SLE213 - The Analytical Chemist's Toolbox
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| 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), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | SBC211 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Damien Callahan |
| Prerequisite: | One of SLE152 or SLE155 |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| Incompatible with: | SBC231 |
| 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: | 2 x 1 hour classes per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week, 5 x 4 hour practicals per trimester. |
Content
This unit presents a platform for gaining a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals analytical chemistry with a particular focus on spectroscopy, separation science and mass spectrometry. Chemical characterisation and measurement of analytes of interest are important for many fields and as such the unit will focus on the important junctions between analytical chemistry and application to areas such as forensic, environmental, food, biomedical and marine science. The unit will focus on the instrumentation found in an analytical chemists ‘toolbox’ and will build the cohorts key skills in experimental validation, equipment calibration, practical laboratory considerations and data handling. The applications of modern spectroscopy incorporating aiding the elucidation of molecular structure and the determination of chemical concentration will be presented. The real-world challenges associated with the separation of analytes form complex sample matrices will be presented with a focus on how technological approaches can be used to overcome these issues in order to empower the modern analytical chemist.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply separation science and spectroscopic concepts and knowledge to scientific problems and scenarios. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Document key information on the practical requirements for the validation of analytical chemistry approaches to the RACI professional standards. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Evaluate scientific principles from peer reviewed literature and present the concepts in a professional poster to a lay scientific audience. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Evaluate peers and respond to feedback on a professional activity to develop skills peer review of scientific concepts. | GLO2: Communication |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online quizzes | Four 60-minute online quizzes | 20% (4 x 5%) | Week 2, 5, 8 and 11 |
| Practical reports | Five written practical reports | 60% (5 x 12%) | Week following practicals |
| Scientific poster presentation | Scientific poster presentation and peer review | 20% (15%, 5%) (presentation, review) | 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.
Learning Resource
Prescribed text(s): Christian et al ( Editors ), 2013, Analytical Chemistry, 7th Ed, John Wiley & Sons.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SLE213 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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