Experimental Pharmacology
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| LIFE2107 | Life Sciences | 2 | 20 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- LIFE2107
- School
- Life Sciences
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
This module aims to provide students with the practical skills to carry out pharmacological experiments and the data analysis skills to interpret the data. Students will also learn how to write a scientific report. Students will carry out a series of practicals throughout the year, supported by workshops for data analysis. There will be some lecture content introducing some of the experiment techniques and the data analysis.
Target Students
This is compulsory for Pharmacology students U6UPHCLG (B211). Optional for other students in the School of Life Sciences, subject to approval by the module convenor.
Co-requisites
Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:
Classes
This module may be delivered through lectures, seminars, workshops and labs etc
Assessment
- 100% Report 1: 5 Practical Reports, 1,000 words each, 20% each, Spring Semester
- Report 2: 5 Formative Practical Reports, varied word count, Autumn Semester
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To provide students with the practical skills to carry out pharmacological experiments and the analytical skills to carry out the data analysis.Learning Outcomes
A student who completes this module will be expected to be able:
- A1. to quantify the pharmacological actions of drugs at their targets.
- A2. to define pharmacological terms in relation to graphical information and drug-action.
- A3. to outline the absorption , distribution and elimination of drugs by the body and brain.
- A4. to recognise different types of experimental data and how to perform descriptive and inferential statistics on such data.
- A5. to consider and discuss ethical issues and the impact of advances in pharmacology on society.
- A6. to explain simple pharmacological data in terms of its acquisition and meaning.
A student who completes this programme will have the ability:
- B1. to think independently while giving due weight to the arguments of others through research, critical analysis and interpretation of published information and data.
- B2. to undertake appropriate experimental design and statistical analysis.
- B3. to work safely in the laboratory, using appropriate equipment and instruments and assess related safety issues in order to make and record accurate observations and measurements.
- B4. to demonstrate numeracy and written and oral communication skills including writing essays and filling out laboratory reports using appropriate styles, conventions, and terminology and making oral presentations on pharmacological topics.
- B5. to demonstrate digital literacy, including being able to utilise modern statistical software in the analysis of scientific data.