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2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

CHEM8500 BSc Industrial Training Programme

120 creditsClass Size: 5

Module manager: Dr C E Willans
Email: C.E.Willans@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

Pre-requisite qualifications

Completion of Level 2 of a programme in Chemistry to an appropriate standard, and the obtaining of a suitable placement in industry

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module, students will have gained an insight into the relevance and application of chemistry in industry. They will have developed a wide range of new skills, and experienced the application of chemical knowledge in a work-based environment appropriate to the programme of study.

They will also have developed and practised personal transferable skills such as identifying objectives, negotiating the strategy and tactics to be used in achieving such objectives, written and oral communication, and working within a team in an industrial laboratory environment.

Syllabus

The programme of work carried out during the placement will be agreed by arrangement with the student, academic supervisor and industrial supervisor within the overall objectives described above.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Support by Host Establishment	0	0.00	1,200.00
Private study hours			0.00
Total Contact hours			1,200.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			1,200.00

Private study

To be agreed by arrangement with the student, academic supervisor and industrial supervisor within the overall objectives described above.

In addition, there may also be a programme of course-work as appropriate = 1200 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Regular progress meetings within the company to be arranged between the student and industrial supervisor
- 2 x half day meetings with the academic supervisor to be arranged with the student.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	A written report on their research work (in conjunction with assessment reports from the industrial and academic supervisors) which must be submitted within one month of the start of the academic year following the placement. In some cases these reports contain confidential information and cannot be removed from the company, hence are marked on-site during the final visit by the academic supervisor.	50.00
Oral Presentation	-	20.00
Placement Assessment	Assessment by industrial supervisor	20.00
Report	Non-confidential report to be returned to the university for second marking and viewable by external examiners	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Project report (50%) to be submitted for assessment at the end of the placement. The report may be marked on-site, rather than in Leeds, if required for confidentiality reasons. A non-confidential report (10%) must be submitted to the School which is second marked and can be viewed by the external examiners. An assessment proforma will also be completed by the company supervisor at the same time (20%). The presentation (20%) will be given on site. The placement year will be awarded on a pass / fail basis.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 18/01/2016

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