Unit name | Communication & Information Skills in Chemistry |
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Unit code | CHEM10002 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Chris Adams |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites | |
School/department | School of Chemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
The aim of this unit is to teach many of the skills that modern chemists need to succeed at University and in the workplace. These include academic integrity, information searching and critical assessment, methods of learning, project planning, team working, data management and stewardship, and presentation skills. As well as learning these skills which underpin and support the other first year chemistry courses, students will also begin to construct a personal portfolio and will be taught some basic interview and CV preparation techniques in order to prepare them for life after graduation.
Teaching will be through weekly workshops and PASS sessions. Much of the intended content concerns digital literacy, and workshops will be held in a computer-equipped facility in order to facilitate their delivery.
The unit is to be continuously assessed throughout the year (100%). This is by means of:
Formative assessment will be through use of the PeerWise program (https://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/) which will be used to help students revise for exams, and by means of peer review and feedback. To receive credit for this unit, students must make a reasonable attempt at every aspect of the teaching and assessment, including engaging in group-working activities. Failure to do so may result in credit being withheld, even if the overall mark is above the pass mark for the unit. Supplementary or resit assessment of this unit is only possible through engagement in the following academic year.
R Recommended reading: Study and communication skills for the Chemical Sciences, Tina Overton, Stuart Johnson and Jon Scott, 2nd edition, OUP 2015