Module FOUD01H7: Advanced Foundation Chemistry

Department: Foundation Year (Durham)

FOUD01H7: Advanced Foundation Chemistry

Prerequisites

• Core Foundation Chemistry

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To encourage students to develop confidence in their own abilities in a science subject
• To develop students' independent learning skills
• To extend the fundamental knowledge base in Chemistry in preparation for degree study in that area
• To develop practical laboratory skills

Content

• Fundamentals of organic chemistry: nomenclature and isomerism
• Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, arenes and associated mechanisms
• Alcohols, carbonyl compounds
• Polymers
• Carboxylic acids, esterification reaction
• Triglycerides
• Biofuels
• Isomerism
• Chemical equilibria, K(concentration), Kp
• Thermodynamics, including enthalpy calculations, Born Haber Cycles, entropy
• Electrochemistry: electrode potential, electrochemical series, ionic equations
• pH., K(acid) (including calculations), K(water) , pH curves
• Aromatic chemistry: electrophilic substitution reactions
• Haloalkanes: free radical substitution
• Aromatics: electrophilic substitution

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the programme students will have:
• 1. Knowledge of a range of foundational subject concepts
• 2. Knowledge of a range of relevant research methods
• 3. Knowledge of a range of relevant vocabulary.

• By the end of the programme students will be able to:
• 1. Demonstrate the appropriate use of a range of foundational subject concepts
• 2. Demonstrate the appropriate use of relevant methods
• 3. Demonstrate the appropriate use of a range of relevant vocabulary.

• By the end of the programme students will be able to:
• 1. Demonstrate critical thinking
• 2. Demonstrate effective communication using appropriate academic styles
• 3. Demonstrate appropriate use of number
• 4. Demonstrate the use of appropriate sources of evidence

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

• Theory, initial concepts and techniques will be introduced during lectures
• Much of the learning, understanding and consolidation will take place through the use of structured worksheets during seminars and students' own time
• Knowledge and ability to use and apply concepts will be assessed by the two tests.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

In class tests and tutorial assignments.

■ 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