WORLD OF WORK - 2022/3
Module code: CHE2027
Module Overview
Enhancing personal, professional and mathematical skills with an aim to enhance professional employability.
Module provider
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Module Leader
TURNER Scott (Chst Chm Eng)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 5
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Workshop Hours: 10
Independent Learning Hours: 129
Lecture Hours: 4
Seminar Hours: 4
Captured Content: 3
Module Availability
Semester 1
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
None.
Module content
Indicative content includes:
understand how scientific discovery is translated into industrial action;
understand how to use information technology in relation to research reports and scientific presentations;
prepare a scientific report/presentation based on a chemical company;
understand the nature of the financing of industry through shares and share-dealing;
be aware of the qualities required for teamwork, leadership and communication through practical experience;
spreadsheets, setting up tables, plotting data and functions; macros and applications; graphing and statistical functionality for chemical problems.
Assessment pattern
| Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Oral exam or presentation | PRODUCT TASK PRESENTATION | 15 |
| Coursework | PRODUCT TASK POSTER | 15 |
| Oral exam or presentation | SHARES GAME GROUP PRESENTATION | 10 |
| Coursework | SHARES GAME REPORT | 25 |
| Coursework | SHARES GAME EXCEL | 5 |
| Coursework | EXCEL COURSEWORK | 30 |
Alternative Assessment
Failure of the module due to the group unit of assessment (part of Shares Game) will require the completion of an essay on the financial shares market and the selected chemical companies.
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate sufficient skills with the aim of increasing employability.
Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:
- oral presentation (individual and group)
- professional report writing
- Communication through posters
- Practical Excel coursework
Formative assessment
- Interim sessions give feedback on progress in tasks, supplemented with examples and discussion of good practice
- class based Excel workshops
Feedback
Throughout all classes and workshops
Individual and group coursework
Module aims
- Develop skills and/or competencies for a career
- Develop a better understanding of the world of work
- Improve your personal professional development and self-reflective practice
- enhance quantitative analysis using Excel etc
Learning outcomes
| Attributes Developed | ||
| 001 | Understand the application and interview process in terms of seeking employment, and delivering science in the workplace | PT |
| 002 | Understand how to use information technology in relation to research reports on a chemical company and scientific presentations | P |
| 003 | Understand the nature of the financing of industry through shares and share-dealing | PT |
| 004 | Apply the qualities required for teamwork, leadership and communication through practical experience | PT |
| 005 | Demonstrate an understanding of quantitative analysis and use of spreadsheets | CP |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to build on skills gained in FHEQ 4:
develop the necessary skills for professional employment;
develop a professional approach to report writing;
practice communication within teams; and
enhance mathematical problem solving abilities.
The learning and teaching methods include:
- individual and group presentations;
- report writing
- communication through posters
- practical use of advanced Excel in workshops
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Reading list
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Programmes this module appears in
| Programme | Semester | Classification | Qualifying conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 1 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
| Medicinal Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 1 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
| Medicinal Chemistry MChem | 1 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
| Chemistry with Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) | 1 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
| Chemistry MChem | 1 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
| Chemistry with Forensic Investigation MChem | 1 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2022/3 academic year.