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FBMMHD: Microbes in Health and Disease
Module code: FBMMHD
Module provider: Food and Nutritional Sciences; School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy
Credits: 20
Level: Postgraduate Masters
When you'll be taught: Semester 1
Module convenor: Dr Anisha Wijeyesekera, email: a.wijeyesekera@reading.ac.uk
Module co-convenor: Dr Gemma Walton, email: g.e.walton@reading.ac.uk
Pre-requisite module(s):
Co-requisite module(s):
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):
Module(s) excluded:
Placement information: NA
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: Yes
Talis reading list: Yes
Last updated: 21 May 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
In this module, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of microbiology, with a focus on understanding the role of microbes in shaping health and disease outcomes. Topics covered include (a) general characteristics of microorganisms (b) the importance of microorganisms in food production and in the food chain (c) foodborne illnesses (d) molecular applications and analytical measurements of microbial function (e) the physiology of the gut (f) the influence of gut bacteria in health and diseased states, and strategies to manipulate this intestinal community (e.g. through functional foods). The aims of the module are:聽
- To advance your understanding of microorganisms, and how they impact on health and disease聽
- To develop an understanding of how these communities can be manipulated through diet or clinical intervention, and the resultant impact on health.聽
- To develop skills in microbiological techniques聽
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:聽
- Describe the basic properties of microorganisms, and their role in gut and system health聽
- Design and perform experiments in food microbiology, including calculations of microbial growth and determine how these communities can be manipulated through food and diet聽
- Analyse scientific data on the gut microbiome, and critically evaluate its impact on human health聽
- Present results of research and analysis using a range of formats (including oral presentation and scientific reports)聽
Module content
Topics include:聽
- Properties of microbes: morphology, structure, function and growth; microbial metabolism聽
- Microorganisms in food聽
- Ecology of gut bacteria and implications for human health and disease聽
- Host-gut bacteria interactions and evaluation of the contribution of gut microbes to disease risk聽
- Molecular microbial detection methods and analytical approaches for functional assessment of the human gut microbiota聽
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
This module will provide both practical and theoretical training, by combining lectures, practical classes, workshops and tutorials.聽
Study hours
At least 34 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
聽Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Lectures | 7 | ||
Seminars | 13 | ||
Tutorials | 2 | ||
Project Supervision | |||
Demonstrations | |||
Practical classes and workshops | 12 | ||
Supervised time in studio / workshop | |||
Scheduled revision sessions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Fieldwork | |||
External visits | |||
Work-based learning | |||
聽Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | 50 | ||
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Other | |||
Other (details) | |||
聽Placement and study abroad | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Placement | |||
Study abroad | |||
聽Independent study hours | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Independent study hours | 116 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module.
For accredited programmes, students need to achieve 50% in each assessment.
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Written coursework assignment | Laboratory report | 50 | 2,500 words | Semester 1 Assessment Period | |
In-person written examination | Written exam | 50 | 2 hours | Semester 1 Assessment Period |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:
Assessments with numerical marks
- where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
- the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
- where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
Assessments marked Pass/Fail
- where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.
The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Oral presentation will be formatively assessed in week 7聽
Reassessment
Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Written coursework assignment | Laboratory report | 50 | 1,500 words | During the August University resit period | |
In-person written examination | Written exam | 50 | 2 hours | During the August University resit period |
Additional costs
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Specialist clothing, footwear, or headgear | ||
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Travel, accommodation, and subsistence |
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.