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CHEM3187: CHEMISTRY LITERATURE PERSPECTIVE

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Type	Tied
Level	3
Credits	10
Availability	Available in 2024/2025
Module Cap
Location	Durham
Department	Chemistry

Prerequisites

Core Chemistry 2 (CHEM2012).

Corequisites

Core Chemistry 3 (CHEM3012) OR Bioactive Chemistry 3 (CHEM3211) OR Chemical Physics 3 (CHEM3411).

Excluded Combinations of Modules

None.

Aims

To provide a research-led module in Chemistry, where MChem and MSci students in their penultimate year can development and demonstrate their skills in the reading and critical analysis of a small area of the relevant scientific literature.
To provide students with an opportunity to collect, read and analyse data from primary sources.
To enable students to develop the transferable skills of critical analysis, advanced literacy and presentation.
To provide a foundation for the preparation of a level 4 project report.

Content

Perspective on an individual title allocated to, the student in week 26 of Year 2 by a member of the academic staff from the Board of Studies in Chemistry.
Progress is monitored by the Perspective Supervisor through a series of tutorials in Level 3.
Peer review of a Perspective.
Oral Presentation.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

Describe and critically analyse the topic of their literature perspective at an advanced level.

Subject-specific Skills:

Produce a scholarly and critical review of a narrow area of relevant literature.
Show relevance in their study of a topic.
Produce a critical summary

Key Skills:

Enhanced skills in chemical information retrieval, scientific writing, editing and proof-reading, oral presentation and discussion of scientific results.
Self-motivation, in self-guided learning.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

During year 3 students will meet with their perspective supervisor, as needed, to discuss the student's progress.
Training will be given in oral presentation skills.
Students are expected to submit two drafts of their literature perspective during Term 1.
In Term 2, students are expected to take part in the peer review process as part of their formative assessment. This will inform the summative assessment.
Assessment is by the written perspective and an oral presentation

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total	Monitored
Supervisor meetings	2	Term 2	1 hour	2	Yes
Preparation and reading				98
Total				100

Summative Assessment

Component: Literature Perspective		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Report	2000 words	80
Oral presentation	10 minutes	20

Formative Assessment

Formative assessment of a peer review and response. Formative feedback will be given on presentation skills, literature perspective drafts, and as part of the peer review process.

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