Courses: KJEM298 Bachelor's Project in Chemistry - Spring 2019

Credits

15.0

ECTS Credits

15.

Level of Study

Bachelor.

Language of Instruction

Norwegian.

Place of Instruction

Bergen.

Objectives and Content

The aim of the course is to give the student experience of scientific work methods by planning a scientific project, performing the work and presenting the results orally and in writing. The course will include an introduction to library searches and correct use of citations, HSE evaluations and training in scientific presentation. The student will define a small theoretical or practical research project in cooperation with internal or external supervisors, perform the work and present the results orally to the research and student groups and in a written report.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the course KJEM298, the student will have the following:

Knowledge:

The student will

have knowledge of the required structures and content of a scientific project and a scientific report
have knowledge of the ethical standards and formats required for referring to scientific results and publications
know the health and safety requirements for working in the laboratories at the Department of Chemistry

Skills:

The student will

have experience in finding information on a given subject using scientific literature resources in chemistry
have the ability to structure the work of an independent scientific project
be able to apply scientific methodology to solve a specific problem in chemistry
be able to write a chemically valid and correctly structured report from a scientific investigation

Competences:

The student will

be able to evaluate the quality and relevance of his/her own results
have experience with presenting the results of his/her work orally and in writing
be able to contribute to scientific discussions of his/her own work

Required Previous Knowledge

KJEM110, KJEM120, KJEM123, KJEM130, KJEM131, KJEM140.

Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap

None.

Access to the Course

For students on the Bacherlor's programme in Chemistry only.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures: The teaching will be concentrated to specific periods, coordinated with other relevant courses.

Introduction

Library course: 10 hours

HSE information: 4 hours

Presentation techniques: 8 hours

Introduction to scientific methodology and written presentation: 12 hours

Ethics in science 4 hours.

Total: 34 hours

Project work

6 weeks (students will normally work i groups of 2-3 persons, but single person projects are also acceptable.

Reporting and presentation.

Compulsory Assignments and Attendance

80 % attendance to the introductory units is required, together with an oral presentation of the project at the beginning and after completion (valid 3 semesters including the teaching semester).

Forms of Assessment

Written report.

Grading Scale

The grading scale used is A to F. Grade A is the highest passing grade in the grading scale, grade F is a fail.

Assessment Semester

Spring.

Course Evaluation

The students will access the course in accordance with the guidelines at the University of Bergen.

https://kvalitetsbasen.app.uib.no/?faknr&instnr1

Programme Committee

Department of Chemistry.

Course Coordinator

Department of Chemistry.

Course Administrator

Department of Chemistry.

Contact Information

The course responsible and administrative coordinator are listed in Mitt UiB.

Student counselor: Studierettleiar@kj.uib.no

Tlf: 55 58 34 45

Department

Department of Chemistry.