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CH30187: Laboratory chemistry 2 (NS)

[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]

Academic Year: 2023/24
Owning Department/School: Department of Chemistry
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CW 50%, PR 50%
Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 50%)
  • Practical (PR 50%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take CH30186 . This unit is only available to students on MSci programmes in Natural Sciences.
Learning Outcomes: After studying this Unit, students should be able to:
* build and manipulate computational molecular models to assist interpretation of chemical structure, bonding and properties;
* use computer packages to perform calculations to optimise molecular geometry, determine atomic charges and electrostatic potentials, display molecular orbitals and normal modes of vibration, and conduct molecular dynamics simulations;
* use a chemical-structure drawing program and the SciFinder database;
* communicate results in a variety of formats.


Aims: To build upon prior theoretical knowledge of chemistry by:
* developing computational skills essential for advanced laboratory work in the subject;
* consolidating knowledge from lectures by hands-on visualisation and calculation;
* improving interpretive skills and report writing.

Skills: Laboratory skills: manipulation, observation (T, F, A), problem solving (T, F, A), scientific writing (F, A), independent working (F), oral examinations (F, A).

Content: A variety of experiments and exercises in computational (C) chemistry will be undertaken according to a plan determined by the student's prior knowledge and experience of I, O and P, scheduling criteria, and by what work will have been undertaken previously in CH30186. An independent project using computational chemistry methods will consolidate both material learned in lectures but also in the computational practical classes.

Course availability:

CH30187 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Chemistry
  • USSC-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biochemistry stream) (Year 3)
  • USSC-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biochemistry stream) with Study year abroad (Year 4)
  • USSC-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biochemistry stream) with Professional Placement (Year 4)
  • USSC-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biology stream) (Year 3)
  • USSC-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biology stream) with Study year abroad (Year 4)
  • USSC-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biology stream) with Professional Placement (Year 4)
  • USSC-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Pharmacology stream) (Year 3)
  • USSC-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Pharmacology stream) with Study year abroad (Year 4)
  • USSC-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Pharmacology stream) with Professional Placement (Year 4)
  • USSC-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Physics stream) (Year 3)
  • USSC-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Physics stream) with Study year abroad (Year 4)
  • USSC-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Physics stream) with Professional Placement (Year 4)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
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