(in Polish) Seminar and diploma laboratory 0600-S2-EN-SD

Seminar includes:
- General guidelines for the preparation of MSc Theses
- Structuring laboratory and project reports.
- Factors to consider in designing a thesis.
- Information search - references and sources
- Intellectual property rights
- Team working and individual work of student
- Communication skills – presenting results of MSc Thesis (each student will present two oral reports associated with MSc Thesis – first general one, the second – related with the obtained experimental results)

Total student workload

Contact hours: 30 hrs of seminar Individual work: Realisation of diploma work – 400 hrs Preparation to evaluation proces - 120 hrs Altogether: 550 hrs. 550h:25ECTS/H = 22 ECTS

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: Student has in-depth knowledge of a selected branch of chemistry, knows basic literature from the thesis subject - K_W01, K_W02 (K_W03, K_W05, K_W09-K_W14)

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: Student is able to take advantage of extended knowledge covering main branches of chemistry and use it creatively within the range of his/her specialisation. - K_U01 U2: Student is able to find information in scientific journals and popular science magazines as well as chemical databases published in both Polish and English - K_U08 (K_U03-K_U07, K_U11-K_U14)

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: Student is aware of his/her level of knowledge and understands the need for lifelong learning. Student is able to undertake actions to extend and deepen the knowledge of chemistry.- K_K01 K2: Student can formulate and present opinions on fundamental chemical issues and developments in this area.- K_K07 K3: Student works systematically, can independently use literature - K_K06

Teaching methods

Conventional lecture using multimedia presentations; team working, round table discussion and seminars with multimedia presentations followed by group and individual discussion

Expository teaching methods

- participatory lecture
- informative (conventional) lecture
- problem-based lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- round table
- project work
- seminar

Online teaching methods

- integrative methods
- exchange and discussion methods
- content-presentation-oriented methods

Course coordinators

Term 2024/25:

Andrzej Wolan

Term 2023/24:

Andrzej Wolan

Term 2022/23L:

Andrzej Wolan

Term 2020/21:

Wojciech Kujawski
Tomasz Ligor

Term 2021/22:

Wojciech Kujawski
Tomasz Ligor

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods: graded credit
Assessment criteria:
• oral presentation – scientific content, clarity and quality of the presentation
• discussion - ability of discussing and answering questions
Assessment of oral presentation will verify the following outcomes:
K_W01, K_W02, K_W03, K_W05, K_W08, K_U01, K_U08, K_K01, K_K07
Assessment of the discussion abilities will verify the following outcomes: K_U01, K_U08, K_K06, K_K07
Threshold limits: (3) satisfactory - 50-60%, (3+) satisfactory plus - 61-65%, (4) good - 66-75%, (4+) good plus - 76-81%, (5) very good - 82-100%

Practical placement

not relevant

Bibliography

Basic
1. Evans D., Gruba P., Zobel J., How to Write a Better Thesis. 3rd ed. New York: Springer, Cham, 2014.
2. Fisher E., Thomson R. Enjoy Writing Your Science Thesis or Dissertation!, Imperial College Press, London, 2014.
3. Scientific literature related with the theme of a given thesis

Supplementary
1. Ridley D., The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students. Los Angeles, CA: Sage, 2012.
2. Jharotia, A., Research Misconduct and Plagiarism. In book: Citation, References & Plagiarism: Role of Libraries, Publisher: Y K Publishers, 2018, pp.54-61.
3. Smith R.V., Densmore L.D., Lener E.F., Graduate research. A guide for students in the sciences, Academic Press, London, 2016.
4. Carter M., Designing science presentations: A visual guide to figures, papers, slides, posters, and more, 1st ed., Academic Press, London, 2013.
5. Robson C., How to do a research project – a guide for undergraduate students. Oxford, Blackwell 2007

Notes

Term 2020/21:

none

Term 2021/22:

none

Term 2022/23L:

none

Term 2023/24:

none

Term 2024/25:

none

Additional information

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