Practical Skills in Biomolecular Sciences: (Practical Skills)

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STUDY AND EXAMINATION SKILLS 1   The importance of transferable skills 2   Managing your time 3   Working with others 4   Taking notes from lectures and texts 5   Learning effectively 6   Revision strategies 7   Assignments and exams 8   Preparing your curriculum vitae INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING RESOURCES 9   Finding and citing published information 10   Evaluating information 11   Using online resources 12   Bioinformatics - Internet resources 13   Using Spreadsheets 14   Using word processors, databases and other packages COMMUNICATING INFORMATION 15   Organising a poster display 16   Giving a spoken presentation 17   General aspects of scientific writing 18   Writing essays 19   Reporting practical and project work 20   Writing literature surveys and reviews FUNDAMENTAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 21   Essentials of practical work 22   Bioethics 23   Health and safety 24   Working with liquids 25   Basic laboratory procedures 26   Principles of solution chemistry 27   pH and buffer solutions 28   Introduction to microscopy 29   Setting up and using a light microscope THE INVESTIGATIVE APPROACH 30   Making measurements 31   SI units and their use 32   Scientific method and design of experiments 33   Making notes of practical work 34   Project work WORKING WITH CELLS AND TISSUES 35   Sterile technique 36   Culture systems and growth measurement 37   Collecting and isolating microbes 38   Identifying microbes 39   Naming microbes and other organisms 40   Working with animal and plant tissues and cells 41   Homogenisation and fractionation of cells and tissues ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES 42   Calibration and its application to quantitative analysis 43   Immunological methods 44   Using stable isotopes 45   Using radioisotopes 46   Light measurement 47   Basic spectroscopy 48   Advanced spectroscopy and spectrometry 49   Centrifugation 50   Chromatography - separation methods 51   Chromatography - detection and analysis 52   Principles and practice of electrophoresis 53   Advanced electrophoretic techniques 54   Electroanalytical techniques ASSAYING BIOMOLECULES AND STUDYING METABOLISM 55   Analysis of biomolecules: fundamental principles 56   Assaying amino acids, peptides and proteins 57   Assaying lipids 58   Assaying carbohydrates 59   Assaying nucleic acids and nucleotides 60   Protein purification 61   Enzyme studies 62   Membrane transport processes 63   Photosynthesis and respiration GENETICS 64   Mendelian genetics 65   Bacterial and phage genetics 66   Molecular genetics I - fundamental principles 67   Molecular geneti cs II - PCR and related applications 68   Molecular genetics III - genetic engineering techniques ?rDNA techs? ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF DATA 69   Manipulating and transforming raw data 70   Using graphs 71   Presenting data in tables 72   Hints for solving numerical problems 73   Descriptive statistics 74   Choosing and using statistical tests