CHEM3451: Practical Chemistry 3 - Integrated
Please ensure you check the module availability box for each module outline, as not all modules will run in each academic year. Each module description relates to the year indicated in the module availability box, and this may change from year to year, due to, for example: changing staff expertise, disciplinary developments, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback. Current modules are subject to change in light of the ongoing disruption caused by Covid-19.
Type | Open |
---|---|
Level | 3 |
Credits | 20 |
Availability | Available in 2024/2025 |
Module Cap | None. |
Location | Durham |
Department | Chemistry |
Prerequisites
- Core Chemistry 2 (CHEM2021) AND Practical Chemistry 2 - Physical (CHEM2127) AND Practical Chemistry 2 Organic (CHEM2117) AND Practical Chemistry 2 Inorganic (CHEM2107).
Corequisites
- Core Chemistry 3 (CHEM3012 ).
Excluded Combinations of Modules
- Practical Chemistry 3 Synthetic (CHEM3447), Practical Chemistry 3 Measurement (CHEM3467).
Aims
- To expand and promote the knowledge and understanding of chemistry through practical work.
Content
- Practical work in advanced 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.
- Prepare, purify and identify a range of compounds.
- 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.
- Demonstrate time management skills and an ability to plan experimental work.
- Interpret spectroscopic data (e.g. NMR, IR, Mass spectrometry).
Key Skills:
- Problem solving.
- Verbal and written communication.
- 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 chemistry.
- At the start of the module, an introductory lecture includes a health and safety briefing. A second lecture takes place in Term 2 to introduce the investigation.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total | Monitored |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Practicals | 44 | 44 sessions across Terms 1 and 2 | 3 hours | 132 | Yes |
Lectures | 2 | 1 per term in Terms 1 and 2 | 1 hour | 2 | Yes |
Preparation and Reading | 66 | ||||
Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
Component: Practical Work | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
---|---|---|---|
Element | Length / Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
Results of laboratory work | 100 |
Formative Assessment
More information
If you have a question about Durham's modular degree programmes, please visit our FAQ webpages, Help page or our glossary of terms. If you have a question about modular programmes that is not covered by the FAQ, or a query about the on-line Undergraduate Module Handbook, please contact us.
Prospective Students: If you have a query about a specific module or degree programme, please Ask Us.
Current Students: Please contact your department.