Postgraduate Course: CDT 3-month placement (CHEM11051)

Course Outline
School	School of Chemistry	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Placement	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	This 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 studentżs 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
Not being delivered

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.