FHSC1214 FUNDAMENTALS OF CELL BIOLOGY

Assignment (Experimental Design)

202310

FHSC1214
Fundamentals of Cell Biology
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EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN (6%)

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 FHSC1214 FUNDAMENTALS OF CELL BIOLOGY
Assignment (Experimental Design)
202310
This assignment will test the following:
Domain: Psychomotor
Course Learning Outcomes:
CLO 3 – Conduct biological laboratory tasks with standard technical and analytical skills.

MARKING SCHEME

Aspects Description of aspects Marks

Introduction - Biological concept/theory /4
(max 2 pages) - Include previous experiment/studies
- Hypothesis
- Objective(s)
Proposed - Apparatus & equipment (include specification e.g. 500 ml beaker, /5
Materials and 95ºC water bath)
Methodology - Chemical reagents (include volume, concentration, molarity e.g. 5M
NaCl)
- Concisely organized methods described using active sentence
- Inclusion of related negative and positive controls/replicates
- Proposed method(s) to record the parameters measured i.e.,
quantitative data (e.g. numbers) or qualitative data (e.g. colour)
Proposed Data - Use of replicates/controls to increase the accuracy of results /3
Collection & - Presentation of data in table(s)/graph(s)/chart(s)/ drawing(s)/photo(s)
Analysis - Labels in presentation of data
References - At least 3 reliable references, in alphabetical order /1
- Proper citation matches the references
Language - Good command of English language /2
- Minimal grammatical error
Creativity Novel and innovative way to test the hypothesis /3

Format - Include marking rubric If not

- Format included
(Times New Roman, Size 12, Alignment: Justify, Spacing: 1.15) (-2)
- File submitted in Microsoft Word
- Correct naming of the file
Submission Submission after deadline (-50%)

Plagiarism Similarity to other groups’ work (-50%)

TOTAL /18