Personal work [SCHIB318]

Learning outcomes

In the following description, the term "experiment" covers both wet lab (SCHIB311, SCHIB314, SCHIB315, SCHIB316, SCHIB317) and computer experiments (SCHIB312).

The goal of this work is to give the student the opportunity to write a scientific report and present part of an experimental work. It includes:

- a bibliographic search

- an oral presentation

- a defence based on basic and advances questions related to the subject.

At the end of this teaching unit, the student will be able to :

- place a lab experiment in a wider scientist context, through a personal bibliographic search and by making links between diffrerent fields of Chemistry;

- do a bibliographic search, using tools taught during previous courses and formations;

- write a scientific document with a style close to a scientific paper, using computer tools taught during previous formations and courses and applied for their lab reports;

- present a clear and well-structured scientific talk, using a readable, original, and well-designed visual support, built using computer tools taught during previous formations and courses;

- clearly and correctly answer questions, using basic and subject-related knowledge.

Objectives

The objective of the personal work is to confront the student with the writing of a scientific document, and with the oral presentation and defense of experimental results placed in a context more general than the lab experiment itself.

Content

Based on one of the experiments the student has performed as part of the practical labs (SCHIB311, SCHIB312, SCHIB314, SCHIB315, SCHIB316, SCHIB317), a written report must be prepared and presented orally. Basics of the theory must also be presented together with a bibliographic context of the experiment. Links with other experiments are welcome. Possibly, additional experiments can be proposed.

The subject of the personal work must not be related at all with the teaching unit SCHIM113 (Introduction to Scientific Research).