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Undergraduate Handbook 2016-2017 (archived)

Module CHEM3147: PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY 3 - PHYSICAL

Department: Chemistry

CHEM3147: PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY 3 - PHYSICAL

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 - Physical (CHEM2127).

Corequisites

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

Excluded Combinations

None

Aims

To expand and promote the knowledge and understanding of physical chemistry through practical work.

Content

Practical work in advanced physical 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;
Use spreadsheets to analyse data in a competent manner;
Understand the importance of advanced experimental design and safety;
Perform advanced experimental manipulation;
Evaluate results in terms of the theory underlying the experiment;
Write coherent scientific reports on obtained data.

Key Skills

Problem solving;
information retrieval and scientific writing, exercised through accounts of laboratory work.

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	Attendance Monitored
Practicals	20	3 or 4 per week in Term 1 or 2	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.