The Department of Chemistry

Course Description

CHEM 3671 is a year-long intensive chemistry research project course for students in the BSc Chemistry programme in which the skills and techniques acquired in the Level I and II lab courses are utilized in solving a research problem. In this course each student will get involved in guided research under the supervision of a member of staff on a project which may be interdisciplinary or in one of the sub-disciplines in chemistry. Students will get hands-on experience on addressing laboratory safety issues; searching, reviewing and critically assessing the chemical literature; developing a research proposal and testing a research question/hypothesis, interpreting and drawing conclusions from experimental results, and in presenting research results in written and oral formats. The course also introduces students to specialized advanced techniques and skills specific to individual projects and provides hands-on experience with modern research instrumentation. Assessment will focus primarily on the chemical knowledge, practical competency, problem-solving skills and research capability of students through the preparation and quality of milestone reports, the final project report, and oral presentation as well as the quality of research work performed, and active participation in group discussions.

Assessment

Coursework                 100%