CHE-10065 - Environmental and Sustainable Chemistry

Coordinator: Katherine J Haxton Room: LJ1.43 Tel: +44 1782 7 34209

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Level: Level 4

Credits: 30

Study Hours: 300

School Office: 01782 734921

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

CHE-10051

Description for 2020/21

This module focuses on chemistry as applied to sustainable development and the environment. This is placed in context by looking at processes and technology that influence everyday life. Issues surrounding the sustainability of chemical processes form key aspects of the course content with students developing information retrieval, team working and communication skills to develop graduate attributes.

Aims

This module aims:
to develop knowledge and understanding of issues in environmental chemistry;
to develop a range of team working, research, and written and oral communication skills;
to discuss key aspects of sustainability underpinning the role of chemistry in society.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/che-10065/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

describe, explain and apply principles of environmental chemistry and sustainability to case studies: 2
describe chemical processes and key aspects of global environmental, financial and societal issues surrounding chemistry: 1,2
describe and explain key aspects of sustainability underpinning the role of chemistry in society
: 2
plan and write reports for a specified audience on aspects of environmental chemistry and sustainability, demonstrating effective written communication and presentation skills: 1,3
research aspects of environmental and sustainable chemistry using a variety of sources appropriate to the topic and reference sources appropriately using a consistent Vancouver reference format: 1,3
locate and summarise relevant peer reviewed scientific journal articles: 2

Study hours

Scheduled Learning/Teaching:
48 hours - lecture/seminar/workshop (2 hours per week across both semesters)
Students should allow 3 hours a week to complete pre-reading and tasks after each session in addition to the workshop schedule.
Independent Study: 252 hrs

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 25%
Essay - 1000 words
Essay answering a specific question related to environmental chemistry, marked through tutor assessment against explicit criteria made available in advance. Substantial research using peer-reviewed scientific literature is required to complete this task and distill the results of that research into a concise and accurate 1000 words.

2: Portfolio weighted 50%
Portfolio
A series of individual and group work tasks throughout the module designed to encourage engagement with all aspects of the course. Equivalent to 3000 words per student, including 6 summative tasks and 5 ż 6 formative tasks. Some tasks will be submitted as collaborative work, some tasks will be individual.

3: Report weighted 25%
Magazine-style report
Production of a magazine-style report on a topic in sustainable chemistry. This will be formatted in the style of a magazine article including figures, tables and pictures and references. Substantial research using peer-reviewed scientific literature is required to complete this task and distill the results of that research into a concise and accurate 1000 words appropriate for a specified audience.

CHE-10065 - Module Specification School of Chemical and Physical Sciences Faculty of Natural Sciences

CHE-10065 - Module Specification
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences