CVB304 Chemistry Research Project
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| Unit code: | CVB304 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | CVB202 and CVB302 and (CVB303 or CVB301). (CVB303 or CVB301 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as CVB304) |
| Equivalent(s): | PQB642 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,118 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,680 |
| International unit fee | $5,760 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | CVB304 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | CVB202 and CVB302 |
| Co-requisite: | CVB303 or CVB301 |
| Equivalent: | PQB642 |
| Coordinators: | Jiaye Ye | jiaye.ye@qut.edu.au Nathan Boase | nathan.boase@qut.edu.au Anthony O'Mullane | anthony.omullane@qut.edu.au |
Overview
In this unit you will be engaged on a chemistry project that is selected from a range of topics in exciting new areas of relevance to modern chemistry and chemical technology. Examples may include, but are not necessarily limited to nanotechnology, drug design, free-radical chemistry and trace metal speciation in environmental and biological systems. The unit will involve a self-directed project in which you synthesize the knowledge, skills and techniques developed during your chemistry major. In the process, you will be expected to critically review relevant literature sources, demonstrate understanding and depth of knowledge and provide a clear, coherent communication of the chemical project outcomes. The project will provide you with the opportunity to articulate societal and ethical implications of the profession of chemistry as part of the written project report.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Application of multiple experimental and theoretical methods to analyse complex chemical problems in a scientific project
- Clear written scientific communication and record keeping through a workbook record of experimental tasks, a project report, including findings and conclusions, and a peer review of findings
- Your ability to work independently or collaboratively as a member of a diverse team.
- Transferable skills in information retrieval, management and critical evaluation, time management, team work, and independent thinking.
- Application of relevant sections of the Workplace Health and Safety Act to minimise associated hazardous substances risks in proposed new experiments / protocols
Content
You will choose the topic of the project in consultation with academic staff. Projects will be generated from aspects of current or proposed research, teaching or consultancy projects. While less common, it is also possible for you to suggest an independent topic. If you are in relevant employment, you may, by arrangement with your employer and the Unit Coordinator, undertake a work-related project.
Learning Approaches
The unit will commence with two three-hour lecture/workshops on Workplace Health and Safety and a Health and Safety Induction program prior to commencing laboratory or practical work on the Project. You may be invited to attend some Chemistry research seminars presented by post-graduate students, staff, and visiting speakers. Attendance at some specialist lectures on current topics may be required from time to time.
The project will be carried out in association with the appropriate staff member . The usual steps in a scientific project or case study will be followed, including formulation of the problem, searching the literature, application of suitable experimental techniques, collation of data and production of a substantial printed report. A literature review that places your scientific problem in context will be undertaken and feedback on progress will be provided at an early stage in the project. Guidelines will be provided for the report format. You will maintain a laboratory workbook that documents the results of your work. You will bring your workbook to the regular face-to-face meetings with your supervisor and this will be a focus point for discussions with them and any other researchers involved. You are expected to pursue work on the project for the equivalent of 7 hours per week for 9 weeks. Actual periods of attendance will be negotiated with the supervisor and Unit Coordinator and will be recorded in your laboratory workbook.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
There will be extensive opportunity to assess your progress in the unit. Formative feedback on progress towards the goals of the chemical project will be provided throughout the semester focussed around discussions of the results recorded in your laboratory workbook and regular consultations with your supervisor and other research staff involved. Additional consultation is available on request from the Unit Coordinator and teaching staff. Summative written feedback will be provided on the literature review, project report and presentation at the project conclusion.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment in this unit will take the form of a major project or case study, which will be negotiated with your supervisor . It includes a background (partial) research paper, a final scientific report and peer review of another student's project.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Research Paper
You will provide a review of current knowledge in the field of your chosen project/case study. The paper will provide an extended introduction to your project or case study including literature review, outline of hypothesis or theory being generated from the study and the experimental design. It will include citations in a format that is appropriate to the discipline. You will submit your workbook for formative feedback early in semester (approximately week 5)
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Report
You will provide a substantial final report written in an appropriate scientific style that provides a complete description of the undertakings and the outcomes of the project. This report will convey in a formal scientific sense, the nature of the problem that is addressed, details of the experimental tasks undertaken, a critical analysis of the data and/or experimental procedures, highlighting any weaknesses in the findings; and a description of, and a discussion about, the discoveries arising from the study. Your laboratory workbook will also be submitted with the report.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Peer Review
You will present your research findings in summary format, including the societal impact of the science and provide and receive feedback from your peers.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Risk Assessment Statement
The professional practice of Chemistry requires the safe handling of Hazardous Substances. Laboratory work is usually an important part of this unit, so you may be required to handle such substances. The chemicals and procedures used in this unit are examined with respect to their suitability for students at this level of the course. Attendance at a dedicated Health and Safety Induction is compulsory. Having been provided with this information, it is your responsibility to comply with the procedures outlined in this program, for the safety of yourself, your fellow students and staff.
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | CVB304 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | CVB202 and CVB302 |
| Co-requisite: | CVB303 or CVB301 |
| Equivalent: | PQB642 |
| Coordinators: | Anthony O'Mullane | anthony.omullane@qut.edu.au |
Overview
In this unit you will be engaged on a chemistry project that is selected from a range of topics in exciting new areas of relevance to modern chemistry and chemical technology. Examples may include, but are not necessarily limited to nanotechnology, drug design, free-radical chemistry and trace metal speciation in environmental and biological systems. The unit will involve a self-directed project in which you synthesize the knowledge, skills and techniques developed during your chemistry major. In the process, you will be expected to critically review relevant literature sources, demonstrate understanding and depth of knowledge and provide a clear, coherent communication of the chemical project outcomes. The project will provide you with the opportunity to articulate societal and ethical implications of the profession of chemistry as part of the written project report.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Application of multiple experimental and theoretical methods to analyse complex chemical problems in a scientific project
- Clear written scientific communication and record keeping through a workbook record of experimental tasks, a project report, including findings and conclusions, and a peer review of findings
- Your ability to work independently or collaboratively as a member of a diverse team.
- Transferable skills in information retrieval, management and critical evaluation, time management, team work, and independent thinking.
- Application of relevant sections of the Workplace Health and Safety Act to minimise associated hazardous substances risks in proposed new experiments / protocols
Content
You will choose the topic of the project in consultation with academic staff. Projects will be generated from aspects of current or proposed research, teaching or consultancy projects. While less common, it is also possible for you to suggest an independent topic. If you are in relevant employment, you may, by arrangement with your employer and the Unit Coordinator, undertake a work-related project.
Learning Approaches
The unit will commence with two three-hour lecture/workshops on Workplace Health and Safety and a Health and Safety Induction program prior to commencing laboratory or practical work on the Project. You may be invited to attend some Chemistry research seminars presented by post-graduate students, staff, and visiting speakers. Attendance at some specialist lectures on current topics may be required from time to time.
The project will be carried out in association with the appropriate staff member . The usual steps in a scientific project or case study will be followed, including formulation of the problem, searching the literature, application of suitable experimental techniques, collation of data and production of a substantial printed report. A literature review that places your scientific problem in context will be undertaken and feedback on progress will be provided at an early stage in the project. Guidelines will be provided for the report format. You will maintain a laboratory workbook that documents the results of your work. You will bring your workbook to the regular face-to-face meetings with your supervisor and this will be a focus point for discussions with them and any other researchers involved. You are expected to pursue work on the project for the equivalent of 7 hours per week for 9 weeks. Actual periods of attendance will be negotiated with the supervisor and Unit Coordinator and will be recorded in your laboratory workbook.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
There will be extensive opportunity to assess your progress in the unit. Formative feedback on progress towards the goals of the chemical project will be provided throughout the semester focussed around discussions of the results recorded in your laboratory workbook and regular consultations with your supervisor and other research staff involved. Additional consultation is available on request from the Unit Coordinator and teaching staff. Summative written feedback will be provided on the literature review, project report and presentation at the project conclusion.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment in this unit will take the form of a major project or case study, which will be negotiated with your supervisor . It includes a background (partial) research paper, a final scientific report and peer review of another student's project.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Research Paper
You will provide a review of current knowledge in the field of your chosen project/case study. The paper will provide an extended introduction to your project or case study including literature review, outline of hypothesis or theory being generated from the study and the experimental design. It will include citations in a format that is appropriate to the discipline. You will submit your workbook for formative feedback early in semester (approximately week 5)
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Report
You will provide a substantial final report written in an appropriate scientific style that provides a complete description of the undertakings and the outcomes of the project. This report will convey in a formal scientific sense, the nature of the problem that is addressed, details of the experimental tasks undertaken, a critical analysis of the data and/or experimental procedures, highlighting any weaknesses in the findings; and a description of, and a discussion about, the discoveries arising from the study. Your laboratory workbook will also be submitted with the report.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Peer Review
You will present your research findings in summary format, including the societal impact of the science and provide and receive feedback from your peers.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Risk Assessment Statement
The professional practice of Chemistry requires the safe handling of Hazardous Substances. Laboratory work is usually an important part of this unit, so you may be required to handle such substances. The chemicals and procedures used in this unit are examined with respect to their suitability for students at this level of the course. Attendance at a dedicated Health and Safety Induction is compulsory. Having been provided with this information, it is your responsibility to comply with the procedures outlined in this program, for the safety of yourself, your fellow students and staff.