GRADUATE PROJECT
1. Course name and code: 2104999 – Graduate project
2. Course credit
Total: 5 Theory: 0 Practical: 5
3. Textbooks and References
Textbooks
[1]. Master’s theses and doctoral dissertations in chemistry.
[2]. Scientific journals: journals specialized in Chemistry, Chemical Technology, and Science and Technology in English and Vietnamese.
[3]. Textbooks in Chemical Technology.
References
[3]. Vũ Cao Đàm, Methodology for scientific research, 7th edition, Vietnam Education Publisher, 2015.
4. Course description
a. Description/subject’s aim
Fourth year students are required to solve a research problem through experiments or design and effective communication. It is a compulsory subject that evaluates the outcomes of graduates in the chemical engineering program.
b. Previous subject: 2104997 – Graduate Internship
c. Other requirements:
- Supporting Resources: 2 hours/week meeting with
- Infrastructure:
- Laboratories
- Seminar rooms
- Instruments for research:
- Analytical instruments: UV-vis, FT-IR, GC-MS, HPLC, potentiometric titration; Karlfisher titration, ion chromatography, Kendan distiller.
- Instruments located at the Lab of Process and Equipment
- Pilots in paper technology: rotary sulfate kiln, pulp mill, pulp cleaning applying froth flotation, handsheet (20cm) manufacturing, and equipment for mechanical testing of pulp, paperboard and writing paper: slow drainage (SR), fiber composition, tensile strength, crushing strength, thickness, whiteness, water permeability and resistance;
- Equipment specialized in petrochemical measuring: lubricant gauge of grease, droplet point of grease, turbidity point, dew point of petroleum products, smoke height, flash point and clear viscosity and dynamics, Saybolt color, aniline point, copper plate corrosion and petrol distillation (ASTM-D86);
5. Course expected learning outcomes
a. Course expected learning outcomes
After complete the course, students are able to:
- Apply the knowledge of the discipline (chemical technology, materials, petrochemicals) to solve a particular problem in the field of chemical engineering;
- Operate laboratory equipment or equipment systems and production lines;
- Work in labs or design system and production process;
- Analysis and evaluation of experimental data and research results;
- Stay abreast with new knowledge and technology in the field of Chemical Engineering:
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, written and oral;
- Adhere to the values of professional ethics of chemical engineers: honesty in research work, compliance with intellectual property rights, safety procedures in operation of laboratory equipment, FCE laboratory and asset preservation.
b. Matrix of CLOs and the corresponding PEOs
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 3 |
6. Student duty:
- Study the instruction for implementation of graduate project and writing graduate thesis
- Read and write the literature review for the graduate project
- Write research plan and implement the research
- Collect and analyze date
- Write the thesis
- Revise and submit the thesis
- Thesis presentation
7. Assessment methods
a. Matrix of CLOs and the corresponding assessment contents
| CLOs | Assessment content | Time limit | Implementation steps |
| 1. Apply the knowledge of the discipline (chemical technology, materials, petrochemicals) to solve a particular problem in the field of chemical engineering. | Assessment of thesis’s objectives and literature review | + Read and write document reviews
+ Present the research problem to the lecturer |
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| 2. Operate laboratory equipment or equipment systems and production lines;
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Assessment of experimental plan, student’s ability of instrument operation and observation |
+ Experimental plan
+ Demonstration + Working in the laboratory |
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| 3. Work in labs or design system and production process;
|
Assessment of experimental procedure
Observation Evaluation of preliminary results
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+ Experimental/ laboratory design;
+ Write a preliminary report; |
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| 4. Analysis and evaluation of experimental data and research results; |
Evaluation of experimental or design results. |
+ Data processing and report writing; | |
| 5. Stay abreast with new knowledge and technology in the field of Chemical Engineering: | Assessment whether the literature review is up-to-date through discussion and thesis writing | + Experimental / laboratory design;
+ Write a preliminary report; |
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| 6. Communicate effectively with colleagues, written and oral | Assessment of oral presentation/examination
Assessment of thesis writing and student communication |
+ Presentation
+ Answer the questions + Discuss with supervisor + Write essays using professional materials in the English language |
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| 7. Adhere to the values of professional ethics of chemical engineers: honesty in research work, compliance with intellectual property rights, safety procedures in operation of laboratory equipment, FCE laboratory and asset preservation | Observing student lab performance
Evaluation of reports |
+ Thesis writing
+ Working in the labs + Presentation |
b. Assessment methods
| Assessment methods | Partition (%) | |
| Overall score
|
Assessment of supervisors | 40 |
| Assessment of academic panel | 50 | |
| Poster assessment | 10 | |
| Incentive (if any). | Publication at high ranking national journals international conferences. | 1.0 |
| Publication at IUH conferences and proceeding
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0.5 | |
| Publication at high ranking international journals | 2 | |
Composed by:
- Dr. Trần Nguyễn Minh Ân
- Dr. Phạm Thị Hồng Phượng
- Dr. Bạch Thị Mỹ Hiền
- Dr. Trần Thị Thanh Thúy
- M.Sc. Trần Hoài Đức
Head of Divisions: 01/09/2017
- Bạch Thị Mỹ Hiền – Head of Petrochemical Division
- Phạm Thị Hồng Phượng – Head of Division of Chemical Technology and Materials
