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CHM4100

Faculty of Science

18 September 2017 20 April 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 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.

Monash University

36 points, SCA Band 2, 0.750 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Organisational Unit

School of Chemistry

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Mike Grace

Offered

Clayton

  • Full year 2016 (Day)
  • Second semester to First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Students undertake a supervised research project in a specialised area of chemistry. Candidates may commence the honours year at the beginning of either first or second semester. Further information is available from the course coordinator and at a meeting held with prospective students during second semester of third year.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Critically review the scientific literature in their discipline;

  1. Understand, discuss and actively participate in the design, development and implementation of a research project;

  1. Execute, analyse and evaluate a set of laboratory-based exercises, showing an improved ability to work with minimal supervision and to implement their own ideas;

  1. Demonstrate proficiency in computer-based literature searching word processing and other computer programs commonly used in their chosen chemistry discipline;

  1. Experience then discuss the breadth and diversity of the chemical sciences, specifically through, but not limited to, attendance at seminars;

  1. Demonstrate proficiency in safe work practices for a chemical laboratory, including the use of MSDS and the performance of risk assessments;

  1. Synthesise and present in a format suitable for the discipline, experimental results and data analysis associated with the research project;

  1. Present orally the scientific research findings to an appropriate expert audience;

  1. Integrate the research findings from the project into the larger context of research in that particular field, primarily through completion of the required thesis;

  1. Demonstrate the capability to learn new technical skills within the research project ambit and use these proficiently and safely.

Assessment

Research Project with a written report in thesis form and oral defence and 2 x 15 minute oral presentation on the students research during the Honours year: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Mike Grace

Prerequisites

CHM2911, CHM2922 and 24 points of level three CHM units including one of CHM3911 and CHM3952, and one of CHM3941 and CHM3922

Co-requisites

CHM4201