a). Organise and manage oneself and one’s activities responsibly and effectively, as demonstrated in effective maintenance of laboratory records
Be able to access literature, review and summarise progress in specific fields using combinations of library and informatics resources
Communicating effectively using visual and language skills in the modes of oral and/or written persuasion
Identify and solve problems in which responses display reasoning with evidence of critical and creative thinking
b). Use science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others
c). Criteria measuring such outcomes:
1). Basic science competence:
Be able to write essays on the application of specialist topics in the medical field concerned
Specific areas of knowledge will be assessed in tests and exams
Be able to critically evaluate scientific literature on specialist topics – this will be assessed during journal club presentations and in exams and tests
Be able to communicate acquired specialist knowledge and insight both orally and in written form
Ability to access and utilise electronic information in the discipline concerned
2). Research competence:
Lab books will be assessed on an ongoing basis
Seminars will be presented
Mini-theses will be written and examined by internal and external examiners
3). Ethics:
Understanding and implementation of all the above will be assessed by supervisors and staff in different teaching settings, including lab meetings, journal clubs and general discussions
Copyright, plagiarism, etc. will be monitored by teachers and supervisors.
Self-evaluations and group evaluations will take place during the year and at the end of the course
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
Integrated assessment is designed to collect evidence from the candidate to demonstrate that the purpose(s) of the programme as a whole has been achieved and that the exit level outcomes have been attained. It is often used to assess, at the exit point from a programme, the integration and application of knowledge, skills (and values/attitudes) learnt from across all the component courses in a programme.
Inevitably, integrated assessment demands a variety of assessment methods such as portfolios, simulations, workplace assessment, written examinations, oral examinations. The combination of these methods provides evidence that the learner has achieved the applied competence at the exit point of a programme that the programme claims as its purpose.
Assessment to ensure that the purpose of the degree is achieved:
An integrated assessment of the competence of the learner occurs on a continual basis through the course of the Honours programme. Each module is examinable and the final assessment will be aimed at determining whether the student has achieved the requisite level of knowledge required at this level, as well as the ability to critically review current literature in selected fields, to apply skills to practical problems towards carrying out a research project, to report on such a project and to present a comprehensive overview of a research project in the form of a written paper and as a platform presentation.
Assessment methods will include formal examination, review of essays and/or oral presentations or other written assignments where appropriate, and a review of a mini-dissertation on the laboratory research module.
Integrated assessment will take into account elements of scientific literacy, numeric and computer literacy relevant to the study area.
Module examination of a two-hour examination
Two literature reviews (essays) on current topics relevant to the module
Submission of a mini dissertation, e.g. covering the laboratory project, written as a scientific paper, a week before the final examination.
An oral examination that will involve questions on the theoretical and practical aspects of the Honours programme; conducted by three examiners, one of whom is external to the university.
The overall pass mark is 50%
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