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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Analytical Techniques for Life Sciences
Reference AS1802 Version 3
Created August 2021 SCQF Level SCQF 7
Approved May 2011 SCQF Points 15
Amended August 2021 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
To provide students with a broad understanding of the principles of a range of analytical techniques and to provide an appreciation of their uses.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Understand the theoretical principles and applications of immunological techniques.
2 Understand the theoretical principles of radioactivity and appreciate the uses of radioisotopes.
3 Understand the theoretical principles of centrifugation, chromatographic, electrophoretic and selected electroanalytical techniques and their applications.

Indicative Module Content
Immunological Methods: Basic structure of antibodies, polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies, production & uses. Agglutination & precipitation tests. Imunodiffusion, immunelectrophoretic, radioimmunological, complement-based and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Radioactive Isotopes and their Uses: Radioisotopes and radioactive decay, measurement of radioactivity, radiological protection. Centrifugation: Principles, types of centrifuges and separation methods. Electrophoresis: Principles, protein and nucleic acid separation techniques, detection and applications. Introduction to Electroanalytical Techniques: Potentiometry, ion-selective electrodes, oxygen electrodes, glucose electrodes. Chromatography: Introduction to gas (GC), high performance liquid (HPLC), thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and FPLC.

Module Delivery
This is a lecture based module supplemented by tutorials and guided reading.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 40 N/A
Non-Contact Hours 110 N/A
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 150 N/A
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Examination Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3
Description: Unseen, closed book examination.

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
Component 1 (EX1) comprises 100% of the module grade. A minimum of a Grade D is required to pass the module.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A A: a score of 70% or above is required.
B B: a score of between 60-69% is required.
C C: a score of between 50-59% is required.
D D: a score of between 40-49% is required.
E E: a score of between 35-39% is required.
F F: a score of less than 35% is required
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module None, in addition to course entrance requirements.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 REED, R., HOLMES, D., WEYERS, J. AND JONES, A. Practical Skills in Biomolecular Sciences. Current Edition. Pearson Education Ltd.
2 LANGFORD, A., DEAN, J.R., REED, R., HOLMES, D., WEYERS, J. AND JONES, A. Practical Skills in Forensic Science . Current Edition. Pearson Education Ltd.

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