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CE30166: Research project for exchange students

[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]

Academic Year: 2023/24
Owning Department/School: Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits: 30 [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 600
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 3 (Summer)
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Reassessment not allowed
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:
* Acquire and critically review technical information on a chemical engineering subject;
* Produce a working programme for the project and carry out their research according to this programme;
* Critically discuss the results generated during the project, evaluate these results in the context of the literature data available;
* Summarise the main project results and suggest directions for further work on the subject;
* Produce a professional report and poster on their project.


Aims: To plan, conduct and complete an experimental, literature-based or theoretical/computational project using academic research facilities in the Department.

Skills: Acquisition and critical review of technical information on a subject; laboratory practice and data analysis, advanced experimental and/or computational skills; skills in tackling unresolved scientific and/or engineering problems, report writing; presentation skills. Facilitated/taught and assessed.

Content:
* After allocation of the projects students must meet their supervisor/s to discuss the project objectives and make necessary arrangements concerning their practical work.
* During the initial project stage, students must undertake the necessary background reading, prepare necessary materials, carry out appropriate safety assessments and devise a work programme. At the end of this stage (two weeks) a short preliminary report summarising this work must be submitted to the project supervisor.
* During the second stage of the project, students will carry out research according to their work programme in consultation with their supervisor/s. To complete the work on the project, students will need to produce and submit a detailed report. The final requirement is a poster presentation based on the project

Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

CE30166 is only available to visiting/exchange students


Notes:

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