CHEM 1200ND - Chemistry IB
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2018
Acids, Bases, Kinetics and Electrochemistry - aspects of acid/base equilibria, kinetics and electrochemical processes. Structure Determination - the importance of molecular shape and how chemists determine the structure of compounds using spectroscopic techniques including ultraviolet, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Synthetic and Bio-organic Chemistry - an introduction to chemical synthesis with particular reference to addition and substitution reactions. Strategies for synthesis and properties of biologically significant molecules will also be addressed.
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CHEM 1200ND Course Chemistry IB Coordinating Unit School of Physical Sciences Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 7 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Prerequisites SACE Stage 2 Chemistry with Subject Achievement grade of at least C+ (under review) or equivalent - in exceptional circumstances, consult Head of Chemistry Incompatible CHEM 1201, CHEM 1520 & CHEM 1521 Assumed Knowledge CHEM 1100 Restrictions Only available to BSc(Molecular and Drug Design) & BSc(Nanoscience and Materials) Assessment Exam, practical work, computer assessed tutorials, lecture tests Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Natalie Williamson
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
A successful student should be able to:
1. develop critical thinking and enhance their problem solving ability;
2. discuss the principles of scientific methodology and collaborative work;
3. explain what acids and bases are and how to measure and quantify acidity, basicity and the behaviour of buffer solutions
4. describe the basic principles of reaction kinetics and identify redox processes and their application to Galvanic cells and batteries;
5. determine the structure of an unknown molecule given appropriate spectroscopic data;
6. describe the application of stereoisomerism to carbon-containing compounds;
7. define and apply the principles of electrophilic addition reactions, electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions and SN1 and SN2 reactions;
8. define and apply the principles of carbon-carbon bond formation and devise a synthesis of a given material based on use of the three Reaction Summaries (‘Roadmaps’);
9. describe the structural types and chemical behaviour of amino acids and bonding within peptides;
10. demonstrate proficiency in common chemistry laboratory techniques.University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
3-9 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
1, 10 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
2, 10 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
1, 2 Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
- open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
- able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
The textbook for Chemistry IA/B is 'Chemistry', 3rd edition, Blackman et al., (Wiley) and it is recommended that students acquire their own copy.Recommended Resources
Other sources for recommended reading may be provided by lecturers on an as-needed basis.Online Learning
It is important that all students maintain active communication channels with the Chemistry Discipline throughout the course. The primary communication channels from the Discipline to students are MyUni and email.
The University's online learning management system, MyUni (https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au), will be used to provide students with a variety of learning resources, including (but not limited to) the following:
* Lecture notes
* Lecture recordings
* Workshop questions and solutions
* Computer practical exercises
* Links to summative assignments
* Links to other websites that may assist learning, such as maths help
All learning resources will be provided electronically, and no printed copies will be supplied.
MyUni will also be used on a regular basis to post announcements about assessment deadlines and other information related to the course and to send students emails to their University-provided student email account.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This course is delivered by the following means:- Lectures 36 x 50-minute sessions with three sessions per week
- Workshops 11 x 50-minute sessions with one session per week
- Practical 6 x 3-hour sessions with one session per fortnight
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
A student enrolled in a 3 unit course, such as this, should expect to spend, on average 12 hours per week on the studies required. This includes both the formal contact time required to the course (e.g., lectures and practicals), as well as non-contact time (e.g., reading and revision).Learning Activities Summary
The course content includes the following:
Part 1. Acids, Bases, Kinetics and Electrochemistry
* Aspects of acid/base equilibria, kinetics and electrochemical processes.
Part 2. Structure Determination
* The importance of molecular shape and how chemists determine the structure of compounds using spectroscopic techniques including ultraviolet, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Part 3. Synthetic and Bio-organic Chemistry
* An introduction to chemical synthesis with particular reference to addition and substitution reactions. Strategies for synthesis and properties of biologically significant molecules will also be addressed.Specific Course Requirements
Attendance is compulsory at all scheduled chemistry practical sessions.
The learning outcomes for this course are substantially dependent on laboratory experience and practice. Therefore, missing any practical class in a semester will result in a grade of FAIL being recorded for the course.Small Group Discovery Experience
Chemistry Named Degree students will be provided with a small-group discovery experience during one of the practical sessions in semester 2. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment task Type of assessment Percentage of total assessment for grading purposes Hurdle Yes/No Outcomes being assessed Online summative assignments Summative 20% No 1-9 Lecture tests Formative & summative 0-20% No 1-9 Practical work Formative & summative 20% Yes
(50%)1, 2, 10 Examination Summative 40-60% No 1-9 Online practice exercises Formative 0% No 1-9 Assessment Related Requirements
Assessment item Requirement for hurdle Is additional asssessment
available if student does not meet hurdle requirement?Details of additional assessment, if known Practical work 50% Yes Opportunity to make up missed practicals throughout semester.
Eligible students will be offered additional assessment either at the end of the semester (week 13 or swot vac) or during the R/AA period.
Practical work is compulsory – This includes attendance, conduct of required experimental work, attendance at demonstrator interviews (as required) and submission of laboratory reports.
To pass this course, students must attain at least 50% for the practical work. Additional assessment will be offered to eligible students who do not meet the practical hurdle requirement.Assessment Detail
Online summative assignments
Four online summative assignments (each worth a total of 5% of the overall course grade) will be used to assess progressive understanding of course material. Students receive instant feedback on submission.
Lecture Tests:
There will be two non-compulsory lecture tests each semester, worth 10% each, potentially making up 20% in total of your final grade for the course each semester. Lecture tests will occur around the halfway mark and towards the end of each semester.
Lecture tests will consist of multiple choice questions of a style similar to those that will be presented in the exam.
Lecture test marks will be redeemable in the end of semester exam – there will be a separate multiple choice question section in the exam that will correspond to the material covered in lecture tests. If students complete the lecture tests during the semester and choose not to complete the multiple choice section in the exam, the lecture test marks will be used automatically to calculate their final grade and the exam weighting will be 40%.
If students attempt both the lecture tests and the corresponding section in the exam, their best mark of the two attempts will be used to calculate the final grade. If students do not attempt any lecture tests during the semester, then they must attempt the corresponding lecture test-related section in the exam, in which case the exam weighting will be 60%.
Practical work:
Practical reports will be handed in fortnightly and promptly assessed to provide continual feedback to students and a sense of progressive accomplishment in the course. All practicals have an associated summative online task that students complete before their laboratory class.
Examination:
An end-of-semester written examination will be used to summatively assess understanding of the course material.The examination will be divided into two parts:
1. a compulsory 2-hour section consisting of multiple choice and short answer questions (40%)
2. an optional 1-hour section consisting only of multiple choice questions corresponding to those of the lecture tests (potentially 20% if used to redeem lecture test marks)
Online Practice Exercises:
Students will be provided with a series of online practice exercises to enable them to test their understanding of the course material. Students receive instant feedback on submission and will be able to retake any question (or exercise as a whole) as many times as they wish.Submission
Submission of Assigned Work
A lab report book will be provided in the first practical session. Before practical reports are submitted, students must ensure they have signed and dated the Plagiarism and Collusion section on the Feedback and Assessment page. This must be done for EACH practical. Note that report books must not be removed from the laboratory.
Extensions for Assessment Tasks
Extensions of deadlines for assessment tasks may be allowed for reasonable causes. Such situations would include compassionate and medical grounds of the severity that would justify the awarding of a supplementary examination. Evidence for the grounds must be provided when an extension is requested. Students are required to apply for an extension to the Course Coordinator before the assessment task is due. Extensions will not be provided on the grounds of poor prioritising of time. The assessment extension application form can be obtained from:
Late submission of assessments
If an extension is not applied for, or not granted then a penalty for late submission will apply. A penalty of 10% of the value of the assignment for each calendar day that the assignment is late (i.e. weekends count as 2 days), up to a maximum of 50% of the available marks will be applied. This means that an assignment that is 5 days late or more without an approved extension can only receive a maximum of 50% of the marks available for that assignment.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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Student Support
- Academic Integrity for Students
- Academic Support with Maths
- Academic Support with writing and study skills
- Careers Services
- Library Services for Students
- LinkedIn Learning
- Student Life Counselling Support - Personal counselling for issues affecting study
- Students with a Disability - Alternative academic arrangements
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Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy
- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
- Copyright Compliance Policy
- Coursework Academic Programs Policy
- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
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