2017-2018 / CHIM0645-1

Integrated research project in laboratory (including group projects and bibliography)

Duration

Number of credits

 Master in chemistry (120 ECTS)16 crédits 

Lecturer

Anne-Sophie Duwez

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Different topics requiring the expertise of at least two laboratories of the department will be proposed to the students at the beginning of the academic year. A time slot in the first quadrimestre will be devoted to bibliographic research and to the choice of a series of experiments, which will be discussed with the assigned assistants.
At the end of the first quadrimestre, the students will present the results of their bibliographic research to the department members.
The research in the laboratory will start in the second quadrimestre and will end by the redaction of a report and a presentation to the department members.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The aim of those integrated research projects (individual or by groups, depending on the number of students and available projects/monitors) is that the students acquire the essential know-how of research in a laboratory.
Every high-quality research starting with a sound bibliography, a very high importance will be given to the bibliographical search. The student will have to demonstrate that he/she is able to position his/her research topic with regard to the state-of-the-art of the field
Development of independence skills. Time management is an essential objective

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

10 half-days in the first quadrimestre for the introduction and bibliographic research.
6 times 3 days/week for the laboratory research in the second quadrimestre.
2 times 3 days/week for the synthesis with the assistants and writing of the final report and preparation of the final presentation.

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation of the laboratory work by the supervisor.
Oral presentation of the bibliographic research and of the research results.
Written report
No second session
 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Professeur A.-S. Duwez Institut de Chimie, Building B6a - 4000 Liège 1 (Sart-Tilman) Phone : 04/3663482 - e-mail : asduwez@ulg.ac.be