SLE214 - Organic Chemistry
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | SBC214 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Angel Torriero |
| Prerequisite: | SLE155 |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 2 x 1 hour lectures per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week, 6 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
SLE214 encompasses the typical reactions of the common functional groups (alkenes, alkynes, benzene, alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, amines, carboxylic acids and carboxylate derivatives) as well as theoretical aspects of organic chemistry (including structure, bonding, resonance, stereochemistry and the mechanisms that underpin the conversions).
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 | Identify, accurately draw and describe the common functional groups in terms of their properties and reactions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Propose mechanisms for simple organic reaction pathways. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Identify the reagents and conditions required for simple chemical transformations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate knowledge of stereochemistry and the principles of resonance and aromaticity to a range of scenarios. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Safely perform laboratory-based methods/techniques associated with organic chemistry and clearly communicate the results using a standard scientific practical report. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Source relevant scientific information and communicate their understandings in a scientific journal format. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 In-class tests | Three 50-minute in-class tests | 45% (3 x 15%) | Weeks 5, 8 and 11 |
| Assessment 2 Literature assignment | Written report, 500 word maximum | 20% | Week 5 (initial submission), Week 7 (peer review) and Week 9 (final submission) |
| Assessment 3 Series of practical activities | Five written reports | 35% (5 x 7%) | Weeks 4, 6, 8, 10 and 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.
Learning resource
Prescribed text(s): McMurry, 2023, Organic Chemistry, 10th edition (or 9th edition), Cengage Learning (freely available online).
The texts and reading list for SLE214 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.
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