SLE133 - Chemistry in Our World
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | SLE150 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Carol Hua Trimester 2: Lawrence Webb |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| Incompatible with: | SLE131 and SLE150 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Trimester 1: 3 x 1 hour classes per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week, 1 x 2 hour practical per trimester, 4 x 3 hour practicals per trimester.
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| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Trimester 2: Online independent and collaborative learning including 3 x 1 online hour class per week, 1 x 1 hour online seminar per week, 1 x 2 hour practical per trimester, 4 x 3 hour practicals per trimester. Practicals will be held on campus at Burwood (Melbourne) and Waurn Ponds (Geelong) on the scheduled days during intensive week (typically week 11). |
Note:Students in S323 with a background of high achievement in VCE Chemistry 3 and 4 (or equivalent) may choose to replace SLE133 Chemistry in Our World with an elective unit. | |
Content
SLE133 is a foundation unit designed to develop and consolidate student understandings and skills in basic chemistry. The learning and assessment activities provide students with the opportunity to study atoms, molecules, and ions, how they change during a chemical reaction and how bonding affects properties like intermolecular interactions, boiling points, ease of evaporation and the ability of substances to dissolve in water. Students will engage in laboratory work in order to develop their hands on skills in chemical safety and measurement and their ability to perform calculations related to substance measurement. Students will then apply these concepts of bonding, chemical change and measurement to determine the acidity and basicity of substances and the formation of buffers.
This unit can be taken as a stand-alone unit for students who need some awareness of chemistry to broaden their degree, or can be taken as a foundation for further studies in biochemistry, chemistry, and related areas like food and nutrition, molecular biology and science education.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Explain, discuss and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of chemistry to determine and/or calculate solutions for simple problems at a foundation level. Including appropriate use of scientific language and conventions in written mode. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Identify gaps in their understanding/skills and take responsibility for self-managing their learning by taking positive action to resolve this deficiency. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate and practise working responsibly and safely in a laboratory at a foundation level and appropriately record the essential details of procedures undertaken, key observations, results and conclusions of laboratory experiments at a foundation level. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning reflection | Written online feedback | 10% | Twice weekly |
| Practical reports | Five laboratory worksheets | 30% (5 x 6%) | At the end of each laboratory class |
| Online quizzes | Ten online multiple-choice quizzes | 20% (10 x 2%) | Weekly |
| Examination | 2-hour online examination | 40% | Examination 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 component, in addition to the normal requirement of at least 50% overall for the unit.
Learning Resource
Prescribed text(s): Blackman, et al, Chemistry: Core Concepts, 2nd Ed, 2018, Wiley
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SLE133 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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