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Chemical LiteratureCHEM0027
Module Booklet 2022–23
Module Organiser: Dr Rebecca Ingle
Christopher Ingold Building G16a, r.ingle@ucl.ac.uk
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Contents
Contents …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
Module Outline ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
Links in this Booklet ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
UCL College Weeks …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4
Intended Learning Outcomes …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
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Module Organisation ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
1.1.
Induction and Topic Selection ………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
1.2.
Topic Selection and Allocation………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
1.2.1.
Illustrative Example of Topic Allocation………………………………………………………………. 5
1.3.
Your Code for Anonymous Submissions …………………………………………………………………….. 5
1.4.
Teaching Events ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6
1.4.1. Tutorial 1 (Group) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6
1.4.2. Tutorial 2 (Individual or Group) ………………………………………………………………………………… 6
1.4.3. Tutorial 3 (Individual or Group) ………………………………………………………………………………… 6
1.4.4. After Tutorial 3 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
1.4.5. Oral Presentations ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
1.4.6. Q&A Session …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7
1.4.7. Tutorial 4 (Individual)………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
1.4.8. It’s Down to You ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8
1.5.
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Guidelines for the Oral Presentation …………………………………………………………………………….. 11
2.1.
Content ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11
2.2.
Formatting …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11
Guidelines for the Written Pieces …………………………………………………………………………………. 12
3.1.
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Summary of Timings: 2021–2022 ……………………………………………………………………………… 9
Structure and Page Limits ………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
3.1.1.
Summary of Limits …………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
3.1.2.
Further Details on Each Section ……………………………………………………………………….. 13
3.2.
Formatting …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14
3.3.
Figures …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 15
3.4.
Referencing ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15
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Submitting Your Work …………………………………………………………………………………………… 16
Posters………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17
4.1.
General Instructions ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 17
4.2.
Poster Session ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17
4.3.
Poster Marking……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18
4.4.
Poster Guidelines ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18
4.4.1.
Poster Formatting ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18
4.4.2.
Poster Content ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19
4.5.
General Directions and Advice ……………………………………………………………………………….. 19
4.6.
Recommended Reading …………………………………………………………………………………………. 19
4.7.
Poster Printing ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19
4.7.1.
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Printing Using the Print@UCL Printers ……………………………………………………………… 20
Module Assessment ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 22
5.1.
Assessment Criteria for the Oral Presentations ………………………………………………………… 22
5.2.
Assessment Criteria for the Literature Review ………………………………………………………….. 23
(a) Relevance, Correctness and Breadth of Factual Information……………………………………….. 23
(b) Understanding and Analysis ……………………………………………………………………………………. 23
(c) Logic, Structure, Clarity and Presentation …………………………………………………………………. 24
5.3.
Assessment criteria for the research highlight/press release ……………………………………… 24
5.4.
Assessment criteria for the poster ………………………………………………………………………….. 24
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Introduction
Module Outline
This module aims to give you a rich experience in using scientific databases and online literature
searches to find relevant literature relating to a research topic in modern-day chemical research.
You will initially work in groups to investigate an assigned research topic and select papers that
describe significant advances in the area. You will prepare and deliver an oral presentation
(seminar) describing the general research area as well as one of the research articles in detail.
Furthermore, you will write a literature review that critically analyses a modern chemistry topic
with references from the primary literature, a ‘research highlight/press release’ on one of the
selected papers that is aimed at a more general audience, and a short reflective commentary on
your choice of your papers for the review. Finally, at the end of term, you will produce and present
an A1 poster in groups on the topic of your choice. This module aims to teach you to critically
select appropriate scientific articles, find answers to scientific questions in the literature and to
communicate the relevant details to different audiences.
Links in this Booklet
To make this document more accessible for those of you who use screen-reading software, any
links to external web pages or activities will be incorporated into the text. Any underlined text will
be a link.
UCL College Weeks
UCL has a week-numbering system, which starts in August. For ease of administration, week
numbers are quoted in this booklet. You can find an explanation of the week numbers on the UCL
website.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, you will be able to:
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Effectively use appropriate databases and search terms to look up chemical literature
describing a specific research topic.
Critically assess the available literature and identify papers that best describe significant
advances in a given area of research.
Find answers to scientific questions in the literature.
Experience working as a group to understand and select appropriate literature.
Design and present an oral presentation for a scientific audience.
Design and present a poster for a scientific audience.
Write a fully-referenced review describing a research topic.
Communicate scientific concepts to a general audience.
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1. Module Organisation
1.1. Induction and Topic Selection
During the third-year induction, you will be given a verbal introduction to the module. After this
lecture, you will be asked to complete some preparatory work on the Moodle page. This is
intended to remind you about what a literature review is and why it is important. You will also be
reminded of scientific databases and told about reference management software (which is
optional but can save a lot of work if used correctly).
1.2. Topic Selection and Allocation
In addition to the preparatory work, you will be asked to select your research topic. The topics are
broad but will be in your supervisor’s area of expertise. The broadness of the topic should give you
the scope to specialise in science you’re interested in.
Research topics provided by academic staff will be posted on Moodle and at the beginning of term
1. The staff member of the topic will be your supervisor for the module. You will be asked to rank
all topics in order of preference. Based on your choices, you will be assigned to a topic in groups of
six by Week 8 at the latest.
It is inevitable that some topics will be oversubscribed. To overcome this issue, your average
overall mark at the end of your second year will be used as a “tie-break”, where those with higher
averages will be given precedence. It is important to note that your topic choice/ranking is given
priority over your second-year average.
1.2.1. Illustrative Example of Topic Allocation
This example is important, as it explains how topics are allocated, which ensures transparency and
manages your expectations.
Eleven students rank a topic on “Sustainability” as their first choice. The six with the highest
average second-year marks will be allocated to that topic. The remaining five will be assigned to
another one of their choices based on availability after all the first-choices have been allocated. In
essence, they won’t necessarily be given their second choice if those topics have already been
filled.
It is important to note that this approach means some students with higher averages will end up
with their fifth or even sixth choice. However, we have found this algorithm gives more students
their preferred choices overall, which is fairer.
1.3. Your Code for Anonymous Submissions
The research highlight and literature review, which are the principal parts of this module (60% in
total), have to be marked anonymously (i.e., by two separate markers who don’t know your
identity). Because of this requirement, you will be given a code to use on your written work for
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this module. It will be your supervisor’s surname followed by a number (e.g. CARMALT1). Do not
put your name or student ID number on this written work. Finally, it shouldn’t need to be said,
but the oral presentation, poster and supervisor marks cannot be anonymous! (Previous students
have asked this, believe it or not.)
1.4. Teaching Events
During term 1, three tutorials will take place in college weeks 9, 13 and 15 (see Summary of
Timings for dates). In term two, there will be a fourth tutorial in week 21. These will take place any
time in those weeks and will be at a time arranged by your supervisor, so please keep an eye on
your emails.
1.4.1. Tutorial 1 (Group)
Week 9
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Your supervisor will introduce you to the research topic as well as provide you with review
articles to read. After the tutorial, you should then read widely, and search for interesting and
significant papers.
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This tutorial is also an opportunity for you to ask general questions about literature searches
and the scientific literature in general, which may have arisen during the preparatory work.
1.4.2. Tutorial 2 (Individual or Group)
Week 13
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Individually, you will discuss the papers you have found with your supervisor and rank them by
importance and relevance. You should have identified at least two primary research articles
that describe significant advances in the area of research by the end of this tutorial. You will
then pick one of them for your oral presentation in the seminars during the last week of term
1.
1.4.3. Tutorial 3 (Individual or Group)
Week 15
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You should bring a (nearly) complete draft of your 5-minute presentation to this tutorial so
that you can get feedback. If this tutorial is run as a group, you can benefit from each other’s
feedback.
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In the presentation, you should each give a brief introduction to the general area of research
and its importance, followed by more detailed descriptions of the advances described in the
selected research paper and its scientific background.
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Also, by tutorial 3, you should have decided on a working title for your literature review, in
consultation with your supervisor. The focus of the conclusions section of the literature review
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will be to discuss and address any key points in the title. In addition to being able to
understand and summarise a body of knowledge, it is an important skill for scientists to be
able to find answers to specific questions in the literature.
1.4.4. After Tutorial 3
Following tutorial 3, you should:
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Begin work, which at this stage may just be research, on the main written component of the
module comprising:
o A two-page research highlight/press release on one of the selected papers.
o A half-page reflective commentary describing the process behind selection of the
papers.
o A ten-page literature review of a research topic aimed at a scientifically-educated
audience, describing the research from selected primary research papers and
explaining how that research addresses key challenges/applications.
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Write a summary of the paper you covered in your oral presentation, including figures and (a)
reference(s). This is so that your supervisor can give you verbal feedback on your writing style
in Tutorial 4 (you may include this in your final literature review). You should submit this
summary to your supervisor on Moodle no later than the end of Friday the week before
Tutorial 4. Please check with your supervisor when they would like to receive it. Your
summary will be checked on Turnitin but will not be saved in the repository.
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Of course, you should also be working on your oral presentation.
1.4.5. Oral Presentations
In the last week of term 1 (Week 16) the oral presentations will take place. Several tutorial groups
will be combined and allocated to a two-hour seminar slot, which will take place in a small lecture
room.
The time-limit for presentations is strictly 5 min. The target audience for the presentations is their
peer group, i.e. people with 2½ years of an undergraduate chemistry degree.
1.4.6. Q&A Session
A Q&A session will take place at 9:00 11th January 2023 (week 20) in ICH – Main Building Kennedy
Lecture Theatre (Ground Floor 30 Guildford Street). You will be given further information on and
reminders of what needs to go in your literature review.
1.4.7. Tutorial 4 (Individual)
Week 21.
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By now, you should have written a summary of the paper on which you gave an oral
presentation and submitted a copy via Moodle to your supervisor. This summary should be
written in the style of a full review (i.e. not in the style of a research highlight for a general
audience).
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This is so they can give you face-to-face feedback on your writing in that session. You are
encouraged to include this work in your main literature review.
1.4.8. It’s Down to You
After tutorial 4, you will concentrate on your written report.
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You may ask your supervisors for advice on drafts, but you are responsible for seeking help
yourself. It is reasonable for your supervisor to comment on one complete draft (research
highlight, reflective summary, literature review) provided it is received no later than two
weeks before the deadline. Supervisors may look at drafts sent closer to the deadline, but that
is entirely at their discretion.
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There will be a peer-marking exercise two weeks before the deadline. Education literature
shows that students gain significant insights by reading and feeding back on each other’s work.
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A lecture and material on writing a research highlight will take place/become available after
tutorial 4.
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The submission deadline for your literature review, research highlight and reflective
commentary is Monday 20th February 2023 (the Monday after reading week in term 2).
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We aim to provide feedback on your written reports by the end of term 2. This may be
complicated if there are a large number of extensions.
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1.5. Summary of Timings: 2021–2022
Table 1. Summary of CHEM0027 timings for the current academic year.
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Week
Event / Action
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Introduction lecture (part of the general year 3 induction).
You will be asked to make your topic choices and complete
preparatory work.
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Research topic will be assigned to you.
9
Tutorial 1 – Introduction to scope of research topic, establish
plan for working, supervisor offers advice on scope of
literature search and provides review articles.
9–13
Work individually and with your group to search for and read
relevant literature.
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Tutorial 2 – Papers discussed and final papers for oral
presentation selected with advice from supervisors. Each of
you will present one paper in the last week of term 1.
13–15
Work independently on research for your review and
research highlight. Choose the paper you will present during
the oral presentation and prepare the slides.
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Tutorial 3 – Finalise your oral presentation draft with input
and advice from supervisor. Also, you should agree on a
working title for the dissertations with your supervisor.
15–16
Finalise your 5-minute oral presentation. Submit your
presentation slides and check when you will be presenting.
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Oral presentation seminars take place. Feedback provided.
17–19
Christmas break. Use some of this time to start on the
literature review and research highlight.
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Online Q&A session for written pieces and guided marking
exercise.
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The latest date to send a copy of your seminar summary to
your supervisor.
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Tutorial 4 – Feedback from supervisor on the summary of
your seminar paper.
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Online lecture/workshop on writing a research highlight for
the general audience.
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Last opportunity to submit full drafts to your supervisors and
for peer review.
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Deadline for submission of written work (literature review
and research highlight).
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Online lecture/workshop on the group poster exercise.
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Groups work on posters.
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Deadline for declaring your poster group and chosen topic.
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Deadline for submitting your poster on Moodle.
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Poster session, north cloisters. The first half-hour will be for
putting posters up. Marking will take place in the last three
hours.
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Feedback on written reports provided. *Note, this will be
delayed if you are granted an extension.
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2. Guidelines for the Oral Presentation
The seminars for the oral presentations will take place at the end of term 1. Each of you will be
allocated into a two-hour seminar slot with those in a similar section (e.g. inorganic, organic or
physical) depending on the subject-matter.
You must upload a copy of your presentation slides to Moodle where directed as a PowerPoint file
or PDF, which will be checked by Turnitin.
2.1. Content
Your presentation should cover one of your chosen research papers. You should ensure the
presentation:
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gives a brief introduction to the general area of research and its importance,
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contains more detailed descriptions of the advances described and their scientific
background,
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is a full “story” with key results and conclusion(s).
2.2. Formatting
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The title slide should contain your name, the title of your presentation and the name of your
supervisor. You could also clearly give the reference of the paper you are presenting.
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Place page numbers on each slide to facilitate the discussions after your talk (“Can you please
go back to slide X?”).
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Make sure that the slides are well presented. Small font sizes (20% of the module marks.
5.1. Assessment Criteria for the Oral Presentations
The oral presentations (given as seminars) are marked with respect to structure and effectiveness.
The oral presentation should:
1. be logical, well structured, audible and clear;
2. demonstrate good use of display material;
3. be successful (on its own) in conveying the background to the topic;
4. show the importance of the area;
5. present useful illustrative examples;
6. successfully interpret the scientific literature;
7. provide conclusions to the audience;
8. be presented in a stimulating manner at a suitable pace.
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Specific marks are given for Scientific Content (40%) and Presentation (60%).
Responses to questions should:
1. contain detailed and well-informed answers and
2. demonstrate understanding and insight.
Please note that the responses to questions will not be marked.
5.2. Assessment Criteria for the Literature Review
(a) Relevance, Correctness and Breadth of Factual Information
The literature review should:
1. show evidence of significant information obtained from the literature;
2. provide coverage of material that is comprehensive, and describes up-to-date and significant
advances in the area of research;
3. contain referencing which is appropriate to the subject area;
4. describe the research from primary research papers;
5. give a critical assessment of the key references with a thorough coverage of the relevant
literature;
6. give relevant illustrative examples;
7. show insight;
8. be factually correct;
9. provide a correct interpretation of the scientific literature;
10. be clear and concise.
The Reflective Commentary helps the marker to assess the use of literature.
(b) Understanding and Analysis
The literature review should:
1. contain a Title that addresses a relevant and topical area of modern-day chemical science;
2. contain an Introduction that provides sufficient background to put the area in a wider, more
general context;
3. contain Conclusions that address the challenges raised in the title/introduction, and clearly
identify the significance and scope of the area surveyed and give reasonable substantive
suggestions to its future direction/applications;
4. demonstrate a clear grasp of the area of science;
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5. contain a critical analysis of the literature material (i.e. not simply list the contents of the
individual papers);
6. contain a full appreciation of the significance of the results both with respect to the specific
objectives of the report and in the wider context to the subject in general;
7. clearly and logically summarise the scientific aspects without omitting important details;
8. demonstrate that the material has been understood;
9. not require additional material to be consulted;
10. not contain scientific errors.
(c) Logic, Structure, Clarity and Presentation
The literature review should:
1. have a clear and logical structure including headings;
2. be well produced;
3. be written in good scientific English;
4. be virtually free from errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation;
5. contain well-drafted, clear figures, diagrams and tables including appropriate captions which
are properly referenced within the text;
6. be clear and accessible, and in no way confusing to the reader;
7. contain references according to RSC style;
8. conform to the page limits.
5.3. Assessment criteria for the research highlight/press
release
The research highlight/press release should:
1. convey a sense of excitement;
2. provide a description of the motivation of the research;
3. describe the scientific discoveries from one research article;
4. use simple yet effective language;
5. outline the significance, broader scientific impact and benefits for society of the findings;
6. conform to the page limit.
5.4. Assessment criteria for the poster
The poster should:
1. thoroughly, but concisely, present the main points of the research;
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2. presented in an engaging manner;
3. be visually appealing, arranged clearly and be easy to follow;
4. contain fonts and graphics of suitable size and resolution;
5. contain appropriate citations;
6. be free of spelling grammatical errors;
In addition, answers to the questions should show clear thought and an excellent understanding.
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