5039BMS Biomedical Science Professional Practice CWK Assignment Brief | CU

5039BMS Assignment Task

Group mini-project:

Working   in   small   groups   (4-5   members)   to   research   the   digestive   condition –  Lactose Persistence/Malabsorption.   You may choose your own group members but  must  be from yourBiomed Workshop Group. As soon as you have decided your group members, please inform theModule Leader (ML) via email. This must be done by Tuesday 20th February 2024 2pm. If anyonedoes not have a group to work with by this deadline, the ML will assign you to a group.Prior to the Laboratory sessions, you are required to work with your group members to researchinto the symptoms, Laboratory diagnosis, treatment, and patient management.

You are required to attend with your group members to the Laboratory sessions in Week 10 onThursday 21st  March and Friday 22nd March 2024. These sessions will enable you to collectand   process   saliva   samples   (as   per   the   Laboratory   Protocol   available   on   the   Aula   page   inLaboratory Session section), and data analysis. The tutor will also gather the data  from thesesessions for records for the entire cohort.

Individual Information Leaflet:

You will use the Laboratory based experimental results of your group and those of your peers (willbe forwarded to you by the ML) to individually prepare  a  1000-word Individual Leaflet  (as aMicrosoft Word document) that demonstrates the mini-project research outcomes. The Leaflet is tobe written to a high academic standard, but one that the science can easily be understood by layaudiences (i.e., members of the public with limited science background).

The Leaflet should be written as a mini scientific report comprising sections:

• Introduction – 15%
• Method – 20%
• Results – 20%
• Discussion and Conclusion – 20%
• References – intext and fully in Reference List (must follow APA reference style) – 10%
• Appendix:  A   Portfolio   evidencing   professional   engagement   with   peers   and   group members,   healthcare   professionals   and   other   support   staff.  This   is   an   essential component.

You   will   lose   marks   if   an   Appendix   is   not   included,   or   minimal supportive documentation added. -15%

The  Introduction  section   must   present   a   background   to   the   condition,   previous   and   current research, on symptoms, diagnosis and management, i.e. what causes the disorder and prevalencein the UK, how are patients diagnosed, how are they professionally managed by different teams of healthcare  professionals, and   patient emotions   and responses.   The  information   in  this  section should be correctly supported with relevant references. You may use images to support the writingwith visual explanations.

The  Method  section   should   clearly   explain   literature   search   carried   out,   i.e.   search   engines,databases,   key   words   used   etc,   as   well   as   laboratory   diagnostic   procedures   followed,   i.e.molecular techniques (PCR) to detect and/or identify the lactose intolerance gene (LCT) in a small cohort   of   participants.   Ethical   approval   will   be   sought   by   the   module   leader.   There   is   noexpectation  that   this   will   fall  onto  the   students.  However,   students  will  have to   outline   ethical considerations in this section and include the participant information sheet in the appendix.

Results of the data collected and analysed for the entire cohort, including statistical analysis are to be presented appropriately. Please do not present raw data, this section must contain processed data only and show statistical processing and acceptable presentation in the form of flow charts,bar charts etc. 

The Discussion/Conclusion section should be an overall presentation on what the qualitative and quantitative research has discovered. Ensure to include “why” elements have been included and what   their   significance   is   to   your   project   findings.   Your   overall   outcome/conclusion;   you   may consider if the laboratory results achieved align with published literature, i.e. prevalence, current theories, perceptions and management plans.

The Appendix should represent a Portfolio of evidence showing professional engagement (emails,record of telephone conversation, meeting notes etc), with peers (evidence of engagement with members of your group), Service Users, other healthcare professionals e.g. Nurses, Dieticians. These can be included in the form of a diary or notes of meetings etc and should include the participant information sheet.

Assessed Module Learning Outcomes

The Learning Outcomes for this module align to the marking criteria which can be found at the endof this brief. Ensure you understand the marking criteria to ensure successful achievement of theassessment task.

The following module learning outcomes are assessed in this task:

• Work collaboratively to design an investigation, exhibiting high standards of professionalconduct and with due regard to health and safety, and ethical requirements.
• Interpret, report and present results of an investigation including statistical tests, in a formatappropriate for lay audiences.

5039BMS Assessment Marking Criteria