COURSE

CHEM3999

Directed Studies

CHEM4910

Chemistry Literacy

CHEM4911

HKUtopia

CHEM4966

Internship

CHEM4999

FYP Chem Project

Time

Sem 1 or 2

Sem 2

Summer

Sem 1, 2, or summer

Yearlong

Course objectives

• Offers an early research experience

• Offers opportunity to research, read and learn about one chemistry topic to gain expert knowledge on it

• Offers a student-centered learning experience that requires working as a group on a project

• Offers a professional, chemistry-related working experience as an employee of a company, or intern in a research group

• Offers an intensive and comprehensive research experience

Course work & outcomes

• A one-semester version of the FYP Chem project course
• Requires literature and lab work
• Assessed for research ability and quality of research work

• May/may not involve related lab work
• Assessed for literature research ability, knowledge and depth of understanding of topic

• Completion of a project under the theme “Chemistry for Better Living”
• Graded on project quality, participation and collaboration

• Experience how chemistry learned is integrated into real-life work
• Allow students to better understand their strengths and weaknesses to prepare for future careers

• Requires literature and lab work
• Recommended preparation for graduate studies
• Assessed for quantity and quality of research work

Intake guidelines

• Good GPA in major courses
• Strong interest in research
• Acceptance by a Supervisor

• All GPA
• Interest in proposed topic
• Acceptance by a Supervisor

• All GPA
• Interest in working as a group

• All GPA
• interviews
• Acceptance by Supervisor

• Good GPA in major courses
• Strong research interest
• Intensive work expected
• Acceptance by a Supervisor

Assessed items:

• Written research report
• Oral presentation

• Literature review article
• Oral presentation

• Written report
• Presentation
• Peer evaluation
• Participation

• ≥ 160 h FT or PT work, evaluated by employer
• Short Report
• Short presentation
• Pass/Fail

• Written thesis graded by 3 professors
• 30 min oral presentation graded by a panel

Teaching provided

• Research arranged with proposed Supervisor
• Regular meetings with supervisor expected

• 2 h lecture on literature searching at start of Sem 2
• Other aspects arranged with Supervisor

• Consultation and planning with coordinator in June
• Other aspects arranged with proposed Supervisor

• Training arranged by employer
• Regular meetings with employer expected

• Research arranged with proposed Supervisor
• Regular meetings with supervisor expected

Application details

• Add/drop deadline of Sem 1, having already identified a supervisor

• Add drop deadline of Sem 2, having already identified a supervisor

• May 28, 2021
• Applying as a pre-formed group is encouraged

• Nov for Sem 1 internship
• Apr for Sem 2 internship
• Jul for summer internship

• Add drop deadline of Sem 1, having already identified a supervisor

Additional info

http://www.chemistry.hku.hk/hkutopia/

• Enrollment form on Course moodle page
• Work can be internal (department research group) or external (company or research group)
• Nature of Internship work must involve application of chemistry knowledge and skills—this should be clearly indicated on enrolment form

Coordinator:

Prof. David L Phillips

Prof. Xiang David Li

Dr. Angela Tong

Dr. Ho Yu Au-Yeung

Dr. Jinyao Tang