Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
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A | Autumn Term 2017-18 |
The purpose of this module is to introduce students to key concepts of chemical structure, reactivity and mechanism through a blend of lectures, practicals and tutorials. In particular, the module will help students make the transition from their pre-university studies to university-level study, and will ensure that they have a firm foundation in these fundamental topics, to underpin certain Chemistry modules.
Module Structure
Structure & Bonding | JML | 7 lectures | Workshop |
Organic Reactions and Mechanisms | DKS | 7 lectures | Tutorial |
Atomic Structure & Intro to Quantum Theory | CED | 7 lectures | Tutorial |
Synthesis Practical | GAH |
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Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Practical Synthesis Practical |
N/A | 10 |
University - closed examination Chemistry Natural Sciences Ia |
1 hours | 90 |
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Task | Length | % of module mark |
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University - closed examination Chemistry Natural Sciences Ia |
1 hours | 90 |
Weekly feedback is provided for college tutorial assignments, both verbally and through written feedback on assignments. Supervisors will also discuss performance in college tutorials and workshops at end-of-term meetings through the college marks sheets that are returned to supervisors termly. Feedback on practical writeups is provided weekly through both annotation of scripts by markers and verbally by Graduate Teaching Assistants. Students receive their marks for practical write-ups on a weekly basis and collectively via supervisors at end-of-term meetings. The closed examinations held in Wk1 SpT are marked typically within 10 days with scripts and mark slips being returned to students via supervisors in Week 3 of the Spring term. Examiners reports on each question are made available to students via the Chemistry web pages. Failing students or those whose performance is a cause for concern are written to by the Chair of the Examiners and Chair of the Board of Studies following the Spring term closed examination.
"Chemistry3: Introducing Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry, 2nd edition" by Burrows, Parsons, Price, Holman and Pilling (published by Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-969185-2)