IMMUNOLOGY, provide reasons WHY MRSA is increasing in incidence. You can then link that to t helper cells, if there is evidence that the t helper cells are changing their function and that is why MRSA is increasing in incidence.

Biology

Part 1 (35 marks)

This part carries 35% of the marks for this assignment and tests module learning outcomes Kn1, C3, C4, Ky1 and Ky3.

Remember that you are doing a literature review and not an essay, and with the EIDs topic you need to focus on the EMERGING aspect.

So, with MRSA you need to provide evidence/reasons why it is emerging. Remember that the definition for “emerging” is  “An emerging infectious disease (EID) is defined as a disease that is newly recognised, that has newly appeared in the population, or that is rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range.”

So, you need to provide reasons WHY MRSA is increasing in incidence. You can then link that to t helper cells, if there is evidence that the t helper cells are changing their function and that is why MRSA is increasing in incidence.

What you can’t do is write a piece on what t-helper cells normally do in MRSA infections.

Summarise the key scientific points from your literature searches so far, using these to contextualise your study. Note clearly how they contribute to meeting your project objectives.

Guidance

Word count: Mandatory maximum of 800 words for Part 1. Note that the word count does not include the full references that you list at the end of this Part.

You should ensure that:

appropriate terminology including theories, paradigms, concepts and principles are used and suitably explained,

you include diagrams and tables where appropriate and refer to them in your text,

you provide full references for the papers/sources that you use at the end of your summary and cite the authors correctly within the text (see Section 5.2 of the S390 Project Guide) using the Cite them right style (https://www-citethemrightonline-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/). Full references at the end of the summary are not counted in the word limit, but in text citations to them do count towards the word limit,

you pay particular attention to the word count; a maximum number of words is given here to encourage clear, concise writing which is required for your final project.

Part 2 (20 marks)

Describe the search methodology you used to locate appropriate literature for your project. You should include a note of the search tools (e.g. databases, library catalogues and the internet) and the key words/combinations of key words used. Comment on the credibility of your sources.

Guidance 

Part 2 has no word limit.

You should refer to Section 5 in the S390 Project Guide and to the material on the module website in the Finding Information Guide, available from the Resources section.