COURSE

CHEM3999

Directed studies in chemistry

CHEM4910

Chemistry literacy and research

CHEM4911

HKUtopia

CHEM4966

Chemistry internship

CHEM4999

FYP Chemistry 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 31, 2023
• Applying as a pre-formed group is encouraged

Preliminary application:

• Oct 24, 2022 (Sem 1)
• Mar 22, 2023 (Sem 2)
• June 20, 2023 (Summer Sem)

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

Additional info

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

https://chemistry.hku.hk/staff/kkhn3/4966

Coordinator:

Prof. D L Phillips

Prof. X D Li

Dr. A P L Tong

Dr. K K H Ng

Dr. J Y Tang