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On successful completion of this module students should be able: 1.To draw condensed and expanded chemical structures of representative members of each of the major functional classes in organic chemistry. 2.To predict the physical properties of an organic molecule based on functionality. 3.To identify the reagents needed in a range of syntheses of target molecules. 4.To write detailed reaction mechanisms for certain synthetic routes. 5.To describe the structures and reactivities of biomolecules in physiological conditions.
Indicative Module Content:Covalent bonding; Structural isomers and orbital view of bonding; Structure of alkanes; Physical and chemical properties of alkanes; Structures of cycloalkanes, esp. six-membered rings; Structure and properties of alkenes; Chirality and Enantiomers; Structure and properties of aromatic compounds; Structure and properties of alcohols; Phenols, ethers and thioethers; Structure and properties of amines, carboxylic acids and aldehydes and ketones; Structure of carbohydrates; Chemistry of carboxylic acid derivatives; Chemistry of amides; Structures of amino acids and proteins.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 4 |
Specified Learning Activities | 6 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 72 |
Total | 106 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): The students are asked to complete five assignments related to the module content during the course, and two of them will be corrected and graded as continuous assessment. | Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, Week 10, Week 12 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
No |
Exam (In-person): Knowledge of the course content will be examined in a two-hour exam at the end of the semester, | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 80 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
The student's answer sheets will be corrected and handed back to them, and the answers will be collectively assessed and talked through in the problem-solving classes.
Name | Role |
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Bartosz Bieszczad | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |