Fundamentals of Chemistry I

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Use chemical skills in contexts which bring together different areas of the subject.
• Recognise, recall and show understanding of chemical facts, terminology, principles, concepts and practical techniques;
• Select, organise and present relevant information clearly and logically, using specialist vocabulary where appropriate
• Draw on existing knowledge to show understanding of the ethical, social, economic, environmental and technological implications and applications of chemistry;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Communicate scientific information effectively;
• Apply problem solving techniques to familiar and unfamiliar chemical problems;
• Manage your own learning;
• Use IT to support learning.
• Apply mathematical methods to solve problems in chemistry;

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Apply chemical principles and concepts in solving problems in unfamiliar situations including those which relate to ethical, social, economic and technological implications and applications of chemistry;
• Interpret and translate from one form to another, data presented as continuous prose or in tables, diagrams, drawings and graphs;
• Assess the validity of chemical information, experiments, inferences and statements
• Describe, explain and interpret phenomena and effects in terms of chemical principles and concepts, presenting arguments and ideas clearly and logically, using specialist vocabulary where appropriate;

Topics include:

Foundation chemistry, Atoms, bonds and molecules, Elements, matter and trends, Energy, rates and the petrochemical industry, Hydrocarbons and alcohols:, Alkali metals, halogens and electrolysis.

Teaching methods include:

• Lectures, supported by hand-outs illustrating theory and examples;
• Projected materials;
• Study materials available on the Virtual Learning Environment;
• Practice exercises and tests, including in-lecture questions utilising voting pads.

Learning activities include:

• Individual work on examples both in class and at home
• Problem solving, comprehension and data analysis exercises
• Self-assessment exercises
• Group discussion/question and answer sessions
• Individual research on topics
• Private study

Study Time Allocation:

• Contact Hours: 60
• Private Study Hours: 90
• Total study time: 150 hours

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.