FDSC40490 AFS Seminar Series A

Academic Year 2018/2019

The objective of this module is to provide students with an overview of the latest research developments across the major research themes underpinning the School of Agriculture and Food Science. In addition, students will advance their ability to assess critically scientific research, results and interpretations, and enhance their ability to summarise latest research findings. Each student is required to attend a minimum of 70 % of seminars presented by international and internal expert speakers and maintain a record of those seminars attended. They must attend and contribute to the post-seminar forum where possible. In this session, a critical discussion of the seminar will be presented and the students will prepare a brief written synopsis of the seminar content.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should have an understanding of current research developments in agriculture and food science, be able to critically assess the current research and the appropriateness of the experimental design. They should have developed critical thinking skills and the ability to summarise latest research findings.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

10
Conversation Class

10
Autonomous Student Learning

30
Total

50
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.



 
Description % of Final Grade Timing
Seminar: Abstract Summaries of Seminars

80

 Unspecified
Attendance: Attendance at Seminars and Conversation Classes

20

 Unspecified

Compensation

This module is not passable by compensation

Resit Opportunities

In-semester assessment

Remediation

If you fail this module you may repeat, resit or substitute where permissible