Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Christopher McRae
Contact via christopher.mcrae@mq.edu.au
F7B 328
Students are encouraged to arrange a meeting via email.
Unit Convenor
Danny Wong
Contact via danny.wong@mq.edu.au
F7B 235
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The chemical principles and practice of identifying and determining the composition are discussed. Topics covered include many analytical techniques commonly employed in both industrial and academic research laboratories. The unit emphasises hands-on experience in analysing real-life samples. A proportion of the unit develops skills in the use of modern library resources and electronic information retrieval. Using these skills, students will complete a short research project addressing a real-life analytical chemistry problem.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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Assignments | 10% | March 27; April 24; May 29 |
Laboratory Work | 40% | Every two weeks + Week 12 |
Mid-Year 3-hour Examination | 50% | June 2015 |
Due: March 27; April 24; May 29
Weighting: 10%
Numerical calculations and short answers.
Due: Every two weeks + Week 12
Weighting: 40%
This component consists of 5 laboratory experiments and 1 project.
For each experiment, students are required to complete some Pre-laboratory work including Materials Safety Data Sheets and an oral assessment of the general understanding of aim and procedure of the experiment. Following the completion of a laboratory session, students will then decide on either completing a written report or performing an oral assessment on the laboratory work. Students must complete a total of 3 written reports and 2 oral assessments.
Of the 40% for this component, 65% of the assessment will be weighted for laboratory work, and 35% weighted for a project. Each student is required to submit a report and also to deliver a verbal presentation for the project.
Due: June 2015
Weighting: 50%
Closed book examination.
Prescribed text
D.A.Skoog, D.M.West, F.J.Holler, S.R.Crouch, Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 9th Edition, Brooks/Cole, Thomson Learning, Inc (2014).
Recommended references
D.C.Harris, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 8th Edition, W.H.Freeman and Company (2010).
D.S.Jage, J.Carr, Analytical Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis, International Edition, Pearson Education Limited (2011).
D.A.Skoog, F.J.Holler and S.R.Crouch, Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 6th Edition, Saunders College Publishing (2007).
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Activity |
February 23 |
9:00 – 10:30 |
Outline of Unit |
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Calibration Methods |
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11:00 – 1:00 |
Voltammetry |
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2:00 – 4:00 |
Information Retrieval |
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4:00 – 6:00 |
Scientific Report Writing |
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March 2 |
9:00 – 1:00 |
Laboratory Session |
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2:00 – 3:30 |
Voltammetry |
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4:00 – 5:30 |
Voltammetry |
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Tutorial Set 1 on Voltammetry |
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Assignment 1 due at 6 pm, April 2, 2015 |
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March 9 |
9:00 – 1:00 |
Laboratory Session |
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2:00 – 3:30 |
Voltammetry |
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4:00 – 5:30 |
Voltammetry |
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March 16 |
9:00 – 1:00 |
Laboratory Session |
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2:00 – 3:30 |
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
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4:00 – 5:30 |
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
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Tutorial Set 2 on Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
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March 23 |
9:00 – 1:00 |
Laboratory Session |
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2:00 – 3:30 |
Electrophoresis |
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4:00 – 5:30 |
Electrophoresis |
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Tutorial Set 3 on Electrophoresis |
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March 30 |
9:00 – 1:00 |
Laboratory Session |
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2:00 – 3:30 |
Mass Spectroscopy |
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4:00 – 5:30 |
Mass Spectroscopy |
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Assignment 2 due at 6 pm, April 24, 2015 |
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April 20 |
9:00 – 1:00 |
Laboratory Session |
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2:00 – 3:30 |
Mass Spectroscopy |
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4:00 – 5:30 |
Chromatography |
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Tutorial Set 4 on Mass Spectroscopy |
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April 27 |
9:00 – 1:00 |
Laboratory Session |
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2:00 – 3:30 |
Chromatography |
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4:00 – 5:30 |
Chromatography |
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Tutorial Set 4 on Chromatography |
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Assignment 3 due at 6 pm, May 22, 2015 |
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June 1 |
9:00 – 10:30 |
Immunoassays |
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11:00 – 12:30 |
Immunoassays |
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Tutorial Set 5 on Immunoassays |
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1:30 – 5:30 |
Presentation of project work (CBMS825) |
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It is important that you have a scientific calculator as hand-held calculators will be used during laboratory sessions, for assignments,
and in the final examination. Note that text retrieval calculators are not allowed in the final examination.
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