Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Autumn Term 2021-22 to Summer Term 2021-22 |
Students will be allocated a BSc project taking their preferences into account. There are generally three possible types of BSc project available.
1) Group Projects: These projects will usually involve 4-6 students, occasionally fewer, working as a group to cover different aspects of a particular chemical problem. There are both Teaching Lab-based projects and non-lab based projects.
2) Individual Research Projects: These projects will involve working in one of the department’s research groups on a topic devised by you and your supervisor.
3) Chemical Communication Schools and Outreach Projects: These projects are aimed at students who have an interest in science education or communication. There are up to 8 projects available but this can change yearly. Selection for these projects is by interview, which also involves giving a short presentation
The students will spend 30 days on the BSc project working two days a week in weeks 2-10 Autumn Term and weeks 2-7 Spring Term. The deadline for report submission is Wed Wk 1 Summer term
The students write a project report (which includes a literature review). This will be supported by a literature comprehension lecture, scientific writing lecture and a college workshop.
The module also includes a synoptic examination linked to scientific paper comprehension.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework BSc Research Project Report/Execution |
N/A | 87.5 |
Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) Scientific Paper Comprehension |
1 hours | 12.5 |
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The deadline for project report submission is Wed Week 1 Summer Term.
Scientific paper comprehension examination will be based on a single paper distributed in advance. Some questions in this exam will be focussed on the chosen paper while the other questions will be more loosely connected to the content of the paper to allow a range of synoptic assessment in addition to the specific content of the paper. The questions will add up to 40 marks.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework BSc Research Project Report/Execution |
N/A | 87.5 |
Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) Scientific Paper Comprehension |
1 hours | 12.5 |
Students receive marks and feedback on their project report via project supervisors mid-Summer term.
Reading material will be suggested by the supervisors