OVERVIEW

The teaching allows the student to acquire the ECTS related to other training activities, which correspond to the test of seminar activity for the Master’s degree course in Industrial Chemistry.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student will prepare a written report and an oral presentation on the scientific premises relating to his/her thesis topic and the developments to be pursued. This activity will allow the student to acquire critical analysis and synthesis skills of the scientific literature, and to prepare a written dissertation that illustrates what has been analyzed in a concise and clear way.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The purpose of the test is to verify that the student has achieved an adequate level of understanding and mastery of the issues related to his/her experimental thesis. The student’s capabilities to present scientific topics by expressing himself/herself clearly and correctly in both written and oral form will also be assessed.

During the test, the student must demonstrate that he is able to:

• illustrate the state of the art of the topic dealt with in a concise, but at the same time exhaustive, written report;

• select and present in appropriate format a bibliography suitable for the description of the state of the art;

• effectively describe the program, the work methodology and the characterization techniques used during the thesis experimental activity;

• summarize orally the main topics of the written report, making use of electronic support.

PREREQUISITES

None.

TEACHING METHODS

The CCS prepares a detailed regulation of the test of seminar activity which can be consulted at:

https://chimica.unige.it/sites/dcci.unige.it/files/pagine/REGOLAMENTO_PROVA-FINALE_LM-CI_Aprile2021_FINALE.pdf

The written report must be sent to the members of the Exam Commission at least 7 days before the date agreed for the oral presentation.

The thesis Supervisor, the possible second Supervisor and the first co-Supervisor can discuss with the student the organization of the written report and oral presentation. However, they must not intervene directly in the preparation of both written document and oral exposition nor correct them.

The student who has acquired ECTS abroad can, by his free choice, request to be exempted from the oral presentation and prepare only the written report, while accepting the different modalities of ECTS evaluation as explained below.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The test consists in preparing a written report and an oral presentation on the scientific premises relating to the topics chosen for the experimental thesis and on the developments that are intended to be pursued on the progress of the as-mentioned thesis.

The written report, with a total length not exceeding 30 pages, must contain:

1) a description of the state of the art of the selected topics;

2) the work program scheduled for the thesis;

3) the working methodology and equipment that will be used during the experimental activity;

4) an adequate bibliography reported in an appropriate and coherent format.

Results, even partial, of the experimental activity, which are possibly already acquired, must not be inserted in the report.

The oral exam consists of a power point (or similar) presentation of  the written report. The duration of the presentation (in Italian or English, according to the student will) is maximum  30 minutes lasting, discussion included. The presentation must be clear and understandable even for non-professionals and / or students of a level similar to that of the candidate. Format, organization and graphic design of the presentation must be functional to the information to be transmitted.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

There are not recommended texts, as they are closely related to the topic chosen for the experimental thesis.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARINA ALLOISIO (President)

MAILA CASTELLANO

DAVIDE COMORETTO

SILVIA VICINI

ALBERTO SERVIDA (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Given the peculiarity of this training activity, there are no starting dates for the lessons, but the teaching is obviously related to the time scheduled for the experimental thesis.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Except for particular cases handled by the CCS, the student must submit the written report to the Examination Commission at least 45 days before the final exam.

No official dates are scheduled during the calendar year, so the exam date must be agreed from time to time between the student and the Exam Committee.

The Committee is variable and made up of at least two teachers designated by the CCS. The Supervisor, any second Supervisor and the first Co-Supervisor (chosen by the student) cannot be part of the Committee.

The exam consists of an oral presentation for a maximum duration of 30 minutes, followed by the discussion of the written report.

At the end of the exam, the Committee will report a suitability judgment if they find adequate exposition clarity and sufficient in-depth analysis of the presented topics. Furthermore, they will express an evaluation giving a score from 0 to 1, also in fractional terms. This score will contribute to the definition of the degree mark as it will be added to the non-rounded weighted average of the exams.

The student who has acquired ECTS abroad and, by his/her free choice, decides to be exempted from the oral presentation, will have recognized the 2 ECTS of the seminar activity with an evaluation score of 0. The student who has acquired ECTS abroad and, by his/her free choice, decides to attend the oral presentation, will have recognized the 2 ECTS of the seminar activity with an evaluation score from 0 to 1, also in fractional terms, based on the Commission's assessment.

In case of emergency and only according to specific indications by the University of Genoa, the assessment method for the final exam might be changed, including the possibility of an online procedure.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The purpose of the test is to verify the student's acquired ability to know, understand, illustrate and critically discuss the issues related to the experimental thesis.

The criteria followed by the Exam Commission for the evaluation of the test are listed below.

For the written report: clarity of contents and synthesis, lexical, syntactic and grammatical correctness, care of the text format, care of the selection of bibliographic references.

For the oral presentation: mastery in the argumentation of the contents expressed, effectiveness in both verbal and graphic expression methods.

The student's ability to correctly answer to the questions of the Exam Committee and to participate in the discussion of the topics presented will also be assessed.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information please contact Proff. Davide Comoretto and Marina Alloisio. Both teachers are available every day by appointment.