Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2009-2010 (archived)
Module CHEM3021: INORGANIC CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
Department: Chemistry
CHEM3021: INORGANIC CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
| Type | Open | Level | 3 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2009/10 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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Prerequisites
- Core Chemistry 2 (CHEM2012) AND Chemistry of the Elements (CHEM2021).
Corequisites
- Core Chemistry 3 (CHEM3012).
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None.
Aims
- To apply chemical principles in the discipline of inorganic chemistry and to study detailed aspects of chemistry in several areas of current interest.
Content
- Lanthanide and actinide elements: reactivity, spectra and magnetic properties.
- Applied inorganic spectroscopy: prediction and interpretation of spectra.
- Organometallic reaction chemistry: nucleophilic and electrophilic addition, substitution and abstraction.
- Practical work.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Compare and contrast the chemistry of the compounds of the lanthanide and actinide elements;
- solve structural problems of inorganic systems using NMR techniques;
- rationalise the reactions of organometallic compounds and their application to organic synthesis;
Subject-specific Skills:
- Perform and discuss advanced laboratory experiments.
Key Skills:
- Problem solving, developed through small group teaching and study.
- Information retrieval and scientific writing, exercised through assignments for workshops and accounts of laboratory work.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Lectures are used to convey concepts and are examined by written papers. This is thought to be the best method to assess the knowledge of the students.
- 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.
- Laboratory classes teach students techniques in various aspects of inorganic chemistry. They are continuously assessed so that the student can learn from one session to the next.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 21 | 1 per week | 1 Hour | 21 | |
| Practicals | 20 | 4 per week in Term 1 | 3 Hours | 60 | ■ |
| Workshops | 3 | 1 per Term | 1.5 Hours | 4.5 | ■ |
| Preparation and Reading | 114.5 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Examination | Component Weighting: 65% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Written examination | Two hours | 100% | |
| Component: Laboratory Work | Component Weighting: 35% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Results of laboratory work | 100% | ||
Formative Assessment:
Set work for workshops.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University