Project/Internship

Code:

BIOQ3001

Acronym:

BIOQ3001

Level:

300

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Geology
OFICIAL	Physics
OFICIAL	Computer Sciences
OFICIAL	Environmental Sciences
OFICIAL	Chemistry
OFICIAL	Medical Sciences
OFICIAL	Biology
OFICIAL	Mathematics
OFICIAL	Agronomy

Instance: 2017/2018 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Biochemistry

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:BQ	61	Official Study Plan	3	-	18	56	486

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

At the end of this UC each student should be:
- able to understand the basic aspects of running a research laboratory/diagnostic/industry or another, according to the location where the work takes place.
- Understand the fundamentals of the options taken in the course of the work, including choice of methods, techniques, equipment, experimental models (or others), depending on the type of work involved.
- Execute the set of techniques that he/she was taught.
- Make a correct and critical analysis of the results obtained in the experimental project.
- Produce a written report on the laboratory activities.
- Present orally the work performed, with visual support.
- Contextualize the work performed, demonstrate ability to conduct bibliographic search, to interpret and integrate the information. This last competence is predominant in case of performing only a written work designated Monograph (see "Teaching Methods").

Learning outcomes and competences

The teaching methodology used is mainly tutorial. In the beginning of the project the supervisor should give a closer monitoring of the work but along the project the student must acquire increasing autonomy and independence either during the course of practical work and in the preparation of the written report. This form of supervision aims to prepare the student for future professional integration or pursue to a more advanced study cycle, such as Master.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Presential

Program

Each project or Monograph has a particular theme. The tittle and program of work are previously established by the supervisor, might have been discussed with the student, who presents the project in the form of summary indicating the subject, brief introduction, main methodologies to be used and relevant references.
In the first weeks of the 2nd semester, this course will consist of a training entitled "Introduction to scientific writing" with the duration of 10 hours and the following program:
1. Importance of scientific writing
2. Types of scientific text
3. Structure of scientific text, especially dissertations
4. Care of the text: spelling, grammar, conciseness
5. Preparation of references
6. The evaluation process of scientific text
7. Obtain and install the software EndNote X7
8. Create an EndNote library
8a. Enter references
8b. Organize references
8c. Get associate PDF files to references
9. Use EndNote together with Word
10. Approach to the existing Databases
11. Bibliographic research in natural language
11a. Search by word or phrase
11b. Limits on research
11c. Crossing research: historical
12. Getting the full-text articles
12a. Magazines signed by U. Porto
12b. Accessible in open access journals
12c. Other ways of obtaining products
13. Small introduction to other types of scientific communication; Oral presentation
14. Answers to questions

Mandatory literature

Lehninger Albert L.; Biochemistry. ISBN: 0-87901-047-9 (Selected papers)

Comments from the literature

Selected articles according the scientific area of experimental work

Teaching methods and learning activities

Each student will be integrated in a research Lab both in academia, industrial or diagnostics environment, where he/she will perform the work according to a plan previously submitted by the supervisor and approved by the scientific commission of the Biochemistry degree.
In some cases it will be possible to do instead of monography, without a laboratorial component, where the emphasis will be on acquiring bibliography search competencies, treating statistical data, dealing with science sociological aspects, etc. Also in this case, the plan has to be previously approved by the scientific commission of the Biochemistry degree.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	5,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Trabalho laboratorial	75,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

The student has to present a written report, according to the rules distributed when they choose the specific project they will work on, must have a favorable information from the supervisor.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is decided by a jury, specially chosen for each student, which is integrated by at least one member of the scientific commission of the Biochemistry degree, the opponent and the supervisor (between 3 and 3 elements).
The evaluation is based on:i) the supervisor’s written information; ii) the final report written by the student; iii) the results of the oral examination, which consists of a 20 min oral presentation followed by a 20 min discussion.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Does not apply

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In view of the type of UC, the students with special evaluaton regimes can only do a monography, upon agreement with the scientific commission of the Biochemistry degree.

Classification improvement

According to paragraph 3 of article 10 of GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR EVALUATION OF STUDENTS FIRST CYCLES, CYCLES OF INTEGRATED MASTER'S STUDIES AND SECOND CYCLES OF U.PORTO "can not be held improvement rating for dissertations and reports of internships or projects."