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Postgraduate Course: CDT 3-month placement (CHEM11051)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Chemistry CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typePlacement AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryThis course is a 3-month placement of 3rd year PhD students to work with a commercial partner. The range of potential placement destinations for students includes instrument manufacturers, technical consultancies, IP attorneys and policy advisors.

Students will work on a project for their placement hosts which is not necessarily related to their PhD research and which allows them the opportunity to experience a non-academic work environment. Students can expect to gain a first-hand experience of a range of perspectives on industrial practices, policy, innovation and entrepreneurship.

A set of objectives and a plan for the placement will be agreed between the student, the commercial supervisor and the academic supervisor prior to commencement. The student and both supervisors will meet 4 weeks into the placement to ensure that appropriate progress is being made and that no issues have arisen that put the student¿s progress at risk. On completion of the placement the student will write a report which will be assessed by both supervisors.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 588 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 100 %
Additional Information (Assessment) This course will be assessed on the basis of:
- A literature review (marked by Placement and Academic supervisors).
- Performance on the placement (marked by Placement Supervisor)
- Project Report (marked by Placement and Academic supervisors).
- Oral Report (presented at 36 month assessment).
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Experience of the challenges of working in a commercial environment.

Experience of the differences in working practice between academic and commercial environments.

An appreciation of the criteria that must be met for a scientific idea to have commercial potential.

Experience of report writing to commercial and professional standards.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Colin Campbell
Tel: 0131 651 3049
Email: colin.campbell@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Brittany Bovenzi
Tel: (0131 6)50 4830
Email: Brittany.Bovenzi@ed.ac.uk
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