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1 Knowledge and understanding of what actually happens inside an instrument when you insert a sample and press the button;2 Ability to interpret the printout from an instrument;3 How to choose the correct instrument for your analysis.4 How to carry out a series of analytical laboratory procedures safely.
Indicative Module Content:Part 1: Concepts in spectroscopy: general light and matter interactions, ground and excited states, absorption and emission of electromagnetic radiation in gas and solution phase, with a focus on ultra-violet to visible absorption spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy.
Analytical Techniques: instrument configuration, sources, sample considerations, detectors and limit of detection.
Data analysis: calibration curves, experimental uncertainty and confidence intervals.
Part 2: Chromatography: separation theory and mechanisms, instrument layout, mobile and stationary phases, elution and chromatogram analysis with a focus on gas (GC) and liquid (LC) chromatography.
Capillary electrophoresis and combustion analysis are also covered.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Autonomous Student Learning | 60 |
Lectures | 24 |
Laboratories | 30 |
Total | 114 |
This module is intended for students in the third or fourth year of an Honours Chemistry degree program or post graduate students in a Chemical discipline. However students from other disciplines could benefit from the course if they expect to encouter the instruments covered (e.g. HPLC). For such students, it would be advisable to have at least some prior knowledge of chemistry at Univerity Level. If in doubt consult the Module Co-ordinator.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): One homework assignment near the end of the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 5 |
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Exam (In-person): Two Hour End of Trimester Written Examination | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 60 |
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Practical Skills Assessment: Five Laboratory assessments (on a two-week cycle) including laboratory practice, report, data and sample quality. | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 30 |
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Quizzes/Short Exercises: One Mid-Trimester Quiz during a lecture. | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 5 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
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Name | Role |
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Professor Susan Quinn | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Maria Byrne | Tutor |
Dominik Duleba | Tutor |
Aoibheann O'Connor | Tutor |
Ms Kristy Stanley | Tutor |