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Undergraduate Handbook 2016-2017 (archived)

Module CHEM3107: PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY 3 - INORGANIC

Department: Chemistry

CHEM3107: PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY 3 - INORGANIC

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	3	10	Available in 2016/2017		Durham

Pre-requisites

Core Chemistry 2 (CHEM2012) AND Practical Chemistry 2 - Inorganic (CHEM2107).

Corequisites

Core Chemistry 3 (CHEM3012) OR Chemical Physics 3 (CHEM3411)

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

To apply chemical principles in the discipline of inorganic chemistry to practical work

Content

Synthetic Practical Inorganic Chemistry

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 and discuss advanced laboratory experiments.
Understand the importance of advanced experimental design and safety;
Perform advanced experimental manipulation;
Evaluate results in terms of the theory underlying the experiment;
Extract meaningful scientific conclusions from experimental data;
Write coherent scientific reports on obtained data;
Interpret spectroscopic data (NMR, IR, UV-Vis, Mass spectrometry)

Key Skills

Problem solving.
Scientific writing, advanced through production of laboratory reports.
Information retrieval, exercised through accounts of laboratory work.
Numerical skills, applied through calculations required in practical experiments and in the analysis of data collected in laboratory assignments.
Communication skills, advanced through the writing of laboratory reports, and discussion of chemistry during interviews.

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 inorganic chemistry. They are continuously assessed so that the student can learn from one session to the next.
Summative assessment will include assessment of pre-laboratory reports, laboratory work, laboratory reports and interviews. Reports will be marked in sequence and formative feedback will be given.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours	Attendance Monitored
Practicals	20	4 per week in Term 1	3 Hours	60	Yes
Preparation and Reading				40
Total				100

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Practical Work	100%	Results of laboratory work		100%

Formative Assessment

Students will be given formative feedback on their laboratory reports

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.