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Writing A Labreport - Bestetips - 2025

The document outlines the assessment structure for BMS1035, including the weight of summative assessments and deadlines. It provides guidance on writing scientific reports, detailing essential sections such as Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion, along with tips for achieving high marks. It emphasizes the importance of formative assessments for improving performance in summative assessments.

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Writing A Labreport - Bestetips - 2025

The document outlines the assessment structure for BMS1035, including the weight of summative assessments and deadlines. It provides guidance on writing scientific reports, detailing essential sections such as Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion, along with tips for achieving high marks. It emphasizes the importance of formative assessments for improving performance in summative assessments.

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BMS1035 Assessments

Scientific report of practical 1


• Practice
• Feedback
• Weeks 3-7
• Improve

Summative assessments

Report of Practical 2, 3 or 4 (60%) Practical Exam (40%)


• Randomly allocated posted on Invigilated
SurreyLearn on 20th March. • Open book
• Deadline = 4.00 PM, Tuesday 6th May • 3 hour
on SurreyLearn • Individual
Guidance for writing up
scientific experiments

Why is this How?


important?
What are the sections?
TOP TIPS
Bigger picture important
it is

Introduction (15 Marks)


• Background
• Microbiology of the bacteria
• Importance of the bacteria medically and otherwise
• Aims
• Hypothesis
Methods (5 marks)
• Don’t copy from the handbook just refer to it
• Add any top tips or deviations from the methods
• What did you learn to do differently? Write something
RESULTS (30 Marks)
• Write in text and tables or figure.
• Label the tables with a number and a title.
• If in doubt look at a scientific paper
• e.g. The urine sample was plated onto Brilliant agar and cultured at
370C overnight. The bacteria isolated were identified using Gram
staining and a series of biochemical tests. The results are summarised
in Table 1 below.
Table 1. Identification of unknown bacteria from urine sample
Colour on Brilliant Gram stain Oxidase
agar
Yes GNR N

GNR: Gram negative


rod, N=negative etc
Discussion + Conclusions (40 Marks)
• Discussion of the results not repetition of results
• Do they compare with what is already known. If not, why not?
• How did you get to your conclusions? (explain the key
steps)
• Describe the basis of the tests used when used for the 1 st
time
• What is the significance of your identifications? The
BIGGER picture
• Make sure you answer any questions in the Lab Manual
within the discussion section
Layout (10 Marks)
• Writing titles
• Labelling figures and tables with a number AND a title
• Properly referring to figures and Tables in the text
• Correct referencing
100

80 Students who gained


feedback on formative
assessment
60 Students who did not
% Mark

complete formative
assessment
40

20

0
Summative Practical Report Marks
• Those people that did not do
the formative assessment did
significantly worse in the
summative assessment and this
affected their grade.
• The formative assessment is
COMPULSORY and will need to
be signed off.
• Just do it as this will enhance
your performance in the
module.
The perfect Scientific Lab
Report
• Title: Write one
• Introduction: includes some background to the experiments and bacteria, the
purpose of the experiment, perhaps a hypothesis
• Methods: brief and refer to the handbook but include any deviations and top tips
• Results: in words AND tables and figures
• Discussion: is NOT a repeat of the results but discusses what the results mean in the
bigger context and demonstrate outside reading. Remember to answer the
questions in the handout
• Conclusion: Have a last sentence to conclude
• References: If you didn’t say it or do it a reference is required!
• Word count: 2000 words+/- 10%

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