Assessment Brief
The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate your ability to conduct experiments, analyse and interpret the findings from the experiment. The purpose of lab experiments is to understand a theoretical concept and see how they can be applied in a practical setting.
Presenting the findings of the experiment is done through a lab report that outlines how the experiment worked and what results were achieved. This assessment will help you to develop essential knowledge to undertake biological analysis and improve your academic writing skills.
2. Learning Outcomes:
This assignment assesses your ability to ;
D) Follow a given experimental method accurately using equipment safely and correctly.
E) Interpret experimental results and write up their findings as a scientific report.
3. Task:
For this assessment you will be asked to do a practical and complete a lab report that follows the standard scientific format. The format is given below.
Introduction: The introduction sets the scene. This is where your need to expand on the background to your work. Put the subject in context with a brief background bit relating to its relevance, perhaps in that specific area of research. It must also contain the aims and objectives of the experiment that you will be doing.
Methods: The methods section should be clear and well laid out in the format relevant for your experiment. Clear well–explained methods will ensure that others will be able to replicate your work. It is also an opportunity for you to troubleshoot your work, so pay close attention to your methods as you write them up. If you notice a flaw, do not remove this from your methods section and always provide an accurate and honest description.
If you notice that there are flaws in your method, you should acknowledge these and note this in your results or discussion section.
Discuss how this may have affected your results and propose ways to rectify issues, such as a more appropriate method. Any problems you have should influence your interpretation of the results and suggested improvements can enhance your report.
Results and Analysis: In this section your results and data should be laid out clearly. Always check you are following the formatting.
Consider how best to make an impact with your results. You might want to present them in chronological order or organise the structure so that you are showing a logical progression of the experiment.
Discussion:
This is where you present your analysis. In this section you should closely examine what your results mean and relate it to your introduction (especially aim).
This is also an opportunity to make impact about the importance of your work. This is where you should make your interpretation of your results clear.
