2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

CHEM3415 Laboratory Work 3X

15 creditsClass Size: 5

Module manager: Dr Stephen Gorman
Email: S.A.Gorman@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2023/24

Pre-requisite qualifications

Suitable qualification from the home institution

This module is mutually exclusive with

CHEM3410	Laboratory Work 3M
CHEM3420	Laboratory Work 2M

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module students will be able to:
- undertake advanced experimental work, with due attention to safety, in the chemical laboratory;
- manipulate advanced apparatus and record data for subsequent analysis;
- synthesize molecules of some structural complexity;
- determine structure using spectroscopic data.

Syllabus

Students will undertake a selection of experiments in the organic, inorganic and physical chemistry laboratories appropriate to the level 3 theory modules and to the general development of laboratory technique.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Laboratory	15	7.00	105.00
Workshop	3	1.00	3.00
Private study hours			42.00
Total Contact hours			108.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Completion of laboratory reports

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Laboratory reports on completion of experiments.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Practical	Assessment of lab reports and skills plus online exercises	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Students who have completed sufficient laboratory work will be able to submit reports for the summer resit period. Students who have not completed sufficient laboratory work will be given an opportunity to do so over summer but if they have missed too much, they may need to resit the module as an internal student in the following year.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 28/04/2023 14:52:17

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