Assignment Task: Communication Skills in the Pharmacy Profession

Overview:

Effective communication of research findings is essential in the biological sciences. Early career researchers and professional scientists are evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their publications. This assessment focuses on writing formal reports to communicate findings from laboratory sessions in pharmacy practice.

Your Assessment:

You will submit two reports for the algae and penicillin experiments. Each report should follow a standard format, including Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion, and cite relevant scientific literature.

Introduction:

Provide background information, narrow down to the specific problem, and present aims and hypotheses. Use your own words to describe findings from literature and their relevance to your project. Include in-text citations but avoid using the author`s name as the subject of the sentence.

Methods:

Communicate scientifically valid techniques and protocols in your own language, ensuring readers can recreate the experiment.

Discussion:

Interpret results, integrate information from the introduction and results, and present primary findings. Discuss experimental design rationale, limitations, and potential improvements. Consider the following:

• Summary of primary findings
• Rationale behind experimental design
• Differences between algae in the experiment and strategies to encourage growth
• Effect of cultivation conditions on algae ratio and total growth
• Scaling-up to commercial scale algae farm
• Incubation temperatures and penicillin production correlation
• Correlation between optimum temperature, pH, and strain of Penicillium
• Critical evaluation of experiments, limitations, and redesigning methodology

Adjustments:

1. Assignment Task: Enhancing Communication in Pharmacy Practice

   Overview:

   Effective communication of research findings is crucial in pharmacy practice. This assessment focuses on writing formal reports to convey findings from laboratory sessions.

   Your Assessment:

   Submit two reports for the algae and penicillin experiments, following a standard format and citing relevant literature.

   Introduction:

   Provide background information, narrow down to the specific problem, and present aims and hypotheses. Summarize literature findings in your own words.

   Methods:

   Communicate scientifically valid techniques and protocols clearly, allowing readers to replicate the experiment.

   Discussion:

   Interpret results, discuss experimental design, limitations, and potential improvements. Consider findings and implications for pharmacy practice.