Spectroscopy and structure determination

Madeleine Schultz — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 19:31:49 +0000

Interpretation of NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry data and formulation of arguments to justify a final proposed chemical structure.

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Three

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Structure Determination/ NMR

Wiki Lab Notebooks

Madeleine Schultz — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 09:41:13 +0000

Choose a journal synthetic procedure for synthesis of nanoparticles and search literature to identify a feasible experimental variable to explore. Design experiments based on the published procedure. Submit plan (on wiki), request chemicals and justify advanced instrumentation access requests. Work to synthesise and characterise their nanoparticulate system. Weekly reflections and adaptation based on results required. Use wiki to collate group processes & data as a synchronous record. Final step is writing a results and discussion in wiki and preparation of a group oral presentation.

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Three

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Investigating A Waste Sample: Analysis, Treatment and Disposal

TrevorDaniels — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:38:31 +0000

A laboratory based whole of subject 'Capstone' project which student carry out in teams. Multiple assessments cover lab performance, research skills, teamwork, communication in various modes and report writing.

This project constitutes a 6 credit point subject (1/8 annual load) and is designed to be a ‘Capstone’ subject. In teams, students investigate a complex waste sample for components of interest based on the team’s research of the material and its context. Teams or individual team members report at different times for different purposes. There are multiple assessments covering lab skills, research skills, teamwork, communication in various modes, report writing. Components of the assessments could easily be taken from the whole and utilised or adapted for use elsewhere.

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#	Assess	%	Description
1	Laboratory performance	20	Individual: in-class observation and assessment of your actual laboratory practice, assessment of your laboratory notebook.
2	Individual contribution to team work. This assessment item is a hurdle component, requiring a minimum of 10/20 to pass the subject.	20	Individual, in four parts: Individuals are assessed in lab for collaborative activities and practices that support their team members. Regular contributions to online team discussion. Online end of session peer and self-assessment of individual input to team communication and collaborative processes. Individual students write two scaffolded self-reflection pieces on effective functioning in the team, one at beginning of session and one at end of week 13. Submitted to Moodle.
3	Week 4 Project Proposal	5	Team: Project proposal with introduction, methods and rationale; summary of planning to date; answers to set questions. Submitted via Moodle
4	Week 9 Results Summary	5	Individual: This is your individual table of results summarising all team data to date.
5	Major Report This assessment item is a hurdle component, requiring a minimum of 20/40 to pass the subject.	40	Individual: Written as a technical report, 30-40 pages.
6	Team Presentation	10	Ppt or other team presentation to class. Assessed on content, communication skills and team work.

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Three

Chemistry Discipline Network - Three

Spectroscopy and structure determination

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Wiki Lab Notebooks

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Investigating A Waste Sample: Analysis, Treatment and Disposal

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