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CHE-30051 - Module Specification
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

CHE-30051 - Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry Dissertation
Coordinator: Natalie Capel Room: N/A Tel: +44 1782 7 33584
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Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 734921

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Successful completion of FHEQ level 5 modules

Barred Combinations

N/A

Description for 2022/23

This 15-credit module is compulsory for students on the MChem, Chemistry Single Honours, Major route Chemistry and Major route Medicinal Chemistry programmes; and a programme elective for dual honours Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry students. Students will select a dissertation topic, in an area of interest to the student, and undertake a comprehensive review of the chemical literature and/or database sources before presenting their results in a range of formats including oral presentation, oral examination and a dissertation.

Aims
This module provides students an opportunity to develop their non-experimental research skills and apply and develop their knowledge and understanding of an aspect of chemistry. Students will research a selected topic in chemistry and produce an individual dissertation detailing their findings. This will be supported by an academic supervisor and relevant skills sessions.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/che-30051/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

1,2
1,2,3
2,3
2,3

Study hours

Lectures: 4 hours
Scheduled supervisor contacts and oral examination: 10 hours
Research work and directed study: 86 hours
Report preparation: 50 hours

School Rules

N/A

Description of Module Assessment

1: Dissertation Plan weighted 20%
Progress report
Comprises two parts (4 page limit): 1) annotated bibliography - a compilation of references, including a brief summary of the papers, identified by the student. 2) dissertation plan - an outline of the proposed dissertation which defines the scope of the dissertation and gives a clear plan for completing the full dissertation.

2: Dissertation weighted 60%
Dissertation
3000 word dissertation building upon the topics/references discussed in the 2 progress reports.

3: Oral Presentation weighted 20%
Presentation
A 20 minute oral presentation, with additional questions, with the aid of accompanying slides, of the research outlined in the dissertation (assessment 2)

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023