SLE155 - Chemistry for the Professional Sciences
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Angela Ziebell Trimester 3: Angela Ziebell |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| Incompatible with: | SLE152 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Trimester 2: 3 x 1 hour lectures per week, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) (week 1), 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per fortnight, 5 x 3 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Trimester 3 (Intensive): Online independent and collaborative learning including 33 x 1 hour online lectures over approximately 8 teaching weeks (3-5 online contact hours per week); 5 x 2 hour online practical experience (workshop) per trimester, 5 x 3 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester. Practical experience (laboratory) will be held on campus at Burwood (Melbourne) and Waurn Ponds (Geelong) on the scheduled days during the intensive week (typically week 5). |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
SLE155 builds on the student’s previous chemistry knowledge about atoms, molecules, properties, reactions, measurement and acidity. Students will extend their knowledge to more advanced chemical naming, structures, and bonding. They will be introduced to additional topics such as, chemical equilibria, solution chemistry, simple organic compounds and chirality.
This unit will lead to further studies in biochemistry, chemistry, and related areas like food and nutrition, molecular biology and science education. This unit can also be taken as an elective unit for students who want a broader knowledge of chemistry to enhance their degree.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Explain a range of chemical concepts and phenomena by using scientific language, conventions, and notation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Identify and apply chemical concepts (individually or in combination) to calculate and determine solutions to simple chemical problems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate an understanding of working responsibly and safely in a chemical laboratory following safety guidelines and procedures. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Identify and accurately record the key observations and results of laboratory experiments, and link these to relevant chemical concepts to draw appropriate conclusions, including working in a team environment to do so collaboratively. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 Practical reports | Pre-lab quizzes Proforma practical reports | 35% (5 x 0.5%, 5 x 6.5%) (Quizzes, Reports) | Quiz due prior to each lab |
| Assessment 2 Online quizzes | Ten weekly online quizzes | 15% (10 x 1.5%) | Weekly |
| Assessment 3 Chirality Assignment | One assignment completed online | 5% | Week 9 |
| Assessment 4 | Five short online quizzes | 5% (5 x 1%) | During the fortnightly workshops |
| End-of-Unit Assessment | Timed online test | 40% | End-of-Unit Assessment Period |
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 Practical reports | Pre-lab quizzes Proforma practical reports | 35% (5 x 0.5%, 5 x 6.5%) (Quizzes, Reports) | Quiz due prior to each lab |
| Assessment 2 Online quizzes | Ten weekly online quizzes | 15% (10 x 1.5%) | Weekly |
| Assessment 3 Chirality Assignment | One assignment completed online | 5% | Week 9 |
| Assessment 4 | Five short online quizzes | 5% (5 x 1%) | During the workshops |
| Assessment 5 | Online test | 40% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve at least 50% in the practical component, in addition to the normal requirement of at least 50% overall for the unit.
Learning resource
Prescribed text(s): A.Blackman, D.Southam, G.Lawrie, N.Williamson, C.Thompson, A.Bridgeman, Chemistry: Core Concepts, 2nd Edition, 2018, Wiley.
The texts and reading list for SLE155 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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