SCI4058-N Advanced Research Project Component 1 Poster Presentation & Component 2 Dissertation Assessment Brief 2026 | TU

SCI4058-N Assessment Brief 

Component 1 Poster Presentation (30%) – A1 size electronic poster in Microsoft PowerPoint via BBU 

The poster presentation will provide evidence that the student is capable of planning, undertaking and evaluating a major, independent, hypothesis-driven project in a life science discipline. The presentation will show that students are communicating their findings effectively, using appropriate programs for data visualisation, to the professional standards of a scientific conference. The clarity of the explanation, along with the response to questioning will be used to gauge a student’s ability to use, interpret and explain major aspects of terminology and to demonstrate a comprehensive and detailed knowledge and understanding.

Component 2 Dissertation (70%) – 8000 words limit (with a 10% tolerance i.e. 8800 maximum words) in Microsoft Word Document via BBU

The dissertation will provide evidence that the student is capable of planning, undertaking and evaluating a major, independent, hypothesis-driven project in a science discipline and communicating their findings effectively to professional standards. The dissertation will permit students to demonstrate a comprehensive and critical understanding of a scientific discipline as well as the ability to use, interpret and explain major aspects of terminology. The dissertation will permit students to demonstrate their ability to critically appraise appropriate scientific literature and to interpret their findings in the context of this. The laboratory notebook will be used to provide evidence of the student’s ability to plan, design and execute a project using a wide range of techniques appropriate to the specific life science discipline. Notebooks will be used to evidence a student’s ability to work autonomously and demonstrate the ability to direct their research and identify solutions to problems.  Students will be expected to provide documentary evidence of their ability to gain ethical clearance and conduct risk assessments prior to engaging in laboratory and/or field work.

However, students should not submit any project diary, lab book, log book or electronic data generated by the project