Undergraduate - UnitCHM3990 - Chemistry project

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 0 (NATIONAL PRIORITY), 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Science
Monash Passport category	Research Challenge (Investigate Program)
Offered	Clayton First semester 2012 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Kellie Tuck

Synopsis

This course allows students to devote themselves to a substantial laboratory project as part of their final year of study in Chemistry. The project may be carried out within the School of Chemistry teaching and research laboratories or in an industrial laboratory by arrangement and approval of the Head of School. Allied with the practical work will be tutorial materials and discussion on formal matters relating to OH&S, database searching, data analysis and presentation and report presentation.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will have: developed an understanding of modern laboratory practice and procedures, including OHSE, developed an in depth understanding of one or several aspects of modern practical chemistry, gained experience with data base searching, data handling and presentation and enhanced their professional skills in problem solving, written and oral presentations.

Assessment

Laboratory work: 30%
Project report: 60%
Oral presentation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Kellie Tuck

Contact hours

72 hours laboratory work per semester or equivalent

Prerequisites

Students must pass 24 points at second level with a distinction average, including 12 points minimum in the discipline directly related to the project.

Co-requisites

18 additional points of level three chemistry selected from CHM3911, CHM3922, CHM3941, CHM3952