Module Catalogue

NES8414 : Research Project (Year Long)

  • Offered for Year: 2024/25
  • Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Fabio Cucinotta
  • Lecturer: Dr Lee Higham
  • Owning School: Natural and Environmental Sciences
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 1 Credit Value: 40
Semester 2 Credit Value: 35
Semester 3 Credit Value: 5
ECTS Credits: 40.0
European Credit Transfer System

Aims

To provide incoming exchange chemistry students with practical research experience and training in a UK university laboratory.

Outline Of Syllabus

The exact nature of the project is research group dependent, but will encompass the students applying their existing theoretical skills to solving real-life chemical challenges. The student is hosted in the Principal Investigator’s laboratory and becomes part of the research team.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion1120:00120:00Assessment - preparation and completion of research project
Guided Independent StudyProject work1570:00570:00Project work within a research laboratory
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study162:0062:00Background reading, project planning and writing and preparing reports
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesDissertation/project related supervision242:0048:00Weekly supervisor meetings
Total800:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Most of the module involves practical work within the research laboratories but also includes time for experimental design and some background work.

Private study includes time for background reading, project planning and writing and preparing reports.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Report3M100Supervisor assessment of project work
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Assessment of the practical work performed during the project will be carried out by the project supervisor. The supervisor will provide the appropriate guidance throughout the project, offering advice and constructive criticism. The supervisor will also assess a research report that the student will write by the end of the module. This final report will provide an introduction to the research topic, a results and discussion section, followed by their experimental write-up, conclusions and references.

Reading Lists

Timetable