| Unit name | The Art of Chemistry 2 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CHEM30035 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Wyatt |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
Core Concepts of Chemistry 1 & 2 |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School of Chemistry |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Why is this unit important?
Chemistry is commonly referred to as the central science. We wish to justify this bold statement by drawing together the core content studied previously and adding to it in a way that shows how the core chemistry that has been taught across all years addresses world problems.
This unit is mandatory for Chemistry programmes and Chemistry with Scientific Computing programmes because it deals with topics at the core of the science and which anyone graduating with a chemistry degree will have studied.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study
This unit will be mandatory for Chemistry and Chemistry with Scientific Computing programmes. The taught content (but not methods of assessment) will also be delivered as distance learning for programmes involving a sandwich year. A subsection of the content will be available as a mandatory unit for Chemical Physics students.
An overview of content
We will develop a thorough and interconnected understanding of core chemistry through the 3 key themes expressed across earlier year core units (Year 1 – Building Blocks of Chemistry; Year 2 – Core Concepts in Chemistry; Year 3 - Art of Chemistry 1) which were Structure, Change, and Analysis. We will continue to build upon these themes based around the structure in the following components:
•Mechanisms 2 (homogeneous catalysis)
•Mechanisms 3 (heterogeneous catalysis)
•Controlling Reactions
•Periodicity: f-block
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
The unit brings together the final key elements of chemistry such that students acquire the mandatory core chemistry knowledge for their chosen degree programme.
Learning Outcomes
•Apply chemistry knowledge and understanding
•Evaluate chemical information
•Analyse and interpret data and solve problems creatively in chemistry and wider contexts
You will learn through a blended approach, involving a mixture of face-to- face teaching (lectures, workshops), online resources, individual student led enquiry and/or team-based student led enquiry.
asks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks:
For summative exams learning support will be provided by workshops which will offer questions that will help students build the learning framework necessary to answer exam questions on the topics.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark:
The unit will be assessed by an end-of-unit exam (100%).
When assessment does not go to plan
The re-assessment tasks will directly mirror those in the assessment tasks.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. CHEM30035).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
