CH948-20 Warwick Interdisciplinary Transferable Skills (CH948-20)
Introductory description
CH948 is based around you completing and recording tasks that you are already doing as part of your degree, completing a portfolio and reflecting on what you have learnt. The various aspects are described in the course booklet (below) which forms a basis for your portfolio. This will be required to be finally submitted at the completion of the course (some aspects relate to your research project) and will be assessed by me. Please note that this is not graded but is a pass/fail module (you are required to pass all aspects to pass the module and in turn required to pass the module to pass the degree).
Module aims
To introduce students from a range of different backgrounds to non-technical skills required for successful research in interdisciplinary projects and for a career as a scientist. Most of the material is covered in the context of the rest of their teaching programme.
The key challenge for this module is for students to be able to understand how they operate and function in different settings and to use different skills to achieve this.
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
General introduction to graduate studies at Warwick including safety, library
Team development, learning styles, team roles etc.
Weekly seminar general organisation and ability to discuss seminar content critically
Preparation for departmental or group-related activity
Presenting scientific work to varied audiences by a web page poster, writing a paper, writing a thesis, giving a technical and non-technical talk, assessing presentations of colleagues
Selection of their own activities (to be confirmed by a discussion with the relevant MSc director) which involves interaction and elements of leadership of other people
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Ability to operate safely and effectively in the science graduate research environment at Warwick.
- Understanding team working, learning styles
- Ability to write reports, essays, papers
- Ability to present the results of research to both scientific and non-scientific audiences
- Ability to coordinate an experiment in a small team
- Ability to understand how one operates and functions in different settings and to use different skills to achieve tis.
Interdisciplinary
Portfolio of transferable skills development
Subject specific skills
Ability to operate safely and effectively in the science graduate research environment at Warwick
Transferable skills
Understanding of team working, learning styles
Ability to write reports, essays, papers
Ability to present the results of research to both scientific and non-scientific
audiences
Ability to coordinate an experiment in a small team.
The key challenge for this module is for students to be able to understand
how they operate and function in different settings and to use different skills to achieve this.
Study time
| Type | Required |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 1 session of 1 hour (0%) |
| Seminars | 14 sessions of 1 hour (7%) |
| Other activity | 5 hours (2%) |
| Private study | 60 hours (30%) |
| Assessment | 120 hours (60%) |
| Total | 200 hours |
Private study description
Additional independent study
Other activity description
Team working workshop (2h) and teambuilding activities (3h)
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group A
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skills Development Portfolio | 100% | 120 hours | Yes (extension) |
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Establish a portfolio of transferable skills activity and collect evidence to show that all aspects of the syllabus list have been attained. Each item must be signed off by either the appropriate CDT director, MSc course director or their delegated deputy. |
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Feedback on assessment
Face to face and written feedback on the portfolio
Courses
This module is Core for:
- Year 1 of TCHA-F1PB MSc in Chemistry with Scientific Writing
- Year 1 of TCHA-F1PX Postgraduate Taught Analytical and Polymer Science
- Year 1 of TCHA-F1PL Postgraduate Taught Molecular Analytical Science
- Year 1 of TCHS-F1PK Postgraduate Taught Polymer Chemistry
- Year 1 of TCHA-F1PW Postgraduate Taught Polymer Science
This module is Core option list B for:
- Year 1 of TCHA-F1PY Postgraduate Taught Analytical Science and Instrumentation