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MOLS7051 – Research Topic: Advanced Physical and Analytical Chemistry

2023 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Convenor
Ian Jamie
ian.jamie@mq.edu.au
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10
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Unit description Unit description

This unit will build on fundamental concepts in physical and analytical chemistry to explore themes emerging in the field of chemistry and its global impacts. It will connect the underpinning physical chemistry topics (e.g., spectroscopy, quantum chemistry, kinetics) to the application methods employed by analytical chemistry. Topics to be covered will be determined by negotiation between staff and students. Exemplars of current applications of physical and analytical chemistry include the global impacts of, for instance, greenhouse gas detection and quantification, distribution of persistent organic pollutants, and the determination of the structures of novel nanomaterials.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: discuss, in a coherent manner, aspects of principles and concepts of current research areas of physical and analytical chemistry.
  • ULO2: illustrate, in written and oral presentations, methodologies used in current advanced research in physical and analytical chemistry and their applications and limitations
  • ULO3: critically analyse concepts in the primary literature relevant to current advances in physical and analytical chemistry.
  • ULO4: convey to an audience the role of physical and analytical chemistry in addressing current research topics in the chemistry and related disciplines.

General Assessment Information

Assessment is based on assignments, workshops and presentations. These assessment tasks are provided so that you will have the opportunity to use the information gained in class to test your degree of understanding of those topics and to integrate discipline specific knowledge, problem solving skills, critical literature analysis as well as develop your own independent thinking.

There is no final exam for this unit.

To pass this unit you must achieve a mark of 50% or greater averaged over the assessment tasks,

General Faculty Policy on assessment submission deadlines and late submissions:

Late submissions generally will not be accepted unless with approved special consideration for extended due dates. Submission dates will be provided on iLearn. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern. If you are late for completing an assessment due to illness or misadventure, you are required to 1) submit a request for special consideration no later than five (5) working days after the due date and 2) email the lecturer in charge of the topic and the Unit Convenor to discuss options.

Please find further information on Special Consideration here: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/ my-study-program/special-consideration

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Problem sets 40% No
Literature Review 30% No
Oral presentations 30% No

Problem sets

Assessment Type 1: Quantitative analysis task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 54 hours
Due:
Weighting: 40%

Workshops and assigned question sets which involve providing short answers and calculations, relating to the topics being covered.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • discuss, in a coherent manner, aspects of principles and concepts of current research areas of physical and analytical chemistry.
  • illustrate, in written and oral presentations, methodologies used in current advanced research in physical and analytical chemistry and their applications and limitations
  • critically analyse concepts in the primary literature relevant to current advances in physical and analytical chemistry.
  • convey to an audience the role of physical and analytical chemistry in addressing current research topics in the chemistry and related disciplines.

Literature Review

Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due:
Weighting: 30%

A literature review on a chosen topic in physical or analytical chemistry.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • discuss, in a coherent manner, aspects of principles and concepts of current research areas of physical and analytical chemistry.
  • illustrate, in written and oral presentations, methodologies used in current advanced research in physical and analytical chemistry and their applications and limitations
  • critically analyse concepts in the primary literature relevant to current advances in physical and analytical chemistry.
  • convey to an audience the role of physical and analytical chemistry in addressing current research topics in the chemistry and related disciplines.

Oral presentations

Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due:
Weighting: 30%

Two presentations on topics from the primary literature.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • discuss, in a coherent manner, aspects of principles and concepts of current research areas of physical and analytical chemistry.
  • illustrate, in written and oral presentations, methodologies used in current advanced research in physical and analytical chemistry and their applications and limitations
  • critically analyse concepts in the primary literature relevant to current advances in physical and analytical chemistry.
  • convey to an audience the role of physical and analytical chemistry in addressing current research topics in the chemistry and related disciplines.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

The unit will be run as weekly semi-structured workshops, based around readings, task completion and problem sets, commencing in Week 1.

The main source of materials will be from the primary literature (i.e. journal articles, reviews, and sections of research books).

Unit Schedule

To be detemined in consultation with students

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Results

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Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

COVID Information and on-campus classes

On-campus teaching continues to be scheduled for Session 1, 2022. Masks are compulsory for all classes in indoor spaces and social distancing will be implemented wherever possible. Students will also be required to sanitise surfaces before and after use.

Students are requested to minimise the risk of spreading COVID to themselves and others in accordance with the university and NSW Health guidelines: https://www.mq.edu.au/about/coronavirus-faqs and https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/stay-safe.

 

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Unit information based on version 2023.01R of the Handbook