Bachelor's Project in Chemistry
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Spring
- Course code
- KJEM299
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Norwegian
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
The aim of the course is to give the student experience of scientific work methods by planning a scientific project, performing the work and presenting the results orally and in writing. The course will include an HSE-course and training in scientific presentation. The student will define a small theoretical or practical research project in cooperation with internal or external supervisors , perform the work and present the results orally to the research and student groups and in a written report.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course KJEM299 the student will be able to:
- collect knowledge from the chemical literature
- plan and complete a research project of limited scope
- present scientific results orally and in writing
Semester of Instruction
Spring
Limited capacity.
Place of Instruction
Bergen
Access to the Course
The course is exclusively for students admitted to the Bachelor program in chemistry.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures: The teaching will be concentrated to specific periods.
Project work : 6 weeks (normally 2-3 students work together in a group, alternatively a student can work alone).
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
80 % attendance to the introduction part is required. Oral presentation of the project.
Mandatory attendance in the introduction part is valid for 2 following semesters.
Individual written report. Each student will be assessed individually. Participants in a group may get different grades based on the written report.
Forms of Assessment
Individual written report. Each student will be assessed individually. Participants in a group may get different grades based on the written report.
Grading Scale
The grading scale used is A to F. Grade A is the highest passing grade in the grading scale, grade F is a fail.
Course Evaluation
The students will evaluate the teaching according to the quality assurance system at UiB.