Physiology RSM

BIOL20942 Physiology RSM 10 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 2 Tristan Pocock Unit coordinator School of Biological Sciences 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Middle part of Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0 This Research Skills Module is designed to develop your experimental design, report writing and practical skills. You will investigate a range of topics including the control of breathing and cold pressor test in humans, the setting of the cell membrane potential, the heart’s response to drugs and the stimulation of skeletal muscle contraction. You will design and carry out a research project related to the human response to exercise. This Research Skills Module is designed to develop your experimental design, report writing and practical skills. You will investigate a range of topics including the control of breathing and cold pressor in humans, the setting of the cell membrane potential, the heart’s response to drugs and the stimulation of skeletal muscle contraction. You will design and carry out a research project related to the human response to exercise. • To provide the opportunity for students to perform human volunteer practicals, an exercise project and to study cell physiological methods.• To give the students experience in: data presentation, use of some standard statistical analyses and writing up results in publication format. • To be able to devise, perform, analyse and write up (in publication format) a small scale research project relating to the human response to exercise.• To be able to perform a range of experiments using standard physiological techniques and to learn the need for good experimental technique, laboratory practice and for control experiments.• To use statistical techniques to analyse data. Analytical skills The report is expected to contain data which has been analysed using appropriate statistical tests. There are several parts of the practical work which require data handling. Group/team working Students work in groups of 8-12 to conduct exercise projects and 3-4 for human practicals. Innovation/creativity Students are free to design their own study (within the constraints of the ethical approval). Leadership A member of the group needs to ensure that experiments are conducted on time and in an appropriate manner. Project management Students are expected to design their own experiments (with advice from staff) and to manage their own time in the lab. Oral communication Students give small group presentations about their exercise projects to the rest of the group. Problem solving Questions associated with each practical. Research Students conduct research projects which aim to test a hypothesis they have thought up. Written communication Students are expected to write a report of their exercise project and short answer questions based on the other practical sessions. Other This unit gives students a good grounding in some basic physiological principles, as well as designing experiments using human volunteers. Students will be allocated a mini-research project on an aspect of the human response to exercise. A minimum of two experimental days will be spent working on this project.Further days will be devoted to: investigating the effects of changes in motor nerve stimulus parameters on skeletal muscle contraction, using computer simulations of electrophysiological techniques, and the function of the mammalian heart; determining the control of ventilation by changes in blood gas concentrations and investigating the cold pressor response.Another element of the unit is using fluorescence microscopy to determine channel localization in cultured cells.An electronic manual will be provided, which will contain further recommended reading. The mini-research project will require students to do a short literature search.  0 Other 55% 2 Written assignment (inc essay) 45% Students will write up their mini-research project in the style of a published paper, which will contribute 45% of the unit mark. The remaining 55% of marks will be derived from completion of online worksheets accompanying the other practical classes (50%) and a mark for the oral presentation (5%).RSM Attendance guidelines:Students are expected to attend all scheduled RSM sessions on time (N.B. Health and safety information will be delivered at the start of practical sessions, and students who are not present at the start may be asked to leave the lab). Students who arrive late will be marked as absent for that session. Failure to attend a session (an unauthorised absence) will result in a 10% (i.e. 10 mark) penalty being applied to the overall RSM mark (i.e. a student obtaining a mark of 65% overall will instead receive a mark of 55%). Feedback will be provided on online worksheets, most of which will be returned during the RSM. The mini project report will be marked on Blackboard and extensive feedback will be provided before the end of the Semester. BIOL10832 Excitable Cells: the Foundations of Neuroscience Pre-Requisite Compulsory BIOL21141 Cell Membrane Structure & Function Co-Requisite Compulsory BIOL21321 Membrane Excitability: Ion Channels & Transporters in Action Co-Requisite Compulsory BIOL20942 Pre & Co-requisites are BIOL10832 and BIOL21141 OR BIOL21321The Unit is aimed at students on the Degree Programmes of Physiology and Pharmacology/Medical Physiology. It may also be of interest to those studying Biomedical Sciences and Biology.It is compulsory for students to have studied EITHER BIOL21141 Cell Membrane Structure & Function OR BIOL21321 Membrane Excitability: Ion Channels & Transporters in Action. 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Lippincott, Williams & WilkinsStaff will recommend reviews about some of the cell physiological methods employed. Students will be expected to perform literature searches as part of the mini-project. Practical classes & workshops 36 0 64