Year in Industry Research Project
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CHEM3010 | Chemistry | 3 | 90 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- CHEM3010
- School
- Chemistry
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 90
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
This module will give students the opportunity to undertake a Chemistry research project in Industry. A wide range of projects will be available and students will select their industrial placement and hence the project area. All projects will require a review of relevant published work and the planning and execution of a research topic under the guidance of two supervisors. The main supervisor will be their industrial contact and the second supervisor will be their academic contact at Nottingham while they are working in Industry. Students will present their findings orally and in a written report.
Target Students
MSci Hons Chemistry with a Year in Industry OR MSci Medicinal and Biological Chemistry with an Assessed Year in Industry AND for Level 3 students.
Co-requisites
Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:
- Distance Learning Organic Chemistry (CHEM3009)
- Distance Learning Inorganic Chemistry (CHEM3008)
- Distance Learning Physical Chemistry (CHEM3007)
Assessment
- 40% Coursework 1: Report by Industrial Supervisor assessment(s) of experiment and theoretical work.
- 15% Viva voce: 30 Minute viva voce conducted by Industrial and academic supervisors.
- 35% Coursework 2: Research Report of 60 pages or less
- 10% Presentation 1: 20 minute presentation
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To allow student to experience chemistry research and to receive research training appropriate to their project. Successful students will have:Collected, read and understood the background literature relevant to their project;Designed and carried out experiments which have made some contribution to knowledge in their area of study;Reported and critically evaluated their work in writing;Made a clear oral presentation of their results.Learning Outcomes
Professional / Practical Skills:
- Collect and assess critically the facts and theories relevant to a particular problem
- Focus on an aspect of a field requiring further study
- Design experiments to test theories or reveal new knowledge
Transferable / Key Skills:
- Appraise one's own work critically
- Recognise the need for integrity and professional standards
- Written and oral communication skills
- Skills for continuing professional development