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You do not resist individual assessments unless you get an E1 or less in the course overall

Check the registry exam website for this detail

This detail is in the exam preparation lecture slides available on Moodle

All the details can be found in the assessment information book on the Biology 1A Moodle page. The noticeboard on Moodle will give an indication of what is covered in the exam.

Assessment Quiz 1

Assessment Quiz 2

Noticeboard

Yes, in the Moodle Supporting your Learning block there is a mock exam paper, with multiple examples of the exam question formats included, as well as a file showing the answers.

Supporting your learning

For the Biology 1A exam you need to get a D3 or better to pass the course. We do not use percentages, they do not convert to grades. The full grade scale can be found in the student handbook in the life science moodle hub

We do not use percentages, they do not convert to grades. The full grade scale can be found in the student handbook in the life science moodle hub

There are no past papers for the Biology 1A exam available. Past papers for other exams are available to download in PDF format by clicking this link;

Past papers

Course news and announcements will be posted on the Moodle Noticeboard. You should check this forum on a regular basis.

Go to Noticeboard

You do not need to report lab absences for biology. Make sure to catch up on the missed content from your class mates

There is no attendance requirements so you just have to make sure to catch up on missed materials.

View lecture notes

You can find your class representatives on Moodle

Class reps

Please submit an it help request via your myGlasgow login page

You will find this in the uploads link where you submitted your work. It sometimes take a little bit of time but you should see a % score appear beside your submission that you can click to access your similarity report.

You can call it cell motility: Introduction, or you can create your own more informative title

All PeerWise log in details are explained in the assessment information book on Moodle.

See the "Registering onto the PeerWise Course" section in the assessment information book

All the assessment deadlines are shown in the assessment information book on moodle.

Go to Assessment information book

You will find this in the guide to scientific writing. This is in the supporting your learning block on moodle. Look in the 'Introduction ' chapter

In Moodle click on preferences (top right on the page) and notification preferences

You need to submit an IT help request to get this fixed. We have no control over the Turnitin system

All assessment deadlines can be found in the assessment information book. Go to Assessment information book

Yes. Everything, except the reference section, counts in the word count

Click the %score below the file you uploaded to Moodle