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There is no prescribed text for this course.

-         Organic Chemistry’ (Bruice, 5th Edition, Pearson Education, 2007)

-         ‘Organic Chemistry’ (Clayden, Greeves, Warren and Wothers, Oxford University Press, 2001)

-         ‘Inorganic Chemistry’ (Shriver & Atkins, 4rh Edition, Oxford University Press, 2006)

-         ‘Physical Chemistry’ (Atkins, 8th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2006)

-         ‘A Guide to Lasers in Chemistry’ (Van Hecke & Karukstis, Jones & Bartlett, 1998)

-         'Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds' (Silverstein, 7th Edition, Wiley Press, 2005)

-         'SI Chemical Data' (Aylward, 6th Edition, Wiley Press, 2007)

-         ‘Pushing Electrons’ (Weeks, 3rd Edition, Harcourt College Publishers, 1998)

-         ‘Modern Physical Organic Chemistry’ (Ansyln and Dougherty, University Science Books)

-           ‘Molecular Spectroscopy’ (Banwell, 4th Ed., McGraw Hill, 1994) out of print

MyUni:    Teaching materials and course documentation will be posted on the MyUni website ().

This course is delivered by the following means:

Lectures

Students attend timetabled classes of topics chosen as part of the course, as agreed with the Level 3 Chemistry Coordinator and Head of Discipline.

Practicals

Format 1 - Experiments

Practical exercises will provide students with "hands on" experience in the quantitative use of various analytical methods. In addition, students will be involved in the analysis of "real world" chemical samples.

Format 2 – Laboratory placement

All practical work will be conducted by lab placement in Research labs of the Chemistry academics. The placement will be conducted during the semester during the practicals

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).

The course content includes a selection of the following topics:

-         Spectroscopy & Structure Determination

-         Physical Organic Chemistry

-         Protein Structure Determination

-         Strategies and Tactics of Synthesis

-         Supramolecular Chemistry

-         Statistical Methods

-         Radiation & Matter

-         X-ray spectroscopy

-         Nuclear chemistry

-         Heavy metal chemistry

-         Analytical techniques

-         Spectrophotometric techniques

-         Advanced topics in current research strengths

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 a minimum of 50% for the practical report:Students who do not attain this minimum requirement will not be offered an additional assessment.
• Attain a minimum of 45% for the exam:Students who attain a final course grade of at least 45% but do not attain a minimum of 45% for the exam may be offered an Additional Academic Exam during the Replacement/Additional Assessment period,  in line with the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy.

Practical reports (30% of total course grade)

Depending on the topics selected as part of the course, this assessment item will have two formats. Students will complete either Format 1 or Format 2, both worth 30% of the course.

Format 1 – Experiment reports

Each experiment will be assessed on laboratory results (yield, appearance of product, melting point, graphs, quality of data etc.) as well as the laboratory note books and report. Details of practical assessment criteria are available on MyUNI. Attendance at practical sessions is compulsory, and students must achieve a minimum overall mark of 50% for the practical component to pass the course.

Format 2 – Laboratory placement report

Each student will complete a laboratory placement and submit a lab book (worth 10% of the final grade) in weeks 4 & 6 and 9 & 11, and an essay-style report (2,000 words maximum) or oral presentation (10 mins) worth 20% of the final grade at the end of the placement. Students will record details of their experimental work and results in the lab book which will be assessed by their supervisor. The report will be read and assessed by two Academics (one of them being the placement host) and a marking rubric will be available on MyUNI.

An opportunity to make-up a maximum of one missed practical session may be offered during the semester. Students must contact the Course Coordinator as soon as possible if they have missed their practical as practical classes are often full and additional space is often unavailable.

Examination (70% of total course grade)

The end-of-semester examination will be based on lecture/tutorial material. Students must sit the exam and achieve a minimum mark of 45% in order to pass the course.

Submission of Assigned Work

Coversheets must be completed and attached to all submitted work. Coversheets can be obtained from the School Office (room G33 Physics) or from MyUNI. Work should be submitted via the assignment drop box at the School Office.

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 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 or more late without an approved extension can only receive a maximum of 50% of the mark.