Submitting a case study
Thank you for considering submitting a case study on linking teaching and research in the biosciences.
The proformas for submission
of case studies are available to download. Please download the
appropriate pro-forma (see below), complete off-line and then email the
completed document to the Centre for Bioscience (heabioscience@leeds.ac.uk) marked for the attention of Jackie Wilson.
We would be happy to receive two types of case study:
- - case studies that will help other staff asto design, teach and/or assess a course
in ways that link teaching and research.
Please complete - Case studies for Bioscience Courses and Course Teams: download pro-forma A (rich text format)
- - case studies
that will help to organise
teaching and research to benefit the links.
Please complete - Case Studies for Departments and Subject
Groups - download pro-forma B (rich text format)
The first author of each accepted case study will be eligible to receive a small
payment of £100.
Suggested topics for case studies
The list below is intended as a prompt for possible case studies. They
are all areas where the research methods/skills could be incorporated
into the student experience. The list is by no means exhaustive!
| Scientfic literature |
Access to specialist scientific equipment |
| Poster sessions |
Virtual lab and fieldwork |
| Student conferences |
Student expeditions |
| Student Research Journals |
Grant writing |
| Journal Clubs |
Peer review process |
| Keeping a lab book |
Research seminars for staff and students |
| Data Acquisition |
Commercial/industrial research |
| Literature searches |
Research Ethics |
| Teamwork |
Data Analysis |
| Experimental design |
Problem Solving |
| Research projects |
Presentations |
| Debate |
Science communication |
| Problem based learning |
Access to original data |
Before submitting your case study you may wish to take a look at the case studies that have already been accepted.
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