CH3PR-BSc Chemistry Project

Module Provider: Chemistry
Number of credits: 40 [20 ECTS credits]
Level:6
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites: Part 2 BSc Chem
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Dr Roger Bennett
Email: r.a.bennett@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:
To give students the experience of working on an extended project.

Aims:
To give students the experience of working on an extended project.

Assessable learning outcomes:
Students should appreciate how to tackle a problem which requires many steps to solve. They should know how to search the literature for previous relevant work. They should know how to implement necessary experiments to solve the problem they are tackling. They should be able to present their results in a logical and legible form in their written report, to give an oral presentation of their work and be able to respond to questions on their presentation. Students should be able to search the che mical literature and build on this knowledge in an extended project.

Additional outcomes:
Students will further develop their numeracy, IT and communication skills. Students will develop techniques for independent learning, become familiar with the chemical literature and the methods used in research. Students will recognise the importance of time management in the planning of the project and preparation of the report and presentation.

Outline content:

The Project Handbook outlines in full complete details for delivery and assessment of the research project and the details in the handbook should be referred to. Projects may be either individual or group projects. Group projects and individual projects are carried out over the same time period of 11 weeks. Students undertaking individual projects are assigned to work with a member of academic staff within one of the research teams or project groups, wherever possible taking into account stud ent preference. For group projects students will be assigned a group of students (4-6) to work with on an area depending upon their preferences. The group projects will be overseen by a member of staff who will appoint a project leader. Students will independently investigate different aspects of a common problem and may opt to combine results to produce theirÌýwritten report.ÌýAll students will give a presentation. Alternatively students may opt to undertake an individual literature rev iew as a project or choose to carry out a project of an educational nature. The research teams are: Chemistry for Life and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and ÌýMolecular Chemistry.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:
130 hours practical work over 11 week period (practical includes computational and theory).