| Unit name | Foundation Project for Science, Engineering and Mathematics |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CHEM10019 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. McCarthy-Torrens |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
CHEM10018 Foundation Skills for Science, Engineering and Mathematics |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
EITHER CHEM10017 Foundation Chemistry OR PHYS10010 Foundation Physics EITHER MATH10020 Discovering Foundation Mathematics and MATH10021 Essential Foundation Mathematics OR MATH10021 Essential Foundation Mathematics and MATH10022 Extension Foundation Mathematics |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School of Chemistry |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Why is this unit important?
This Foundation Project unit will be the culmination of your study within the Foundation Year. Working as a small team of students alongside staff and students from your chosen discipline, you will explore in depth an application of science, engineering or mathematics. The unit will allow you to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding, and put into practice the skills, attributes and behaviours, that you have developed in your other units. It will mark the point where you truly become a scientist, engineer or mathematician. It will feed your curiosity, inspire you to be an independent and self-motivated learner. The Foundation Project will help you to make the transition to your preferred undergraduate degree programme, even before you have finished your Foundation Year.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This is a mandatory unit on the Foundation Year in Science, Engineering and Mathematics. It is taken only by students on that programme. You will need to pass the unit at the first attempt in order to progress to an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Bristol.
An overview of content
No new material will be taught as part of this unit. You will, however, develop your knowledge and understanding and become an expert, in the particular application that forms the subject of your project.
How you will, personally, be different as a result of the unit
The unit will develop your skills and build your confidence to become an effective student in science, engineering or mathematics.
Learning Outcomes
Learning by Knowing
Learning by Doing
Learning by Being
You will be allocated to a small team of Foundation Year students, all of whom are interested in progressing to degree programmes in similar disciplines. Prospective engineers will work with other engineers, prospective computer scientists with other computer scientists, prospective physicists with other physicists and so on. Your team will be supported by an academic supervisor and student mentor from the relevant discipline, who will ensure that you are making good progress, both individually and as part of your team. Together, your team will choose a single project from a list of topics. You will need to agree this as a team, taking into account the needs and views of others to reach a shared decision. You will then explore the topic together and give feedback on each other’s work. You will then produce a ten to fifteen minute presentation and 20-page project report.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
You will be required to discuss a plan of both your presentation and your project report with your academic supervisor and student mentor. You will also get the chance to showcase your work to the rest of the cohort at an end-of-year student conference.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
You will produce an in-person or a recorded 10 to 15-minute presentation, which will account for 40%, and a 20-page project report, which will account for 60% of the overall mark for the unit.
When assessment does not go to plan
If you are unable to complete either your presentation or project report through validated extenuating circumstances, you will be given another opportunity to do so. This may, however, delay confirmation of your progression to your chosen undergraduate degree programme. You will be required to pass the unit at the first attempt in order to progress to an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Bristol.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. CHEM10019).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
