Undergraduate Course: Chemistry 3 Semester 1 Laboratory Course (Visiting Student) (CHEM09014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Chemistry |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A level 9 practical laboratory course for visiting students only comprising a selection of experiments from C3P Practical and Transferable Skills Course (CHEM09007). The course consists of practicals in advanced inorganic, organic and physical chemistry and training in transferable skills such as: abstracting, oral presentations, writing reports and computing skills. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The course is assessed entirely on the basis of coursework. |
| Feedback |
Students will be provided with feedback through assessment of the following activities:
Lab reports.
Oral presentation.
Abstracting exercise.
Problem-based learning exercise. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a firm understanding of how to safely execute basic experimental techniques used in physical, organic and inorganic chemistry, both singly and as part of a team.
- Demonstrate familiarity with all, and experience of some, of the more complex techniques used in a synthetic laboratory, for example: synthesis under inert atmospheres; Schlenk vacuum line and glove-box techniques; syringe techniques; use of a liquefied gas; isolation by constant extraction; purification by sublimation.
- Use computers for the handling of quantitative experimental data (collection, analysis, processing and presentation), for a range of molecular modeling techniques, and to locate specific information in the scientific literature.
- Demonstrate competence at spectral interpretation (IR, UV-vis, NMR, mass spectra), both for confirming the nature of expected reaction products and for identifying unknown materials, and analytical methods such as gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, electroanalysis, radiotracers and magnetic susceptibility balances.
- Effectively communicate, to a range of audiences, the principles and outcomes of chemistry research using modern IT applications. This will include oral presentations, writing concise scientific reports and article abstracts.
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Reading List
Inorganic Chemistry 6th Edition, Weller, Overton, Rourke, and Armstrong, ISBN 978-0-19-964182-6
Atkins' Physical Chemistry 10th Edition, Atkins and De Paula, ISBN 978-0199543373
Organic Chemistry, Clayden, Greeves, Warren, ISBN 978-0198503460 |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).
Advanced laboratory techniques.
Multiple presentation skills (ICT, written, oral, group-based).
Problem solving skills.
Independent planning and learning.
Time management. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
A practical laboratory course comprising a 3 week full-time pre-semester laboratory course followed by 4 sessions per week in semeseter 1 (weeks 2-7) chosen from 0900-1200 Tue, 1400-1700 Tue, 1000-1300 Wed, 1400-1700 Thur, 0900-1200 Fri, 1400-1700 Fri dependent on group assigned. |
| Keywords | C3LabVS1 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Philip Bailey
Tel: (0131 6)50 6448
Email: Philip.Bailey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Moira Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754
Email: Moira.Wilson@ed.ac.uk |
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