BSc Chemistry (with Industrial Experience)
Year 3
Learning outcomes
On completion of the Industrial Experience year you should have provided evidence of being able to:- adapt to research methods through project work in an industrial environment;- develop report writing and presentation skills and the ability to work within a team environment.
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- the transferable/key/generic skills necessary for employment related to the discipline of chemistry;- the ability to identify objectives, and negotiate the strategy and tactics to be employed working with a team;- the ability to exercise initiative and personal responsibility;- the ability to deploy decision making skills in complex situations;- the ability to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions in a variety of ways;- the ability to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature.
Assessment
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the module specified for the year and will include:- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects of chemistry in the workplace;- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;- develop an ability to conduct independent, in depth enquiry within the discipline;- completing work that is typically both evaluative and creative;- written and verbal communication of the essential features of the chemistry involved in the placement.