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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2015-2016 (archived)

Module CHEM2127: PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY 2 - PHYSICAL

Department: Chemistry

CHEM2127: PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY 2 - PHYSICAL

Type Open Level 2 Credits 10 Availability Available in 2015/16 Module Cap Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • Practical Chemistry 1A (CHEM1087) AND EITHER Core Chemistry 1B (CHEM1098) OR [Calculus and Probability 1 (MATH1061) AND Linear Algebra I (MATH1071)] OR Single Mathematics A (MATH1561) OR Maths for Engineers & Scientists (MATH1551).

Corequisites

  • Core Chemistry 2 (CHEM2012) AND Properties of Molecules (CHEM2097).

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • To develop and promote the knowledge and understanding of physical chemistry through practical work

Content

  • Practical work.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the advanced chemical principles illustrated by the practical work carried out.
Subject-specific Skills:
  • Perform more complex experiments in physical chemistry.
Key Skills:
  • Group working, encouraged and developed through practical work in pairs.
  • Written communication, advanced through the use of laboratory reports.
  • Numerical skills applied through calculations required in practical experiments and in the analysis of data collected in laboratory assignments.
  • IT skills, improved through the handling of laboratory data.

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

  • Laboratory classes teach students techniques in various aspects of physical 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
Practicals 20 4 per week in Term 1 or Term 2 3 hours 60 ■
Preparation and Reading 40
Total 100

Summative Assessment

Component: Laboratory Work Component Weighting: 100%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
reports of laboratory work 100% Six hour practical examination

Formative Assessment:

Students will be given formative feedback on their laboratory reports

■ 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