I have committed to the protein human fribinogen
This assignment is designed to strengthen your understanding of amino acids, protein structure and function (learning outcome 1) by getting you to utilize the literature searching skills (learning outcome 5) you learned in term 1 courses. This assessment requires you to undertake a literature search for a given protein, or a protein of your choice, and produce a poster that provides information on the structure, function and biological role(s) of the protein. You must cite and reference at least one current primary source of information.
In order to achieve this you will need to:
scan relevant literature (textbooks, websites, etc) to identify a suitable protein that is of interest to you, or gain a broad understanding of a given protein if you are having difficulty identifying a suitable protein
research the primary literature to locate relevant current primary sources (scientific journal articles written in the last 3 years)
prepare a poster written in your own words that makes effective use of the sources of information
Note: you will find further support material for this assignment on the Moodle site for this course (Assignment 1 – Poster help)
Your poster should be produced in electronic format (either as (a) a single page word-processed document saved in a pdf format, (b) single page Publisher document saved in a pdf format, or (c) as a single PowerPoint slide saved in a pdf format) and should be submitted through the assessment link in Moodle, by uploading your file following the on-screen instructions. Note; that all submissions are processed through the plagiarism detection software (called Turnitin), hence the requirement to submit the Publisher or Powerpoint documents as pdf files. You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements. To avoid any formatting issues associated with saved document files (ie. Word), that may occur when opened different different versions, it is suggested that you submit a word-processed document as a pdf.
The poster will be evaluated on-line and individual marks/feedback will be provided through the Moodle website using the following assessment criteria;
10 marks available for the scientific content that demonstrates a clear understanding of how the amino acids composition is related to the protein’s structure and function.
5 marks available for the appropriate use and presentation of references.
5 marks available for presentation style and visual effectiveness of the poster, spelling, grammar, sentence structure and punctuation.
Remember that this course is about the biochemistry so emphasise the details of primary, secondary and tertiary structure and which are the critical amino acids important to its function.
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