CHE-10049: Practical and Professional Chemistry Skills II

1. To provide further development of practical skills introduced in Semester I.
2. To develop awareness of safety and sustainability implications in the chemistry laboratory.
3. To develop team working skills, and the ability to recognise the roles necessary for successful team work.
4. To continue progress towards the development of Keele's Graduate Attributes with a particular emphasis on high standards of record-keeping, communication (oral and written), information literacy and presentation.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Select appropriate chemical apparatus for chemical procedures. will be achieved by assessments: 1
Locate and extract information from scientific literature to write a procedure for a laboratory experiment. will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
Record accurately and appropriately the purpose, methology, safety practices, information sources, results and data analysis relating to experimental investigations in a systematically maintained laboratory diary. will be achieved by assessments: 1
Employ team working skills to collaboratively plan, implement and evaluate an experiment. will be achieved by assessments: 2
Identify and evaluate the factors necessary for successful completion of team work. will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
Interpret and cite references in the Vancouver and Harvard systems. will be achieved by assessments: 3
Write a structured, objective and comprehensive laboratory report that complies with accepted standards of writing, referencing and presentation in Chemistry. will be achieved by assessments: 2
Communicate the purpose, methodology and results of an experimental investigation, and the interpretation of findings via academic presentation. will be achieved by assessments: 2

Study hours

Laboratory Classes: 60 hr
Pre-laboratory Session: 18 hr
Group Study: 20 hr
Independent Study: 52 hr

Description of Module Assessment

01: Reflective Diary weighted 50% (min pass mark of 40)

Documentation of Skills Development
Documentation of skills development: pre-laboratory exercises; issues relating to laboratory safety (including COSHH risk assessment); systematic record of purpose, methodology and results of experimental investigation.

02: Group Project weighted 30% (min pass mark of 40)

Group project
Group investigation via guided inquiry practical. Students plan, implement and evaluate experiment and convey findings through presentation. Assessment comprises tutor-, self- and peer- evaluation.

03: Laboratory Report weighted 20% (min pass mark of 40)

Word-processed laboratory report
Word-processed laboratory report (1500 words) based on one of the laboratory practicals and assessed for scientific content/insight and compliance with conventional standards of writing, referencing and presentation in chemistry. Building on feedback from short laboratory reports in 'Practical and Professional Chemistry Skills I'.

Version: (1.06B) Updated: 02/Oct/2013

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