CH222-30 Practical and Professional Chemistry Skills II
Introductory description
N/A.
Module aims
Following on from the corresponding Year 1 module, students are given opportunity to consolidate and advance chemistry-relevant practical skills in, and related-to, laboratory work. By undertaking this module, students will gain confidence, greater experience and ultimately become upskilled in:
Working collegially to effectively solve chemistry-centred problems.
Working competently and safely in a chemistry laboratory, recognising relevant hazards associated with practical work and planning approaches to minimise their risks.
Synthesising, purifying and isolating compound(s) using a variety of techniques.
Selecting and using appropriate analytical/computational approaches to obtain relevant data.
Processing data (e.g. using Excel) to critically evaluate experimental findings and draw conclusions.
Applying basic research methodologies to design experiments which test a given hypothesis, and critically evaluate the results.
Interpreting spectroscopic data as a means of structural elucidation to e.g. characterise small molecules and/or critically evaluate experimental results.
Communicating the progress and outcome of experiments through relevant spoken and written formats.
The tasks undertaken in this module exemplify chemistry concepts encountered in core modules and, where possible, set practical work in an interdisciplinary context at interfaces between related disciplines.
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
A range of practical experiments are undertaken in the areas of physical, inorganic, organic and computational chemistry to highlight important areas covered in other core modules. The spectroscopy component is devoted to detailed interpretation of spectroscopic evidence to elucidate molecular structure. The professional skills component contextualises relevant employability skills within the framework of presenting or addressing chemistry-focused problems.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Work collegially to effectively solve chemistry-centred problems.
- Work competently and safely in a chemistry laboratory, recognising relevant hazards associated with practical work and planning approaches to minimise their risks.
- Synthesise, purify and isolate compound(s) using a variety of techniques.
- Select and use appropriate analytical/computational approaches to obtain relevant data.
- Process data (e.g. using Excel) to critically evaluate experimental findings and draw conclusions.
- Apply basic research methodologies to design experiments which test a given hypothesis, and critically evaluate the results.
- Interpret spectroscopic data as a means of structural elucidation to e.g. characterise small molecules and/or critically evaluate experimental results.
- Communicate the progress and outcome of experiments through relevant spoken and written formats.
Indicative reading list
Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry by D Williams and I Flemming
Extensive on-line support materials, references and links on Moodle.
Research element
e.g. essay, dissertation, individual or group research, research skills activity, etc.
Interdisciplinary
e.g. co taught with another department or with an industry perspective, bridges two or more disciplinary concepts, ideas, etc.
Subject specific skills
Problem solving
Teamwork
Organisation and time management
Transferable skills
Problem solving
Teamwork
Organisation and time management
Study time
| Type | Required | Optional |
|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 13 sessions of 1 hour (4%) | 1 session of 1 hour |
| Practical classes | 20 sessions of 6 hours 30 minutes (43%) | |
| Other activity | 16 hours (5%) | |
| Private study | 141 hours (47%) | |
| Total | 300 hours |
Private study description
Pre-lab work; write-up of associated professional skills submissions.
Other activity description
Spectroscopy workshops
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You do not need to pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Students can register for this module without taking any assessment.
Assessment group A7
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
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| Laboratory work and/or associated submissions | 76% | Yes (extension) | |
Reassessment component is the same |
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| Laboratory Report | 10% | No | |
Reassessment component is the same |
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| Presentation | 4% | No | |
Reassessment component is the same |
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| Journal Article | 10% | No | |
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Feedback on assessment
Feedback on in-lab practical work and associated written/spoken submissions
Pre-requisites
To take this module, you must have passed:
Post-requisite modules
If you pass this module, you can take:
- CH3H0-15 Practical and Professional Chemistry Skills III
- CH3H8-15 BSc Research Project
Courses
This module is Core for:
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UCHA-4 Undergraduate Chemistry (with Intercalated Year) Variants
- Year 2 of F101 Chemistry (with Intercalated Year)
- Year 2 of F122 Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry (with Intercalated Year)
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UCHA-3 Undergraduate Chemistry 3 Year Variants
- Year 2 of F100 Chemistry
- Year 2 of F100 Chemistry
- Year 2 of F121 Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
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UCHA-F110 Undergraduate Master of Chemistry (with Industrial Placement)
- Year 2 of F100 Chemistry
- Year 2 of F110 MChem Chemistry (with Industrial Placement)
- Year 2 of F112 MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry with Industrial Placement
- Year 2 of UCHA-F107 Undergraduate Master of Chemistry (with Intercalated Year)
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UCHA-F109 Undergraduate Master of Chemistry (with International Placement)
- Year 2 of F109 MChem Chemistry (with International Placement)
- Year 2 of F111 MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry (with International Placement)
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UCHA-4M Undergraduate Master of Chemistry Variants
- Year 2 of F100 Chemistry
- Year 2 of F105 Chemistry
- Year 2 of F110 MChem Chemistry (with Industrial Placement)
- Year 2 of F109 MChem Chemistry (with International Placement)
- Year 2 of F125 MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
- Year 2 of UCHA-F127 Undergraduate Master of Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry(with Intercalated Year)