Course overview
Students will undertake a research project under the supervision of an academic in the Department of Chemistry that will provide advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and/or further learning. The intention is that students will collect and present novel scientific data of a quality that could be published in the open literature however, students will not be penalised if their research project does not produce conclusive results.
Course learning outcomes
- Apply advanced knowledge of chemistry to independently analyse and solve and/or to evaluate solutions to conceptual and/or quantitative research problems
- Demonstrate proficiency in safe laboratory practices where required, and professional conduct including principles of ethical practice, research integrity and data management as appropriate to the project
- Apply, adapt and/or develop suitable techniques or approaches to address research problems as appropriate to the project
- Critically analyse, interpret and present the results of the research project
- Evaluate the outcomes of the research project and place these in context through a synthesis of relevant research literature and results
- Represent and interpret chemical structures, formulae, equations and reaction mechanisms as appropriate to the research project
- Communicate ideas that relate to the research project in written and/or oral form to a specialist and/or general audience
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus
Group 1
Class number 29785
Section 01CE
Size 30
Available 27
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