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Requisites

Pre-requisite: CHE1110

Rationale

This course provides students with the basic principles and skills of physical, inorganic and organic chemistry. The course builds upon the material covered in Chemistry 1 (CHE1110).

Synopsis

This course addresses the important basic principles and concepts of physical, inorganic and organic chemistry. The course covers electrochemistry, coordination chemistry, reaction kinetics, organic functional groups, IUPAC naming, basic stereochemistry, and simple reactions. This course has a graded laboratory component. This course contains a highly recommended residential school for external students and highly recommended on-campus laboratories for on-campus students (non-attendance will mean the student misses both an element for assessment preparation and an element of assessment).

Objectives

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Reference materials

Student workload expectations

Assessment details

Important assessment information

1. Attendance requirements:
   
   External students are highly recommended to attend the residential school and on-campus students are highly recommended to attend the scheduled laboratories as the residential school and laboratories are linked to an assessment and an element of assessment preparation. It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximize their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
   
   
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
   To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.
   
   Requirements after S2 2020:
   To complete each of the assessment items satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for each assessment item. (Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course).
   
   
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   
   Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)
   
   
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
   
   Requirements after S2 2020:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
   
   
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
   
   
6. Examination information:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
   An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.
   
   Requirements after S2 2020:
   Candidates are allowed access only to specific materials during a Restricted Examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are: writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination); calculators which cannot hold textual information (students must indicate on their examination paper the make and model of any calculator(s) they use during the examination); disassembled molecular models are permitted (instructions for using such models are not permitted).
   
   
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
   The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.
   
   Requirements after S2 2020:
   Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.
   
   
8. ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
   
   Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
   
   

Assessment notes

1. In order to attend laboratory classes, students must provide and wear appropriate personal protective equipment. This shall include a laboratory coat, closed in shoes, and safety glasses. Such equipment must be approved by supervising staff. Failure to provide and wear the appropriate safety equipment will result in students being excluded from classes.
   
   
2. Attendance at the residential school (external students) is Highly Recommended (non-attendance will mean the student misses both an element for assessment preparation and an element of assessment).
   
   

Other requirements

1. It is expected that students in this course have access to a computer with internet capabilities for accessing relevant course materials as they become available. The system used should be able to handle files generated as pdf's, powerpoint or word. Additional useful freeware software that may be beneficial yet not a formal requirement may be discussed during class.