| Unit name | Research Broadening Sabbaticals 3 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CHEMM5006 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Booker-Milburn |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Chemistry |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This is a compulsory unit for the DTC students to undertake as part of the 6-month PACT course. The unit (in conjunction with RBS 1&2) is designed to give students lab-based experience of 3-different areas of chemical research before they choose their PhD project and supervisors. The 3-sabbaticals (3 x 6 weeks) will be designed specifically around each student's particular background on admission to the centre, thus building maximum breadth into his or her formative DTC experience.
The reports and viva voce should demonstrate that the student has obtained a real understanding of subject matter that is beyond their prior experience. The supervisors and 2nd assessors will be looking for real evidence that students have absorbed the new techniques and have become practically adept and independent.
Research lab based tenures - 4 days per week x 6 weeks.
For each RBS, students will be required to write a 3 page report in the style of a Communication as well as 10-20 pages of supplementary experimental information which will be submitted to the RBS supervisor as a mock journal submission. The supervisor will then assess this paper as a mock editor and mark it according to a pro-forma. The marks and comments will then be presented to the Management Team for the Scientific Health Check for the 6-month progress decision. The RBS reports and the pgDLM reports will be used as the basis for a progress viva voce by two members of staff. The viva voce report will then be used with the course marks for the Management Team to make a progress decision (either progress to chosen PhD project or transfer to MRes).
Detailed references and reading will be provided by the academic member responsible for each RBS area.
