style=\"font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">80% for a written 1000-word report<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 121%;margin: 6.0pt 0cm .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The Laboratory skills unit aims to equip students with the theoretical understanding and practical skills relating to laboratory-based biomedical techniques to enable them to undertake, interpret and accurately record experimental research in the biomedical sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 118%;margin: 6.0pt 0cm .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">All Students will complete an Induction Part I (online) and<span style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt\"> Induction Part II <\/span>(both compulsory) then take a further 2 workshops to complete the course unit, (please, note that students of the six MSc Life Sciences programmes will be required to take workshops 1 and <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt\">3<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 118%;margin: 6.0pt 0cm .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Induction (part I) \u2013 basic laboratory guidance, including health and safety regulations, keeping a laboratory notebook. Biological Safety, Laboratory Health &amp; Safety, risk assessment and management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 118%;margin: 6.0pt 0cm .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Induction (part II) \u2013 Manual handling in a laboratory, including dilutions and solution preparation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 118%;margin: 6.0pt 0cm .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Workshop 1 \u2013 Staining techniques: histological staining, immunohistochemistry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 118%;margin: 6.0pt 0cm .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Workshop 2 \u2013 Nucleic acid techniques: PCR, Real-time PCR and qPCR.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 118%;margin: 6.0pt 0cm .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Workshop 3 \u2013 Protein handling techniques 1 &amp; 2: 1 &#8211; Protein extraction\/purification and analysis, including SDS-PAGE. 2: Western blot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 118%;margin: 6.0pt 0cm .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Workshop 4 \u2013 Results\/ data recording, scientific report writing (including methods, figures, figure legends and referencing).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;line-height: 115%\">\u00a0<\/span><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -0.2pt\">Aims<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The unit aims to equip students with the theoretical understanding and practical skills relating to laboratory-based biomedical techniques to enable them to undertake, interpret and accurately record experimental research in the biomedical sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115%\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 18pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">MEDN69910: <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Research <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Methods<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"_com_1\" class=\"msocomtxt\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Unit<span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\"> coordinator<\/span>: Vitalia <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Kinakh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Research Methods Course\/Unit is an interactive blended learning unit and is worth 15 credits. It will give you a comprehensive introduction to key information and skills required for the design, execution, interpretation and dissemination of medical, scientific and clinically- related research.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Research Methods (RM) course is an integral part of your experience whilst undertaking your degree. It will help provide you with the strongest grounding possible to carry out successful research, whether as part of your course (e.g. in a dissertation) or\/and in the future in academia, industry or a medically-aligned profession.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Aims<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: .25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">This unit aims to prepare you for postgraduate research. Specifically,it <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">will:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Introduce you to the skills and knowledge required to critically design, effectively implement,ethically conduct and knowledgeably interpret research in medical, scientific and clinically related sciences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Provide you with life-long critical appraisal skills that you will be able to apply to any research evidence that comes before you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Develop your competence in key transferable skills, particularly written and <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt\">oral <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">communication of research and time and project management in the research <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">setting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if !mso]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 18pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">BIOL65611 \u2013 Research Project <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt\">1<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Unit coordinator: Project <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Supervisor(s)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Credit <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">rating<\/span>: 30 <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">credits<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"_com_1\" class=\"msocomtxt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">Identification, conceptualisation and exposition of unsolved <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">problems<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"msocomtxt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Literature review <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">planning<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"msocomtxt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Creating and using appropriate <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">images<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"msocomtxt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Scientific writing and <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">referencing<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"msocomtxt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Research proposal <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">design<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"msocomtxt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Critical evaluation and <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">debate<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"msocomtxt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Effective time<span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\"> management\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">At the start of semester 1 you will be assigned a Research Project and supervisor (based on your choices from a list of projects provided, assuming you haven\u2019t self-arranged a project). Your choice of project 1 will have a major impact on the direction of your MSc lab project, because the research you undertake in project 2 will be related to your study topic in project 1 and will have the same supervisors.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Research project 1 comprises two components: a literature review and a research proposal. Research project 1 may well be your first serious encounter with research in tissue engineering\/regenerative medicine. It provides an opportunity to delve deeply into a topic in tissue engineering\/regenerative medicine, the underlying basic science, and to imagine how present-day research can contribute to improved treatment of wound healing and degenerative complications.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">The starting point for the project will usually be a topic defined by supervisor(s). This may be an interesting gene or protein, a basic physiological process or pathway, a known pathology, a promising prospective mode of treatment or a set of clinical or laboratory observations. Your supervisors will provide you with a brief outline of the topic and some starter references. <b>At this stage you will not be given specific project aims as you are intended to develop a hypothesis and aims during the research proposal aspect of the unit<\/b>.<\/span><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><br \/>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">BIOL65622: <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Research Project <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Unit coordinator: Project <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Supervisor(s)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: .2pt;line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Credit rating: 90 credits<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Pre-requisite units: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research Project 1,\u00a0 Research Methods unit<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"_com_1\" class=\"msocomtxt\">\n<p class=\"MsoCommentText\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -0.2pt\">Aims<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: .35pt;line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.5pt;line-height: 115%\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">The unit aims <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt\">to:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;text-indent: 0cm;line-height: 115%;margin: .05pt 9.35pt .0001pt 5.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">&#8211; Equip students with knowledge and practical skills to pursue a research career relevant to the MSc programme;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -10.0pt;line-height: 115%;margin: 3.8pt 0cm .0001pt 15.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">\u2013<span style=\"font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">Develop practical research expertise in chosen areas of the MSc <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">programme;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin-left: 15.0pt;text-indent: -10.0pt;line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">\u2013<span style=\"font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 115%\">Develop presentation skills for oral and poster presentation of new <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">research<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The Research Project 2 is the largest component of the course and aims to give students the specialist knowledge and practical skills to pursue a research career in nanomedicine, as well as develop practical research expertise in a chosen area and enhance the ability to analyse and interpret data and summarise findings in the form of written reports, poster and an oral presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">During 25 weeks students will be integrated in the research team and obtain hands-on practical experience in a laboratory. The project is assessed by a poster (mid-April) and oral presentation at the end of year, research performance and by submission of a dissertation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Students will choose from a list of nanomedicine focused research projects and supervisors. Close interaction with the project supervisor at the start of the project and regular monitoring will enable students to take responsibility for their own research development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Organisation of the course unit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">You will work in the same group as for Research Project 1; however, while your primary supervisor will remain the same, you may be assigned a laboratory-supervisor who may be a PhD student or post-doctoral research to support you day-to-day. Under supervision, you will carry out a piece of empirical laboratory-based research. Initial discussion with the supervisory team will involve a process of refinement of ideas into a project that addresses a problem, the solution to which is feasible with the time and resources available. Training and mentoring will be given to achieve the unit aims, including regular meetings with supervisory team and appropriate training in methods and experimental design and in data interpretation. Bear in mind that, as this is an empirical research, the aims may change during the duration of the project as results are generated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Feedback on research performance will be provided throughout the project<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Research performed in the project will be reported in a dissertation of between\u00a0<strong>10,000 and no more than 13,000 words<\/strong> which will include background, aims, results and conclusions of the study aimed at addressing a specific but limited research question in the area of clinical and\/or biomedical sciences. It will consist of a clear description of methods and analysis of data appropriate for addressing research hypotheses and logical interpretation, presentation and discussion of the findings. Students will also present their findings as an assessed oral presentation towards the end of the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if !mso]&gt;--><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"line-height: 115%;letter-spacing: -0.1pt\">Supervisor<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">All students at dissertation level are allocated a Supervisor. Briefly, the responsibilities of the Supervisor include: giving guidance about the nature of research and the standard expected; the planning of the research programme; and pointing the Student towards relevant literature and other sources of information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The relationship between the Student and their Supervisor is of central importance. Both the Student and the Supervisor have a responsibility to ensure that the dissertation is completed within the prescribed period of the programme. Supervisors and students should establish at their initial meeting clear and explicit expectations of each other in order to minimise the risks and problems of misunderstanding, inadequate supervision and unsatisfactory work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: .35pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Progress monitoring meetings must be closely documented. It should be noted that in some instances students may be jointly supervised by staff, and be assigned a principal and second <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">supervisor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: .25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">If you have any queries or concerns at any time during your period of study, there is a range of people you can approach:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The Programme Administration Team <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Your Supervisor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Programme Directors <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if !mso]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: .05pt;line-height: 115%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Recording <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Lectures<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 120%;margin: 6.4pt 11.35pt .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Please do not assume you can record lectures with a voice recorder or similar device. If you wish to record a lecture or other teaching session, ensure you obtain the prior permission of the lecturer. You may not share any recordings with any other person (including by electronic media) without first being given specific permission by the lecturer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 4.6pt 0cm .0001pt 33.95pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk\/tlso\/policy-guidance\/teaching-and-learning\/learning\/recording-lectures\/\">Polic<span style=\"text-decoration: none\">y<\/span> on the Recording of Lectures and other Teaching and Learning <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Activities<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if !mso]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 3.85pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Programme <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Management<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 3.85pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">The programme is managed and operated in accordance with the policies, principles, regulations and procedures of The University of Manchester.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"> The Programme Directors, have day-to-day responsibility for the management of the programmes and are assisted by the Programme Administration Team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if !mso]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: .05pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Programme <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Committee<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-top: .05pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The Programme Committee meet 3 times a year. The committee\u2019s functions and responsibilities are to maintain the standards of teaching, to evaluate and revise the programme in the light of feedback, to monitor student progression and to provide a forum for discussion between the University and the students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Programme Committee reviews the annual monitoring report and acts on recommendations arising from the annual monitoring process.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The membership of the Programme Committee includes: the Programme Directors; the Programme Administration Team; Teaching Staff and Student Representatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Programme Committee report to the<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> SBS Teaching and Learning Executive Committee.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if !mso]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 115%;margin: .05pt 0cm .0001pt 0cm\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">External <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Examiners<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">External <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The External Examiner for this programme is<span style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt\"> Professor Martin Clift of Swansea University.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Please note that it is for information only and it is inappropriate for students to make direct contact with External Examiners under any circumstances, in particular with regards to a student\u2019s individual performance in assessments. Other appropriate mechanisms are available for students, including the University\u2019s appeals or complaints procedures and the UMSU Advice Centre. In cases where a student does contact an External Examiner directly, External Examiners have been requested not to respond to direct queries. Instead, External Examiners should report the matter to their School contact who will then contact the student to remind them of the other methods available for students. If students have any queries concerning this, they should contact the Programme Administration Team \u00a0in the first instance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">External Examiners are individuals from another institution or organisation who monitor the assessment processes of the University to ensure fairness and academic standards. They ensure that assessment and examination procedures have been fairly and properly implemented and that decisions have been made after appropriate deliberation. They also ensure that standards of awards and levels of student performance are at least comparable with those in equivalent higher education institutions<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 3.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">External Examiners\u2019 <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">reports<\/span><\/span><\/strong><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 121%;margin: 2.6pt 5.95pt .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">External Examiners\u2019 reports relating to this programme will be shared with student representatives at the Staff Student Liaison Committee and\/or Programme Committee where details of any actions carried out by the programme team\/School in response to the External Examiners\u2019 comments will be discussed. Students should contact their student representatives if they require any further information about External Examiners\u2019 reports or the process for considering them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Progress and Assessment<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Deadlines for Assessed Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>All assessed work must be handed in at the prescribed time. Dates will be published in advance of the deadline. <strong>We recommend that you transfer these dates to your diaries as soon as they are published.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Assignment Word Count (Including Dissertation)<\/h3>\n<p>In accordance with the University <a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=26290\">Policy on Marking<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Each written assignment has a word limit which you must state at the top of your first page. It is acceptable, without penalty, for you to submit an assignment within a range that is plus 10% of this limit. If you present an assignment with a word count exceeding the specified limit+10%, the assignment will be marked but 1% will be deducted from this mark for every 100 words over the limit given.<\/p>\n<p>For an original word limit that is 1000 words and an assignment that is marked out of 100. If a submission is made that is 1101 words then it exceeded the 10% leeway, and is more than 100 words over the original limit and should receive a 1 mark deduction.<\/p>\n<p>In accordance with accepted academic practice, when submitting any written assignment for summative assessment, the notion of a word count includes the following without exception:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All titles or headings that form part of the actual text. This does not include the fly page or reference list<\/li>\n<li>All words that form the actual essay<\/li>\n<li>All words forming the titles for figures, tables and boxes, are included but this does not include boxes or tables or figures themselves<\/li>\n<li>All in-text (that is bracketed) references<\/li>\n<li>All directly quoted material<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Certain assessments may require different penalties for word limits to be applied. For example, if part of the requirement for the assessment is conciseness of presentation of facts and arguments. In such cases it may be that no 10% leeway is allowed and penalties applied may be stricter than described above. In such cases the rules for word count limits and the penalties to be applied will be clearly stated in the assessment brief and in the submission details for that assessment.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Submitting your work<\/h2>\n<p>All assignments must be submitted electronically. The published deadlines for assessments all relate to the electronic submission which is completed via Blackboard, using the Turnitin system in the majority of cases. You must submit by the deadline advertised in your timetable\/assessment handbook.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Submitting an electronic copy of the work<\/li>\n<li>Log onto Blackboard via <a href=\"https:\/\/my.manchester.ac.uk\/\">My Manchester<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on the relevant course unit<\/li>\n<li>Go to assessment folder<\/li>\n<li>Upload your assignment via the Turnitin process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Turnitin<\/h2>\n<p>The University uses electronic systems for the purposes of detecting plagiarism and other forms of academic malpractice and for marking. Such systems include Turnitin, the plagiarism detection service used by the University.<\/p>\n<p>The School also reserves the right to submit work handed in by you for formative or summative assessment to Turnitin and\/or other electronic systems used by the University.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that when work is submitted to the relevant electronic systems, it may be copied and then stored in a database to allow appropriate checks to be made.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=13010\">Guidance on how to submit assignments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please note that you can only upload one document so you cannot save your references\/appendices as a separate document.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Guidance for Presentation of Taught Master's Dissertations<\/h2>\n<p>The University of Manchester guidance on presentation of taught Master's Dissertations is available at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regulations.manchester.ac.uk\/academic\/presentation-dissertations\/\">Guidance for the presentation of Taught Master's dissertations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The guidance explains the required presentation of the dissertation, and failure to follow the instructions in the guidance may result in the dissertation being rejected by the examiners.<\/p>\n<p>There is more information on taught master's dissertation requirements on Blackboard: <a href=\"https:\/\/my.manchester.ac.uk\/\">https:\/\/my.manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Extensions to Assignment Deadlines<\/h2>\n<p>On rare occasions students may need to request an extension to a coursework deadline due to circumstances beyond their control. If you need to request an extension to your assignment submission deadline then you must submit an extension request form which must be accompanied by supporting evidence (medical letters, certificates or other appropriate evidence). The supporting evidence must justify the length of the requested extension.<\/p>\n<p>The extension request form is available via the Student Support Team .<\/p>\n<p>The form should be submitted as soon as possible <strong>before <\/strong>the coursework deadline and should be submitted to the Student Support Team.<\/p>\n<p>It is your responsibility to ensure that your request has been received.<\/p>\n<p>You will be notified of the outcome of your request via email as soon as possible. Please note that an extension to a deadline is classed as mitigation. Mitigation can only be applied once to a piece of work. i.e. you cannot have an deadline extension and also apply for mitigation for poor performance due to the same circumstances.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Late Submission Penalty (Including Dissertation)<\/h2>\n<p>Work submitted after the deadline without prior approval will be subject to a late penalty in accordance with the University Policy on Submission of Work for Summative Assessment on Taught Programmes. The penalty applied is 10% of available marks deducted per day\/24 hours (from the time of the original or extended deadline), until the assignment is submitted or no marks remain.<\/p>\n<p>Penalties for late submission relate to 24 hours\/calendar days, so include weekends and weekdays, as well as bank holidays and University closure days.<\/p>\n<p>The mark awarded for the piece of work will be reduced by:<\/p>\n<p>10% of the available marks deducted if up to 24 hours (1 day) late<\/p>\n<p>20% of the available marks deducted if up to 48 hours (2 days) late<\/p>\n<p>30% of the available marks deducted if up to 72 hours (3 days) late<\/p>\n<p>40% of the available marks deducted if up to 96 hours (4 days) late<\/p>\n<p>50% of the available marks deducted if up to 120 hours (5 days) late<\/p>\n<p>60% of the available marks deducted if up to 144 hours (6 days) late<\/p>\n<p>70% of the available marks deducted if up to 168 hours (7 days) late<\/p>\n<p>80% of the available marks deducted if up to 192 hours (8 days) late<\/p>\n<p>90% of the available marks deducted if up to 216 hours (9 days) late<\/p>\n<p>100% of the available marks deducted if up to 240 hours (10 days) late<\/p>\n<p>If the assessment is submitted within 10 days of the deadline the assessment should be marked and feedback to the student provided. If this mark before the penalty is applied reaches the appropriate pass mark but the applied penalty results in a fail of the assessment, the student should not be required to resit the assessment as the original mark can be taken as the resit mark. Further information and examples can be found in the Policy and associated Guidance documents.<\/p>\n<p>For work submitted more than 10 days late, it is regarded as a non-submission and need not be marked. In this case a mark of zero will be awarded and normal resit regulations will apply.<\/p>\n<p>The sliding scale should only be applied to first-sit submissions. For all referred (resit) assessment, any late submission will automatically receive a mark of zero.<\/p>\n<p>For further information:<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regulations.manchester.ac.uk\/academic\/late-submission\/\">Guidance on Late Submission<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regulations.manchester.ac.uk\/academic\/submission-of-work\/\">Policy on the Submission of Work for Summative Assessment on Taught Programmes<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Academic Malpractice<\/h2>\n<p>Academic malpractice is any activity \u2013 intentional or otherwise \u2013 that is likely to undermine the integrity essential to scholarship and research. It includes plagiarism, collusion, fabrication or falsification of results, and anything else that could result in unearned or undeserved credit for those committing it. Academic malpractice can result from a deliberate act of cheating or may be committed unintentionally. Whether intended or not, all incidents of academic malpractice will be treated seriously by the University.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regulations.manchester.ac.uk\/guidance-to-students-on-plagiarism-and-other-forms-of-academic-malpractice\/\">Guidance on academic malpractice and how to avoid it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The procedures and penalties for dealing with academic malpractice are covered by the same regulation as apply to <a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=6530\">Conduct and Disciple of Students (Regulation XVII)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You are responsible for ensuring that you understand what academic malpractice is, and how to avoid committing it. If you are unsure, ask your lecturer or academic advisor.<\/p>\n<p>As further support for students, the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health has developed an Introductory Course. This unit must be completed by all postgraduate taught students and will allow you to test your understanding of what constitutes plagiarism and academic malpractice. You can access the resource via Blackboard. Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/my.manchester.ac.uk\/\">My Manchester<\/a> and click on the Blackboard tab. The online resource will be listed under the My Communities heading. The module should be completed as soon as possible after you begin your programmes, but must be completed before you submit your first piece of academic work for assessment.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Feedback for Assessments<\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of feedback is to provide constructive comments so that you can improve the standard of your work. Thus, in addition to marks you will receive written feedback on most of your assessed coursework.<\/p>\n<p>Marks awarded for your assessments (i.e. everything which contributes to your final degree classification) are subject to ratification by the examination board and the external examiner at the awarding examination meeting. <strong>Consequently all marks given before the final examiners\u2019 meeting has taken place must be regarded as provisional. <\/strong>Shortly after the examinations meetings we will publish results and a breakdown of your marks. These will remain provisional until after the final examination board has met.<\/p>\n<p>The marking process involves several steps to ensure appropriate academic consideration and quality assurance processes have been adhered to. Students will be notified by email once the work has been marked and grades are available. <strong>We will endeavour to mark work and give feedback to students 15 working days after the hand-in date. <\/strong>However, occasionally there may be delays as a result of staff illness or other unforeseeable factors. In these circumstances, you will be kept informed of this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=6518\">The University Policy on Feedback to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A video message explaining the university feedback policy is available in the community space on Blackboard. It is recommended that you watch this message for information and suggestions on how to best utilise the feedback you are given throughout your course.<\/p>\n<p>Following graduation you may obtain a detailed official written account of all your examination results (called a transcript) from the Student Services Centre on payment of a small fee. This carries the University stamp and is recognised for such purposes as admission to a further course of study at another institution, membership of professional bodies, exemption from sections of professional examinations etc. If you need an official transcript, contact the SSC on 0161 275 5000.<\/p>\n<p>Unofficial transcripts can be provided by the Assessments Team.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>How To Find Your Marks<\/h2>\n<p>Once work has been marked and moderated you will receive an email from the Assessment Team to tell you that the marks have been released. Work submitted via Blackboard will usually show a mark along with feedback on the Blackboard system.<\/p>\n<p>You can also access marks by logging into your <a href=\"https:\/\/my.manchester.ac.uk\/\">My Manchester<\/a> account and going to My Services\/Self Service and Student Centre. You can choose \u2018Assignments\u2019 from the drop-down box and choose the relevant unit. Your Final mark for the unit does not appear until the unit is fully completed and marks have been through an exam board.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if !mso]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: -0.1pt;font-size: 18pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Examinations<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"line-height: 121%;margin: 6.4pt 12.95pt .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Examinations may be scheduled at any point during the academic year. The Assessments Team will provide you with details on when examinations will be scheduled. Please be aware that you may be tested on any topic from within a unit. Do not presume that because a piece of coursework has covered one area of a unit that it will not also appear in the exam. More details will be provided by the individual unit leads. Past papers for some units (where appropriate) are available online:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 4.6pt 0cm .0001pt 33.95pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/pastpapers.aspx\">Past <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Exams<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-left: 5.25pt;line-height: 121%\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Do not assume that exams will take the same format as previous years. Academic staff should not indicate what will\/ will not feature in an exam as this may not be accurate. Staff may have submitted questions that may not, necessarily, appear on the final exam paper. You should presume that anything can appear on the exam paper unless informed officially by the Assessments Team or Programme Directors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 120%;margin: 11.2pt 0cm .0001pt 5.25pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;line-height: 120%\">Students are expected to attend all scheduled examinations. If for any unforeseen circumstances you experience any issues in attending, you must report this to the Programme Administration Team\/Programme Director who may recommend that you submit a Mitigating Circumstances application.<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h1><strong>Student Representation and Feedback <\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Election of Student Representative <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the beginning of the year you will be asked to elect a student representative. The student representative will be invited to attend the Programme Committees for parts of the meeting that do not involve discussion of individual students and the assessments. The student representative should make students\u2019 views known to the programme management. In addition, they should report any relevant information back to the students.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Feedback from\/to students <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The University has a <a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=6518\">Policy on Feedback to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students<\/a> in relation to the timely provision of feedback for academic progression.<\/p>\n<p>Students will also have the opportunity to feedback their thoughts on the programme via a series of anonymous evaluation forms. Student feedback questionnaires will be made available via the Module Leads at the end of each module. The information will then be collated to assess the performance level of the programme. It is expected that every student will complete these forms. These feedback questionnaires are produced by the programme and allow students to comment on specific aspects of the organisation and delivery of the taught modules. The information obtained is collated and discussed during the next Programme Committee meeting. The quality of teaching on the programme is monitored in part by student feedback. Thus it is very important that you make your views, good and bad, known.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of each semester, you will be asked to complete an anonymous University generated online evaluation form. This is known as a Unit Survey and will address more general issues with the information obtained being used to inform the teaching strategy of the Faculty\/University. You will also receive a Postgraduate Taught Unit Survey form at the end of the semester. Again all students are expected to complete these surveys.\t\t<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">University Regulations<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Postgraduate Degree Regulations<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The University Postgraduate degree regulations can be found online:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regulations.manchester.ac.uk\/postgraduate-degree-regulations\/\">Postgraduate Degree Regulations<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">A video explaining the degree regulations can be found in the community space on Blackboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">In order to progress to the dissertation\/research project you must have satisfactorily achieved the relevant pass mark in taught course units, including by use of resit and\/or compensation as outlined in the degree regulations, in order to continue to this element of the programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2><strong>Ethics Procedures<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The nature of your programme and\/or project work may require ethical approval.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk\/tlso\/policy-guidance\/assessment\/practice-of-assessment\/research-human-subjects\/\">Policy on Ethical Approval of research on human subjects in taught assessment <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is your responsibility to ensure that you have followed the correct ethical procedures, and that you have done this in good time.<\/p>\n<p>Speak to your Supervisor or Programme Director at the earliest opportunity to ascertain whether ethical approval is required.\t\t<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ftoc-tier-4-visa-census-requirements\" class=\"ftwp-heading ftwp-heading-target\"><strong>Student Route (formerly known as Tier 4) Visa Census Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you are a Student Route visa holder, you must attend census points throughout the year, in addition to complying with your programme\u2019s attendance requirements. Census checks are at specific times throughout the year and usually take place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>September \/ October<\/li>\n<li>January<\/li>\n<li>May\/June<\/li>\n<li>July<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The School must be able to confirm your presence to the UKVI by the end of each census point in the academic year. If you do not attend a census point when required by the School and you do not provide a valid explanation for your absence you will be deemed \u2018not in attendance\u2019. Further information can be obtained from the Student Support Team.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Student Support and Guidance<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 3.35pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #212121\">Academic Appeals, Complaints, Conduct and <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt\">Discipline<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>Academic Appeals<\/h3>\n<p>Academic Appeals are a way of asking the University to review a recent decision taken by an Examination Board or equivalent body, which affects a student\u2019s progression or status (e.g. where a student is excluded from the University, or transferred to a programme for a lower qualification). However, appeals cannot be made simply on the basis of disagreeing with a mark, or as a challenge to academic judgement. They must instead be based on one of the grounds for appeal detailed in Regulation XIX Academic Appeals.<\/p>\n<p>Full details are available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk\/study-support\/appeals\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this regulation is to safeguard the interests of students and may only be used when there are adequate grounds for doing so which are outlined in the regulation. It may not be used simply because you are dissatisfied with the outcome of your assessment or other decision concerning your academic progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>An appeal which questions the academic or professional judgement of those charged with the responsibility for assessing a student\u2019s academic performance of professional competence shall not be permitted. This means that you may not challenge marks or grades awarded unless you believe that they may have been affected by factors under i-iv below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The accepted grounds for appeal are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Circumstances affecting your performance of which, for a credible and compelling reason, the Examination Board or equivalent body may not have been aware when the decision was taken, and which may have had a material effect on the decision. Note: if students wish to appeal on such grounds, they must give credible and compelling reasons with supporting documentation explaining why this information was not made available prior to the decision being made.<\/p>\n<p>(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An administrative error or procedural irregularity in the assessment process or in putting into effect the regulations for the programme of study such as to cause significant doubt as to whether the decision might have been different if the error or irregularity had not occurred.<\/p>\n<p>(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evidence of prejudice or bias or lack of proper assessment on the part of one or more of the examiners.<\/p>\n<p>(iv)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The supervision or training in respect of research for a dissertation or thesis or equivalent work was unsatisfactory to the point that your performance was seriously affected.<\/p>\n<p>Appeals based upon provisional decisions of the School cannot be considered. This means that you will not be able to submit an appeal until after examination boards have taken place and the results have been released. All recommendations for mitigating circumstances must be approved by the Board of Examiners.<\/p>\n<p>In the first instance, students should submit an informal appeal directly to the school to see if an informal resolution can be reached. Students can do this by emailing their appeal to <a href=\"mailto:sbs.appealsandconduct@manchester.ac.uk\">sbs.appealsandconduct@manchester.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0with any evidence provided as email attachments. The specifics of the appeal can be outlined in the email. The email should provide the following information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An explanation of the mitigating circumstances and the impact that this had on your academic performance - you have provided this.<\/li>\n<li>Evidence to support the mitigating circumstances - if you have any further evidence, please send it through.<\/li>\n<li>An explanation (ideally supported by evidence) as to why you were not able to make the school aware of these circumstances earlier (e.g. by applying for mitigating circumstances).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Should an informal appeal be rejected, you will then have the right to submit a formal appeal to the Faculty of Biology, Medicine &amp; Health Appeals, Complaints and Discipline Team within 20 working days of the date you are notified of the outcome of your informal appeal. This route should not be pursued until an informal appeal has been considered first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please be aware that if you submit a formal appeal without having submitted an informal appeal first, there is no other channel for submitting a further appeal within the university.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please note you can only appeal on your own behalf. If you want a representative (e.g. a parent) to appeal for you, you must send a letter (or email) with your appeal explaining that you have given them permission to act on your behalf. Students can contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/manchesterstudentsunion.com\/academic-advice\/appeals\">Students\u2019 Union Advice Centre<\/a> for assistance in drafting an appeal.<\/p>\n<p>For further information on submitting an appeal, please contact <a href=\"mailto:appeals.sbs@manchester.ac.uk\">appeals.sbs@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Student Complaints<\/h2>\n<p>The University\u2019s Student Complaints Procedure (Regulation XVIII) and associated documents, including a complaints form, can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.regulations.manchester.ac.uk\/academic\/regulation-xviii-student-complaints-procedure\/\">Regulations | Academic-related regulations | Regulation XVIII: Student Complaints Procedure | The University of Manchester<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The University has separate procedures to address complaints of bullying, harassment, discrimination and\/or victimisation - see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reportandsupport.manchester.ac.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.reportandsupport.manchester.ac.uk\/<\/a> Students thinking of submitting a formal complaint should, in most instances, attempt informal resolution first (see the procedure). Formal complaints should be submitted on the relevant form to Faculty Appeals and Complaints Team electronically by e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:FBMHappealsandcomplaints@manchester.ac.uk\">FBMHappealsandcomplaints@manchester.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Conduct and Discipline of Students<\/h2>\n<p>General University information on the conduct and discipline of students can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk\/tlso\/academic-appeals-complaints-and-misconduct\/\">at https:\/\/www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk\/tlso\/academic-appeals-complaints-and- misconduct\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Faculty policies for students on communication and dress code, social networking. and drugs and alcohol can be found at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=29038\">http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=29038<\/a> (Communication and Dress Code)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=29039\">http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=29039<\/a> (Drugs and Alcohol)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=29040\">http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=29040<\/a> (Social Networking)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information on Academic Malpractice and how to avoid it can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.regulations.manchester.ac.uk\/guidance-to-students-on-plagiarism-and-other-forms-of-academic-malpractice\/\">http:\/\/www.regulations.manchester.ac.uk\/guidance-to-students-on-plagiarism-and- other-forms-of-academic-malpractice\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In accordance with the<a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=24561\"> Policy on Submission of Work for Summative Assessment on <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=24561\">Taught Programmes, <\/a>\u2018All typed summative assessment, including dissertations, should be submitted online and subjected to plagiarism detection software, where appropriate\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The University Library has produced online resources to help students in avoiding plagiarism and academic malpractice at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.manchester.ac.uk\/using-the-library\/students\/training-and-skills-support\/my-learning-essentials\/online-resources\/\">https:\/\/www.library.manchester.ac.uk\/using-the-library\/students\/training-and-skills-support\/my- learning-essentials\/online-resources\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An Introduction to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism is provided by the Student Guidance Service at: <a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=8257\">An Introduction to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism<\/a> (Student Guidance Service)<\/p>\n<p>The Student Support website provides guidance on Good Study Skills at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk\/study-support\/goodstudyskills\/\">https:\/\/www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk\/study-support\/goodstudyskills\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Student Support website also provides guidance on avoiding academic malpractice: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk\/study-support\/academic-support\/assessments-and-exams\/avoiding-academic-malpractice\/\">https:\/\/www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk\/study-support\/academic-support\/assessments-and-exams\/avoiding-academic-malpractice\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Students thinking of submitting a formal complaint should, in most instances, attempt informal resolution first. Students can submit complaints to the Head of Teaching, Learning &amp; Student Experience, Kerry Mycock (<a href=\"mailto:kerry.mycock@manchester.ac.uk\">kerry.mycock@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><a href=\"mailto:Emma.Hilton-Wood@manchester.ac.uk\">)<\/a>, for the School to respond to.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><p><strong>Mitigating Circumstances: Requesting Extensions and\/or Mitigation for Adverse Events Impacting on Your Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During your studies, you may experience unforeseeable and unpreventable significant events which negatively affect your ability to submit work and assessments or perform to your usual standard in an assessment of any type. The University\u2019s Policy on Mitigating Circumstances outlines the processes in place to reduce the negative effects of these situations on academic outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways that these circumstances can be considered; Extensions for coursework submissions and Mitigation for coursework\/assessments and exams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extensions to Coursework\/Assessment Submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If, because of illness or other mitigating factors, you wish to seek an extension to a deadline for submitting written coursework for a course unit or a tutorial assignment, you must submit an Assessed Coursework Extension Request form.<\/p>\n<p>The application for extension <strong>must <\/strong>be made <strong>BY 10:00am TWO DAYS BEFORE THE DAY OF THE DEADLINE.\u00a0 <\/strong>For example, if the deadline is at 4pm on Thursday, the extension request must be submitted before 10am on the Tuesday of that week.<strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>If the deadline is on a Monday, the extension request <strong>MUST<\/strong> be submitted by 10am on the Thursday before the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>If a student is eligible for a DASS Automatic Extension, they should apply, at the latest, TWO DAYS BEFORE THE DASS DEADLINE.<\/p>\n<p>We will not consider late applications.\u00a0 If a student misses the deadline to apply for an extension, we recommend they apply for mitigating circumstances (see below).<\/p>\n<p>Students will normally be granted a maximum of 5 additional working days (in addition to any DASS automatic extension that a student may be entitled to).<\/p>\n<p>If a student requires additional time, they are recommended to apply for mitigating circumstances \u2013 see below.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for extensions must be submitted online using the link communicated to students each semester.\u00a0 Students will be sent regular email communications which will include information on how to apply \u2013 including a link to the online form.- Applications not completed via the provided online link, will not be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Extension requests will only apply to assessed written work, for example, coursework essays, and <strong>do not<\/strong> apply to the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Group\/teamwork<\/li>\n<li>Presentations<\/li>\n<li>Formative coursework<\/li>\n<li>Assessments limited by logistical constraints e.g., assessments to be completed whilst on a field trip; short recurring deadlines - where assessments are to be submitted weekly for a particular unit; continuous ongoing course work - portfolios; or where feedback needs to be provided to students before the extension end date<\/li>\n<li>Practical\/skills-based work<\/li>\n<li>Take home timed written examinations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students are not required to provide supporting evidence for extension requests (unless they wish to provide this).\u00a0 The application will be assessed based on whether a student has fully demonstrated the impact of the incident\/issue on their ability to submit the written piece of work within the original deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Reasons for requesting and granting an extension may include (but not limited to):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Technology\/IT issues \u2013 broken laptop, Wi-Fi issues etc.<\/li>\n<li>Physical ill health \u2013 Covid, sickness, injury etc.<\/li>\n<li>Mental ill health \u2013 anxiety, stress etc.<\/li>\n<li>Disability (whether the student is registered with DASS or not)<\/li>\n<li>Domestic\/family crisis - bereavement, illness, relationship breakdown, caring responsibilities, maternity\/paternity\/adoption leave<\/li>\n<li>Personal crisis \u2013 accommodation issues, theft, assault, financial difficulties<\/li>\n<li>Jury Service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Extension requests that fall within the following categories would not normally be granted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned\/anticipated events - moving house, holidays etc. (anything that could be reasonably expected)<\/li>\n<li>Assessments that are scheduled close together \u2013 unless impacting on health\/wellbeing<\/li>\n<li>Misreading assessment timetable<\/li>\n<li>Inadequate planning or time management<\/li>\n<li>Act of religious observance<\/li>\n<li>Consequences of paid employment (except in exceptional circumstances, i.e. if related to family\/financial crises).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You <strong>must <u>not<\/u> <\/strong>assume that an extension has been approved until you receive written (e.g. email) confirmation. You should receive this confirmation prior to the original deadline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigating Circumstances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes circumstances or events beyond your control may adversely affect your ability to perform in an examination or assessment to your full potential. The University defines mitigating circumstances as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk\/study-support\/mitigating-circumstances\/\"><em>\u2018unforeseeable or unpreventable circumstances that could have, or did have, a significant adverse effect on the academic performance of a student\u2019<\/em>.\u202f\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Possible mitigating circumstances include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>significant illness or injury; or worsening of an ongoing illness or disability, including mental health conditions (please see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dso.manchester.ac.uk\/who-do-we-support\/current-students\/\">DASS website<\/a> for examples of disabilities);<\/li>\n<li>personal issues such as the death or critical\/significant illness of a close family member\/dependent; significant family or personal crises or major financial problems leading to acute stress;<\/li>\n<li>some IT-related issues such as a network or hardware fault at the point of submission; and<\/li>\n<li>absence from the University for public service, for example, jury service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Events that will <strong>NOT <\/strong>normally be regarded as grounds for mitigation include (but are not limited to):<\/p>\n<p><em>Personal issues:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>holidays, moving house and events that were planned or could reasonably have been expected.<\/li>\n<li>loss or theft of a computer or printer that prevents submission of work on time.\u00a0 Students should back up work regularly and not leave completion so late that they cannot find another computer or printer.<\/li>\n<li>the act of religious observance.<\/li>\n<li>consequences of paid employment (except in some special cases for part-time students)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Time management or organization\/administrative issues:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>assessments that are scheduled close together.<\/li>\n<li>misreading the timetable or misunderstanding the requirements for assessments.<\/li>\n<li>inadequate planning and time management.<\/li>\n<li>students who commence their studies later than the expected start date who have missed a portion of teaching\/learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Issues during exams:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>exam stress or panic attacks not diagnosed as illness or supported by medical evidence.<\/li>\n<li>disruption in an examination room during the course of an assessment which has not been brought to the attention of, or recorded by, the invigilators (including instances such as fire alarms or other noise disruption).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You should include any evidence that supports your request, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extracts from your medical notes (you can request these from your GP practice)<\/li>\n<li>Copy of prescription or photo of name label on prescribed medication<\/li>\n<li>Photo of labelled positive COVID-19 test result (if available)<\/li>\n<li>Appointment cards from medical unit or hospital admissions letter<\/li>\n<li>Confirmation text of medical appointment<\/li>\n<li>Communications from a school or care facility confirming that they are closed or the person you care for is unable to attend<\/li>\n<li>An obituary or letter from a family member, in the case of bereavement<\/li>\n<li>Police, security or insurance report<\/li>\n<li>Press or media report<\/li>\n<li>Internal confirmation of existing engagement with our counselling \/ Advice and Response service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For medical conditions we do\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0require a specific letter from your GP or healthcare provider, and in cases of bereavement we do\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0require a death certificate. However, you can still include either of these as supporting evidence if you wish.<\/p>\n<p>If you are registered with DASS, they will confirm with your School directly - you do not have to seek this evidence from them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong> some third-party\u202fproviders can take several weeks to provide you with supporting evidence, so it is important to organise this as soon as possible.\u00a0 If your evidence will not be available until after the deadline, you must ensure your application is submitted on time and notify <a href=\"mailto:sbs.mitcircs@manchester.ac.uk\">sbs.mitcircs@manchester.ac.uk<\/a> when they can expect to receive the evidence.<\/p>\n<p>If due to an emergency you have attended a hospital Accident and Emergency (A&amp;E) Department, you must obtain written confirmation of attendance either from the hospital or subsequently from your GP confirming your attendance and stating the nature of the emergency.<\/p>\n<p>If the information is of a highly confidential nature, you may submit your evidence in a sealed envelope to the SBS Student Hub, marked for the attention of the Chair of the Mitigating Circumstances Committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coursework and other assessment deadlines for submitting your mitigating circumstances application and supporting evidence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coursework and other assessments completed during the Semester:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications must be submitted within 5 working days of the assessment deadline.\u00a0 For example, an application for an assessment with a deadline of 4pm on Thursday must be submitted by no later than 4pm on Thursday of the following week.<\/p>\n<p>Requests for mitigation submitted after the deadline dates cannot be considered. Students would need to go through the appeals process and provide a credible and compelling explanation as to why the circumstances were not known or could not have been shown beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for mitigating circumstances must be submitted online using the link communicated to students each semester.\u00a0 Students will be sent regular email communications which will include information on how to apply \u2013 including a link to the online form. Applications not completed via the provided online link, will not be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Please be aware, mitigation will <strong>NOT <\/strong>result in the changing of any marks, unless penalties for late submission are waived after an assignment has already been marked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Absence from examinations due to ill health<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You should make every effort to participate in all examinations. It will not be possible to make special arrangements to take the exams in an alternative location, unless this has been arranged through the Disability Advisory Support Service.<\/p>\n<p>If you are so ill you are unable to take an exam, you <strong>must <\/strong>contact the SBS Hub \u2013 email <a href=\"mailto:sbs.hub@manchester.ac.uk\"><strong>sbs.hub@manchester.ac.uk<\/strong><\/a> or telephone <strong>0161 275 1387<\/strong> as soon as possible, and certainly <strong>no later than the day and start time of your examination. <\/strong>You should complete a Mitigating Circumstances application which must be accompanied by appropriate independent third-party supporting evidence.\u00a0 Further guidance on the type of evidence you might include is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk\/study-support\/mitigating-circumstances\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note <\/strong>some third-party providers can take several weeks to provide you with supporting evidence, so it is important to organise this as soon as possible. If your evidence will not be available until after the deadline, you must ensure your application is submitted on time and notify <a href=\"mailto:sbs.mitcircs@manchester.ac.uk\">sbs.mitcircs@manchester.ac.uk<\/a> when they can expect to receive the evidence.<\/p>\n<p>If the information is of a highly confidential nature, you may submit your evidence in a sealed envelope, marked for the attention of the Chair of the Mitigating Circumstances Committee. If due to an emergency you have attended a hospital Accident and Emergency (A&amp;E) Department, you must obtain written confirmation of attendance either from the hospital or subsequently from your GP confirming your attendance and stating the nature of the emergency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Illness not resulting in absence from examinations<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may be unwell but able to proceed with an examination but feel that your performance will have been impaired. If you wish this to be taken into account, you must follow the same procedures as stated in the earlier Section Absence from Examinations due to Ill Health by applying for mitigation. Note that exam stress or panic attacks not diagnosed as illness or supported by medical evidence, would not normally be considered a mitigating circumstance. If you anticipate or experience any of these issues, you are strongly encouraged to contact your GP, the Counselling &amp; Mental Health Service (see Section Counselling) or the Disability Advisory Support Service (DASS).<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Interruptions\/Withdrawals<\/h2>\n<h3>Interruptions<\/h3>\n<p>It is the expectation of the University that postgraduate taught students pursue their studies on a continuous basis for the stipulated duration of their programme. However, it is recognised that students may encounter personal difficulties or situations which may seriously disrupt or delay their studies. In some cases, an interruption or extension to your programme of study may be the most sensible option.<\/p>\n<p>Students who wish to interrupt the programme or extend to write up the dissertation should initially discuss their plans and reasons with the Programme Director.<\/p>\n<p>Students should also provide documentary evidence when appropriate, for example, doctor\u2019s letter, sick note etc.<\/p>\n<p>An application must be submitted to the Programme Director who will either support or reject the request. The form will then be submitted for consideration to the School Interruptions Panel who will make the final decision.<\/p>\n<p>The forms required for formal application are available from the Student Support Team.<\/p>\n<h3>Withdrawals<\/h3>\n<p>Students who are considering withdrawing from the programme should discuss this either with the Programme Director and, if in their dissertation year, with their research supervisor, and make the application by formal letter.<\/p>\n<p>Students may liaise directly with the Student Support Team who will communicate this information directly to the Fees and Records Departments of the University.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Occupational Health<\/h2>\n<p>Occupational Health is a specialised area of medicine concerned with the way in which an individual\u2019s health can affect his or her ability to do a job and to study and conversely how the work environment can affect an individual\u2019s health. Their aim is to promote the physical, mental and social well-being of students and to reduce the incidence of ill-health arising from exposure to work place hazards.<\/p>\n<p>The service provides confidential services to protect the health of staff and students at The University of Manchester.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.occhealth.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Occupational Health Service<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Counselling Service<\/h2>\n<p>The counselling service is available for all students. It is free and consists of a team of professional counsellors. The service provides confidential counselling for anyone who wants help with personal problems affecting their work or well-being.<\/p>\n<p>The service is open 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday all year round except public holidays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.counsellingservice.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Counselling Service<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Fitness to Practise<\/h2>\n<p>Postgraduate students at The University of Manchester who are qualified health or social care professionals (e.g. doctor, dentist, nurse, social worker) registered by a healthcare or social care regulatory body (e.g. General Medical Council, General Dental Council, Nursing &amp; Midwifery Council, Social Care Council) are expected to behave at all times in a way that is consistent with the recommendations or code of practice of the relevant professional regulatory body.<\/p>\n<p>Postgraduate students need to be aware that in the event of misconduct, dishonesty, unprofessional behaviour, or other behaviour or illness (e.g. mental health illness) that raises the possibility that the student\u2019s fitness to practise may be impaired; the University has a duty to protect the public and to inform the relevant professional regulatory body. This means, for example, that where a student has been found to be dishonest (e.g. plagiarism, collusion, falsification of research data or other forms of cheating) the matter may be reported by the University to the relevant professional regulatory body.<\/p>\n<p>Students who are dishonest not only risk failing to be awarded the intended degree, but also place at risk their whole professional career.<\/p>\n<p>Further information on Fitness to Practise related matters can be found online:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tlso.manchester.ac.uk\/appeals-complaints\/fitnesstopractise\">Fitness to practise<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Disability Advisory and Support Service<\/h2>\n<p>The University of Manchester welcomes students with a disability or specific learning difficulties. The University has a Disability Advisory and Support Service (DASS), who can supply further information, and staff will be pleased to meet you, by prior arrangement, to discuss your needs. Staff will liaise with your School to make the necessary arrangements for your support during your time in Manchester. The office can also provide a copy of the University's Disability Statement, 'Opportunities for Students with Additional Support Needs at the University of Manchester' which sets out the policy and provision for students with a disability.<\/p>\n<p>DASS is located on the 2nd Floor of University Place <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manchester.ac.uk\/discover\/maps\/interactive-map\/?id=34\">(see Campus Map)<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:dass@manchester.ac.uk\">dass@manchester.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Phone 0161 275 7512; Text 07899 658 790 (only for d\/Deaf students);<\/li>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dso.manchester.ac.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.dso.manchester.ac.uk\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DASS are open from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also email the school at <a href=\"mailto:sbs.dc@manchester.ac.uk\">sbs.dc@manchester.ac.uk<\/a> for any advice relating to DASS requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Please be aware that if you were an undergraduate student at the University of Manchester you will need to register with DASS again as a postgraduate student.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Students Union Advice Centre<\/h2>\n<p>The Students Union has advisors who can help with any matter ranging from finances to housing and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/manchesterstudentsunion.com\/\">Manchester Students' Union<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>University Careers Service<\/h2>\n<p>As a postgraduate the demands on your time can seem overwhelming. The University careers service can make your life easier by offering a range of services designed to help you. Advice and support for Postgraduates include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help with CVs and applications, practice interviews and psychometric tests<\/li>\n<li>Drop in quick query advice service<\/li>\n<li>Personal Career consultations targeted to your needs<\/li>\n<li>A range of postgraduate employability training opportunities<\/li>\n<li>24-hour access to up to date information, advice, vacancies and details of forthcoming events, including a specifically designed section for postgraduates available through our website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manchester.ac.uk\/careers\">www.manchester.ac.uk\/careers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Information on Job opportunities and vacancies through our fortnightly vacancy paper bulletins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careers.manchester.ac.uk\/postgraduates\/\">The University of Manchester Careers Service<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Monitoring attendance and wellbeing of students<\/h2>\n<p>In order to monitor their progress, students will have regular, scheduled meetings with their academic advisor<em>. <\/em>Progress forms should be completed at these meetings. These meetings are in addition to the research project supervisory meetings between the student and supervisor, of which there should be a minimum of 10 per academic year.<\/p>\n<p>Students are required to attend <strong>ALL <\/strong>lectures.<\/p>\n<p>Attendance monitoring will take place during <strong>ALL <\/strong>sessions. <strong>It is your responsibility to make sure you have signed the register. <\/strong>Postgraduates are also expected to sit <strong>ALL <\/strong>examinations and coursework tests for their degree programme and to submit <strong>ALL <\/strong>coursework assignments by the deadline specified. Any queries about attendance should be sent to <a href=\"mailto:sbs.attendance@manchester.ac.uk\">sbs.attendance@manchester.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Attendance is monitored in conjunction with <a href=\"http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=1895\">Regulation XX \u2013 Work and Attendance of Students.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Absences supported by medical or other appropriate information will not normally be counted towards the assessment of unsatisfactory attendance. Any absences must be supported by a Mitigating Circumstances Form and supporting evidence.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>A-Z of Student Services<\/h2>\n<p>The A-Z of Services can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/my.manchester.ac.uk\/\">My Manchester<\/a> website or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk\/crucial-guide\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here you can find more information on a wide range of topics such as library services, disability support and careers advice.<\/p>\n<h3>IT Services Support Centre online<\/h3>\n<p>Details of what IT support is available and how to access it can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/student\/technical-support\/\">FBMH eLearning Support page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Login to the Support Centre online to log a request, book an appointment for an IT visit, or search the Knowledge Base.<\/p>\n<p>Telephone: +44 (0)161 306 5544 (or extension 65544). Telephone support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/p>\n<p>In person: Walk-up help and support is available at the Joule Library, Main Library or Alan Gilbert Learning Commons:<\/p>\n<p>Use Support Centre online for support with eLearning, from where you may make a request, or search the Knowledge Base.<\/p>\n<p>For IT and eLearning support visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/student\/technical-support\/\">https:\/\/elearning.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/student\/technical-support\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Blackboard<\/h3>\n<p>Blackboard, the University's 'virtual learning environment', will be used for online teaching.<\/p>\n<h3>What is Blackboard?<\/h3>\n<p>Blackboard is a web-based system that complements and builds upon traditional learning methods used at The University of Manchester. By using Blackboard you can<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>view course materials and learning resources,<\/li>\n<li>communicate with lectures and other students,<\/li>\n<li>collaborate in groups,<\/li>\n<li>get feedback,<\/li>\n<li>submit assignments,<\/li>\n<li>monitor your own progress at a time and place of your own convenience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Training in the use of software<\/h3>\n<p>The Faculty eLearning team have produced a short introduction to Blackboard for new students. The recording is hosted in two places: the Video Portal and on YouTube:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/video.manchester.ac.uk\/faculties\/52f9b4cd447aa2fbeb47d1926186f80b\/46971601-1356-43e2-8e78-e9f8997821f0\">Video Portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/47pA877MKJg\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/47pA877MKJg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The recording is just over seven minutes long and covers most of the commonly used tools in Blackboard.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>AI tools have the potential to enhance learning, and can support inclusivity and accessibility when used appropriately. It is important that you understand the potential risks and benefits of these tools if you plan to use them during your studies.<\/p>\n<p>You may use AI tools like any other resource to help you generate ideas, key themes, and plan your assessment, and you may also cite or quote content generated by AI systems. However, passing off work generated by AI as your own is plagiarism, and will be treated as seriously as plagiarism of another person.<\/p>\n<p>Some Course Units or assignments may vary this position. In these cases you will be given detailed instructions on what is and isn\u2019t allowed, and may be asked to sign a code of conduct. If you are unclear about what is permissible, contact the course unit lead.<\/p>\n<p>For more detail on the University\u2019s position on the use of AI in teaching and learning, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=70286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artificial Intelligence (AI) Teaching Guidance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For advice on how to acknowledge and cite content generated by AI see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/manchester-uk.libanswers.com\/teaching-and-learning\/faq\/264824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/manchester-uk.libanswers.com\/teaching-and-learning\/faq\/264824<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Blackboard<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Blackboard is an electronic system that complements and builds upon traditional learning methods used at The University of Manchester. All course-related materials will be placed on Blackboard. \u00a0 It is essential that you familiarise yourself with the system as soon as possible. Blackboard also offers Discussion forums which you may find a useful resource to share information about assignments and other course-related queries.<\/p>\n<p>Blackboard is available to students.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students should access Blackboard via <a href=\"https:\/\/my.manchester.ac.uk\/\">My Manchester<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Queries (technical related) should be directed to<span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><a href=\"mailto:elearning@manchester.ac.uk\"><span style=\"color: #212121;text-decoration: none\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">elearning@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Queries (course content related) should be directed to: Programme Administration Team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Religious Observance<\/h2>\n<p>The University supports a wide range of religions and will make every effort to support students in observing their religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>For centrally timetabled examinations, key dates are to be noted in terms of formally notifying the University on dates in which undertaking assessment will be affected by religious observance. Please contact the Student Support Team with details of any assessments and teaching that may be affected.<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exams.manchester.ac.uk\/exam-timetable\/\">Centrally timetabled exams and religious observance<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<h2>Religious Observance and Looking after yourself and your patients during Ramadan<\/h2>\n<p>Policy on Religious Observance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regulations.manchester.ac.uk\/academic\/policy-on-religious-observance\/\">University Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health has produced guidance for healthcare students on fasting and caring: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=46920\">Fasting and Caring - Looking after yourself and your patients during Ramadan: guidance for health care students.<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><h2>Library Facilities<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.manchester.ac.uk\/\">Library facilities<\/a> are available across campus including the Stopford Building.<\/p>\n<p>Photocopying is available in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.manchester.ac.uk\/\">The University of Manchester Library<\/a>. <strong>It is important that you abide by the regulations concerning the copying of copyright material.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Alan Gilbert Learning Commons is a state of the art study and learning centre in the heart of the Oxford Road campus boasting an onsite caf\u00e9, an impressive atrium providing a social meeting space with wifi access and flexible study spaces and environments throughout the building. The Learning Commons is open to students and staff of the University and is open 24\/7 during term time.<\/p>\n<p>Additional support for your studies is available through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.manchester.ac.uk\/using-the-library\/students\/training-and-skills-support\/my-learning-essentials\/\">My Learning Essentials.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Royal Literary Fellows (Writing Support)<\/h2>\n<p>The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health has two \u2018Writing Fellows\u2019: Sarah Jasmon and Ian Pople, \u00a0who are funded by The Royal Literary Fund.<\/p>\n<p>The Writing Fellows provide students with free and confidential one-to-one advice on effective writing, including writing essays, lab reports, literature reviews or other coursework. Students can sign up for a one-to-one tutorial (up to 50 minutes) to help you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>plan your study time<\/li>\n<li>focus your reading for essay, dissertation or thesis writing<\/li>\n<li>express your ideas more clearly<\/li>\n<li>answer grammar and punctuation questions<\/li>\n<li>discover reading to improve your writing and editing skills<\/li>\n<li>increase your writing skills with the aim of improving your grades<\/li>\n<li>improve any academic writing \u2013 essays, reports, dissertations, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students can make an appointment during term-time with one of the Fellows by emailing them directly. Their availability and contact details are listed below:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\"><strong>Writing Fellow<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\"><strong>Availability<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\"><strong>Contact Details<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Sarah Jasmon<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Mondays and Tuesdays<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\"><a href=\"mailto:sarah.jasmon@rlfeducation.org.uk\">sarah.jasmon@rlfeducation.org.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Ian Pople<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Tuesdays and Thursdays<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Ian.pople@rlfeducation.org.uk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Online Skills Training Resource<\/h2>\n<p>The Faculty has developed a skills training resource to support you through your postgraduate taught programme. This online material should supplement the assessed learning material and activities undertaken in your taught programme.<\/p>\n<h3>Accessing the online skills resource<\/h3>\n<p>You can access Blackboard through the My Manchester portal (<a href=\"http:\/\/my.manchester.ac.uk\/\">http:\/\/my.manchester.ac.uk<\/a>). The skills training resource is available in an academic community space available to all registered PGT students in the Faculty through Blackboard.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you cannot see these units in your Blackboard please contact your Programme Administrator.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Content<\/h3>\n<p>Full details of all these resources can be found in the introduction to each unit. These resources have been designed to give you formative feedback on your progress through them. If you experience any problems and would like to talk to someone please contact your Programme Director. If you have questions about referencing and how it applies to your own work, please contact your Programme Director or dissertation supervisor\/module lead.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6214%\"><strong>Research Methods*<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.3786%\">This course is spilt into 2 units that cover introductions to study design and dissertation skills. It has a number of online quizzes where you can test your knowledge.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6214%\"><strong>Introduction <\/strong><strong>to Statistics*<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.3786%\">The course provides a valuable foundation for understanding and interpreting biostatistics. It aims to provide you with the fundamentals of quantitative analysis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6214%\"><strong>Presentation Skills<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.3786%\">This short interactive unit is designed to help you to enhance your presentation skills. Regardless of whether you are presenting in public, preparing for conferences, an oral examination or more informal settings this unit will give you the tops tips to improve your delivery. The course also includes a unit on influencing effectively, alongside the presentation and poster information.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6214%\"><strong>Qualitative Research Methods<\/strong>*<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.3786%\">This unit has been designed to give you an introduction to Qualitative Research.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>*NOTE: <\/strong>the material in this online resource is for reference and formative learning purposes only. 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