KE06: Project course in chemistry (6 ECTS)

STADS: 1003341

Level


Teaching period

Spring semester

Teacher responsible
Email: klr@ifk.sdu.dk

Timetable
There is no timetable available for the chosen semester.

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
All 1st year exams must be passed.

Course introduction
The students will study a particular chemical topic in groups. Experimental (e.g. synthesis, spectroscopic, analytical etc) and literature work will be carried out.

Expected learning outcome


Subject overview
The teachers formulate a number of project topics from which the students can choose. In groups of 2-4 students a literature search is carried out over the first two weeks through which the students discover the present state-of-the-art concerning their topic. On the basis of the knowledge gained they discuss with the teacher experimental work that can be reasonably carried out within the Department of Chemistry and the students need to make a critical assessment over what facts are important. This might include performing synthetic experiments or making spectroscopic or other measurements. Thus aspects of what research work entails is introduced to the students. Over the next 6 weeks the students carry out the necessary experimental work. During this time each group will hold a seminar about their project (45 minutes). A poster describing the problem and the results is prepared and the project is completed by a plenary debate (poster session) where each group defend their report. Posters prepared in 2005 were displayed in the Chemical Education section of the annual Danish Chemical Society meeting in June at SDU. In 2006 the students will also be encouraged to publish their work in this way. Examples of project topics: Extraction of chromium from ores, Pigments, Blue and Mercury in bones.

Literature
There isn't any litterature for the course at the moment.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Internal approval of poster, experimental work and oral defence of project. Passed/not passed. Internal evaluation by a teacher.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Kurset er opbygget af en blanding af studenterpræsentation, gruppearbejde, selvstudium, litteratursøgning, laboratoriearbejde samt plenumdebat. Herudover opfordres de studerende til at præsentere deres postere ved Kemisk Forenings Årsmøde i juni på SDU. Konkret indhold varieres og afhænger af den enkelte lærer. Kurset er ikke skemalagt. Der vil i løbet af kurset blive planlagt møder med lærerne for hvert projekt. Således er de studerende selv ansvarlige for at planlægge deres eget skema over biblioteksarbejde, eksperimentelt arbejde, diskussion og dokumentation af deres resultater (i alt ca. 60 timer).
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Remarks
The course is placed on the 4th semester and is compulsory for students who have chosen the one-topic education in chemistry and optional for other areas of study.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
See fees for single courses.