| Unit name | Postgraduate Dynamic Laboratory Manual |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CHEMM5003 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Jonathan Clayden |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Chemistry |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This is a compulsory unit for the CDT students to undertake as part of the 8-month TATE course. This unit will comprise of a novel postgraduate Dynamic Laboratory Manual that will enable students to carry out an interactive, virtual version of an essential, often complex, experimental technique before experiencing it in the laboratory. The simulations, together with online tutorials for self-learning, have built-in responses to common errors of technique, allowing students to learn from mistakes rapidly and effectively. This approach enables the students to gain a much deeper understanding of an experiment before they carry it out for real.
Proficient use of experimental techniques in laboratory.
Virtual experiments delivered online by pgDLM - each student will have personal laptop provided. Real versions of experiments carried out in staff research laboratories. Students to undertake pgDLM activities at their own convenience and be responsible for management of their own time.
Students will carry out 4-DLM experiments online and then arrange with a member of staff to carry out the real version in the research laboratory (where relevant). Students will be assessed on a P/F basis on the work carried out online. The assessments and comments will then be available to the Management Team for the 7-month progress assessment.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
