June 17th Bioscience 1

Hi Everyone, By now you should have finished Unit 5 on the cardiovascular system and be on top of Unit 6 on the lymphatics so that your way is clear to revising for the final test. This is on Friday June 27th at 1-3pm, probably on the 6th floor.

I have now written the test and David has moderated it so I can give you some details about what it will entail.

You will have 2 hours to answer questions in 10 sections. Each section will be worth 10 marks. The sections are: 1. Chemicals; 2. Cells and cell processes; 3. Tissues; 4. The integument; 5. The skeleton; 6. The muscular system; 7. The heart and circulation; 8. The blood; 9. The lymphatic system; 10. 2 longer questions each worth 5 marks chosen from a list of 8 possible topics.

Questions 1-9 will be similar in style to the questions you have already met in the first two tests.

The last question will give you a chance to give more in depth answers than are expected in the other 9 questions. To give you an idea of the sort of topics, they could be such things as: Bone growth; White blood cells; The skin and temperature control; Aerobic and anaerobic respiration and muscle contraction; Movement of substances through the plasma membrane; etc. (Note: these are examples only - these will/may not be the questions given!!!!!!).

Each of these longer questions is worth 5 marks, so we generally think of allocating 1/2 mark per point made. So to get 5 marks you need to think about providing at least 10 correct facts. These could include drawing a diagram and labeling it correctly for 1/2 mark per label + ? marks for the diagram itself depending on its complexity, describing a structure or process correctly and giving its function, etc.

This test is worth 50% of your final marks and the resit policy will be slightly different--not that any of you will need a resit!

You still need to gain a mark of 75% or over to show competance and you need to get above 40% to be entitled to a resit.

All resits will involve a written test for which you will either need to come into the polytech at designated times or organise an approved supervisor for. For marks of between 40% and 60% you will need to sit a complete resit on a new test. Above 60% and you can revisit the questions that you missed in the first test, but written under closed book, supervised conditions.

I hope this gives you a better idea of what to expect. Perhaps email me on the group email if you have more questions about the format that I haven't answered here.

Best wishes, Ruth