1 Assessment Brief Assessment Brief_L5_SDB_2022/23 Read this assessment brief carefully, it tells you how you are going to be assessed, how to submit your assessment on-time...

Topic -use of stem cells and IPS in a diseases model ( you can select ANY disease model).


1 Assessment Brief Assessment Brief_L5_SDB_2022/23 Read this assessment brief carefully, it tells you how you are going to be assessed, how to submit your assessment on-time and how (and when) you’ll receive your marks and feedback. Module Code ASC_5_SDB_2023 Module Title Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Lecturer Alison Alvarez and Valentina Caputo % of Module Mark 50% Distributed [26/09/2022] Submission Method Submit online via this Module’s Moodle site Submission Deadline CW1 (25%) 13.12.22 23:59pm CW2 (25%) 10.01.23 10 am-17 pm Release of Feedback Feedback will be available online from [18/01/23] Release of Marks Provisional marks will be available in Moodle from 18.01.23 Assessment: Part A: Group Research Review. Topic to be chosen by the group (Self-elected 4 students). The mark will be for the whole group Part B: Presentation of the research work by Poster and an oral presentation. Students will be marked individually. The final mark of assessment will be the average between 2 marks. 2 Assessment Details: Assessment of your work will consider A. content and the quality of your scientific writing. You have an opportunity to apply the subject knowledge that you have acquired and reinforced during this semester. This will be assessed according to the following strands: 1. Research Systematic identification and use of academic and relevant resources 2. Subject Knowledge Understanding and application of subject knowledge. Contribution to subject debate by updated research B. the quality of your scientific writing Structure, quality and clarity of argument, coherence, use of evidential support and referencing, spelling, grammar and punctuation. This will be assessed according to the following strands: 7. Communication and Presentation Clear intention in communication. Audience needs are predicted and met. Presentation format is used skillfully. Work is well structured. 8. Academic Integrity Acknowledges and gives credit to the work of others follows the conventions and practices of the discipline including appropriate use of referencing standards for discipline. 3 Type: Group Research Review, poster and oral presentation Resources: Suggested core textbooks detailed on the course guide. Coursework Part A resources page, scientific literature (PUBMED) Coursework Part B resources page, scientific drawing (BioRender) Word Count: Part A: Research Review- As a guide, aim for 3000 words. The maximum word limit is 3300 words, minimum 2700 words References, tables and appendixes will not count towards word count totals If the total word limit is exceeded, a 5% penalty for every 100 words over will be applied to the overall mark. Part B- Poster- A1 or A0. All the group members should be able to present/explain the poster to public and peers. The group should bring the printed poster to the oral presentation session. Oral presentation: each team member will present part of the work for 5 min. All the team members should answer questions. Presentation: Part A  The research review must contain: Short abstract (summary of the review) Introduction (definition of the main subject). Set the scene. Brief story of the topic. What was discover and when Main advances/milestones. Controversies or public perception Future directions. Personal perspectives  Work must have figures, graphs and tables to help explain concepts and summarize information  Work must be referenced  Work must be submitted as a Word document (.doc/docx)  Course work must be submitted using Arial font size 11 (or larger if you need to), with a minimum of 1.5 line spacing 4  Your student’s numbers must appear at the front of the coursework. Your name must not be on your coursework. Part B  Poster and presentation slides must be referenced  Poster and presentation slides must be submitted as a PowerPoint document (.ppt) Referencing: Harvard Referencing should be used, see your Library Subject Guide for guides and tips on referencing. Regulations: Make sure you understand the University Regulations on expected academic practice and academic misconduct. Note in particular: ▪ Your work must be your own. Markers will be attentive to both the plausibility of the sources provided as well as the consistency and approach to writing of the work. Simply, if you do the research and reading, and then write it up on your own, giving the reference to sources, you will approach the work in the appropriate way and will cause not give markers reason to question the authenticity of the work. ▪ All quotations must be credited and properly referenced. Paraphrasing is still regarded as plagiarism if you fail to acknowledge the source for the ideas being expressed. TURNITIN: When you upload your work to the Moodle site it will be checked by anti-plagiarism software. 15% Turnitin score is the maximum allowed. Learning Outcomes This assessment will fully or partially assess the following learning outcomes for this module. Knowledge and Understanding Develop understanding of advanced concepts in cellular and developmental biology. Current and potential uses of stem cells in therapy Intellectual Skills https://libguides.lsbu.ac.uk/subjects/home https://libguides.lsbu.ac.uk/subjects/home http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/84347/academic-regulations.pdf 5 Explain the fundamental principles, techniques and applications of stem cell research Transferable Skills • Develop skills in research and critical scientific writing and oral communication Assessment Criteria and Weighting LSBU marking criteria have been developed to help tutors give you clear and helpful feedback on your work. They will be applied to your work to help you understand what you have accomplished, how any mark given was arrived at, and how you can improve your work in future. PART A: Research Review Criteria Feedforward comments 100-80% 79-70% 69-60% 59-50% 49-40% 39-30% 29-0% 7 0 % 2. Subject Knowledge Understanding and application of subject knowledge. Contribution to subject debate. Shows sustained breadth, accuracy and detail in understanding key aspects of subject. Contributes to subject debate. Awareness of ambiguities and limitations of knowledge. Shows breadth, accuracy and detail in understanding key aspects of subject. Contributes to subject debate. Some awareness of ambiguities and limitations of knowledge. Accurate and extensive understanding of key aspects of subject. Evidence of coherent knowledge. Accurate understandin g of key aspects of subject. Evidence of coherent knowledge. Understanding of key aspects of subject. Some evidence of coherent knowledge. Some evidence of superficial understanding of subject. Inaccuracies. Little or no evidence of understandin g of subject. Inaccuracies. 3 0 % 7. Communicatio n and Presentation Clear intention in communication. Audience needs are predicted and met. Presentation format is used skilfully. Work is well structured. Communication is entirely clear, persuasive and compelling with very skilful use of the presentation format. Presentation addresses fully the needs of the audience. Communication is clear, persuasive and compelling with very skilful use of the presentation format. Presentation addresses fully the needs of the audience. Communication is clear, mostly persuasive and compelling with skilful use of the presentation format. Presentation addresses the needs of the audience. Communicati on is clear, with skilful use of the presentation format. Presentation takes into account the needs of the audience. Communicatio n is mostly clear and presentation format is adequate. Presentation may sometimes not take into account the needs of the audience. Communicatio n is unclear because presentation format is not used adequately and/or the needs of the audience are not taken into account. Communicati on is very unclear because presentation format is not used adequately, and the needs of the audience are not taken into account. 6 Breakdown of criteria: Quality Exceeds Expectations (4) Meets Expectations (3) Acceptable (2) Unacceptable (1) Content (70%) Explanation of significance (15%) Present, correct, complete. Writing is dynamic, and engages ready attention Present, adequately complete, correct. Explanation is well written, contains basic info. Present, somewhat incomplete, some errors. Contains necessary info, but awkward. Not present or very limited, or major errors. Significance of research is lost. Summary of research findings (30%) Main conclusions, supporting and evidence are fully explained and are correct interpretations of the paper Main conclusions, supporting evidence are adequately explained, and mostly correct with no or minor technical errors in interpretation. Main conclusions and supporting evidence are partially explained, or have some incorrect interpretations. Main conclusions and supportive evidence are minimally explained, or there are some major errors in interpretation. Inclusion of background information (10%) Relevant background is fully included and is correct Relevant background information is present at adequate levels, and is correct Relevant background information is insufficient, or moderately incorrect. Relevant background information is missing or highly incorrect Explanation of figure/graph/ table (15%) Strong choice of figure, is fully explained, and is a correct interpretation Reasonable choice of figure, is adequately explained, and is a correct interpretation with no or minor technical errors Reasonable choice of figure, is partially explained, and has some incorrect interpretations No figure given, or minimal/no explanation. May have major errors in interpretation. Format and style (30%) References and use of direct quotations (10%) In-text Harvard style citations are used correctly where required. No more than two quotations are used. In-text Harvard style citations are used correctly where required, with no more than two minor formatting errors. No more than two quotations are used. In-text citations are used where required, in an incorrect style; and/or, three quotations are used. Outside material/information is not cited; and/or more than four quotations are used. Structure (5%) Between 725 and 775 words, with correct margins and font. Written in clear paragraphs, structured in inverted pyramid format. Between 725 and 775 words, with minor errors in margins or font. Written in clear paragraphs, structured in inverted pyramid format. More than 775 words or less than 725 words. Errors in margins, font, and/or paragraph structure. Inverted pyramid elements are present, but not in correct order. More than 825 or less than 675 words. Errors in margins, font, /or and paragraph structure. Lacks any organizational structure. Essential information is lost. Language level and clarity (10%) Always comprehensible without having to refer to original paper or other sources; any specialized vocabulary is defined and necessary; language is neither too technical nor too simple. Almost always comprehensible without having to refer to original paper or other sources; any specialized vocabulary is defined and necessary; language is occasionally too technical or too simple. Sometimes comprehensible without having to refer to original paper or other sources; unnecessary specialized vocabulary is used; language is somewhat too technical or too simple. Largely incomprehensible; cannot be understood without having to refer to original paper or other sources; vocabulary is either highly technical or highly simplified. Spelling/ Grammar (5%) No errors in spelling or grammar; all acronyms are defined. Two or fewer