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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module CHEM3211: BIOACTIVE CHEMISTRY 3

Department: Chemistry

CHEM3211: BIOACTIVE CHEMISTRY 3

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	3	20	Available in 2006/2007	None.	Durham

Tied To

FGC0: Natural Sciences

Pre-requisites

Core Chemistry 2 (CHEM2012) AND Ring Chemistry (CHEM2031).

Corequisites

Advanced Organic Chemistry (CHEM3031) AND Biological Chemistry (CHEM2051).

Excluded Combinations

Core Chemistry 3 (CHEM3012) AND Chemistry and Society (CHEM3061).

Aims

To develop the fundamentals presented in Core Chemistry 2 through in-depth discussion of selected areas of chemistry.

Content

Organic chemistry-3.
Polymers and colloids.
Dissertation.
Applied spectroscopy.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Employ advanced methods of organic synthesis alongside more basic methodologies learnt in earlier years to solve problems in organic chemistry;
describe synthetically useful free radical reactions;
describe methods of introducing stereoselectivity into a variety of organic reactions;
use simple models to calculate the size of polymers and be able to calculate molecular weight averages;
explain and predict the effects of chemical structure on the glass transition temperature;
calculate the extent of cross linking in rubbers from mechanical properties;
explain and apply the principles governing adsorption phenomena and the formation of aggregates in solution;
interpret simple 2D NMR spectra and use this evidence in the elucidation of molecular structure using a combination of techniques.

Subject-specific Skills

Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Lectures are used to covey concepts and are examined by written papers. This is thought to be the best method to assess the knowledge of the students.
The dissertation provides students with the oppertunity to evaluate a small part of the scientific literature and to present their findings.
Workshops are larger groups of students where problems are considered and common difficulties shared. This ensures that students have understood the work and can apply it to real life situations. These are formatively assessed.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Lectures	37	2 per week	1 Hour	37
Tutorials	2	1 per Term	1 Hour	2
Other (workshops)	8	4 per Term	1.5, 2 or 3 Hours	15
Preparation and Reading				146
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Examination	70%	examination	Three hours	100%
Dissertation	30%	dissertation	4,000 words	100%

Formative Assessment

Set work for Workshops.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.