ESSENTIALS OF CHEMISTRY
CHM111
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Essentials of Chemistry is an introductory subject for students with minimal background or no previous study in chemistry. The subject introduces chemistry topics with a real-world focus to prepare students for further studies in chemistry and related fields of science. The subject will introduce and reinforce chemistry concepts, knowledge and skills in chemistry to enable students to apply chemical principles and practice during their studies and in future employment. Module 1: General Chemistry (6 weeks) covers matter, atoms, the periodic table, chemical bonding, naming compounds, molecular geometry, atomic masses, the mole and chemical reactions. Module 2: Organic Chemistry (3 weeks) covers alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and arenes, functional groups and reaction types. Module 3: Physical Chemistry (3 weeks) covers gases, energy in chemistry, chemical kinetics, equilibria, acids and bases.
School: Molecular Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Pallavi Sharma
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in the following course: HCFN
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: CHE1GEN OR CHE1CHF
Equivalent subjects: CHM101
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: This subject is offered via Open Universities Australia. Due to the nature of the subject content and online delivery, enrolments are generally not permitted past the published OUA enrolment date for the study period.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Basic Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Vancik, Hrvoj
Year: 2014
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Springer
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Chemistry
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Flowers, Theopold, Langley, Robinson
Year: 2019
Edition/Volume: 2e
Publisher: OpenStax
ISBN: N/A
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Source location: N/A
Chemistry: Human Activity, Chemical Reactivity
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Mahaffy Bucat Tasker Kotz Treichel Weaver
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Cengage
ISBN: 0-176-10437-2
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URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
On-Line, 2020, OUA study period 3, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Pallavi Sharma
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 36 - 48
Ten 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 36 to week 48 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Module Assessment Quizzes (1600 word equiv)Four separate quizzes, to be completed halfway through module 1 and at the end of modules 1, 2, 3. | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |
Scenario-based Problems (1200 word equiv)Sets of problems, related to the topics presented in each of the three modules | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |
Practical Exercises (1000 word equiv)A report on activities to be conducted in a home context for each of the three modules | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO3 |
Topic discussions (200 word equiv)Participation in online discussion forums | N/A | N/A | No | 5 | SILO1, SILO2 |