SLE210 - Chemistry the Enabling Science
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Angel Torriero |
| Prerequisite: | SLE152 or SLE155 |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 3 x 1 hour online lectures per week, 5 x 4 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester. |
| 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
SLE210 will build on the student’s level-one chemistry knowledge. The aim of this unit is to broaden knowledge and understanding of a range of chemistry concepts and to develop practical skills as a member of a team in a chemistry laboratory. Topics covered in this unit include atomic and molecular orbitals, introductory spectroscopy, organometallic complexes, the state of the matter, order in solids, and applications of chemical equilibrium.
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 | Design and safely conduct experimental studies using spectroscopic techniques including Mass, IR and NMR principles to determine the chemical structure and concentration of organic molecules. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO2 | Study the metal-ligand and substrate-host interactions using different titration techniques to quantify solutes in different commercial and synthesised solutions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Calculate, graph, interpret and report chemical and electrochemical processes data and results from experimental studies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Apply knowledge of chemical principles and techniques to identify and characterise molecules and to explain and calculate their associated physical and chemical properties. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | Practical laboratory tasks | 20% (10%, 5%, 5%) | Pre-practicals, during practicals and post practicals |
| Assessment 2 | In-class practical test | 40% | Week 11 |
| End-of-Unit Assessment | Timed online test | 40% | End-of-Unit Assessment Period |
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 assessments.
Learning resource
Prescribed text(s): Blackman et al, 2022, Chemistry + Interactive E-Book Access Card, 5th Ed (or 4th Ed), John Wiley & Sons, Milton QLD.
The texts and reading list for SLE210 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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