GDIC1017K Organic Chemistry

Academic Year 2023/2024

Organic Chemistry is designed for Stage 1 students who are undertaking dual undergraduate degree programmes at Guangzhou-Dublin International College. The module specifically aims to build a more solid organic chemistry foundation for students to learn about professional basic course and specialized course, and engaged in scientific research, teaching, production and development in the future work.
This course’ requirement is to master the nomenclature and isomerism of important organic compounds, and the relationship between structure and performance of organic compounds, and apply valence bond theory and hybrid orbital theory to explain the molecular structure of typical organic compounds. Master chemical properties and preparation of all kinds of organic compounds and their mutual transformation conditions and rules. Grasp the conversion of characteristic functional groups and design simple organic synthesis route. Understand the mechanism about electrophilic substitution, nucleophilic substitution, nucleophilic addition, nucleophilic addition reaction and free radical reaction. Understand the basic knowledge and basic theory of stereochemistry.
Classes are taught in small class. Lecture is the mainly mode assisted with class discussion to improve students' self-study ability. Use Computer multimedia teaching, assisted with blackboard-writing.

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Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
• Master the compositions, structures, properties, syntheses and associated mechanisms of organic compounds.
• Apply valence bond theory and hybrid orbital theory.
• Master the significance of stereochemistry in organic chemistry.
• Apply this knowledge to solving straightforward questions concerning functional groups in organic chemistry, and design simple organic synthesis route.
• Develop an understanding of common types of reactions and how they proceed, that is, the reaction mechanism.
• Understand how the above can be combined in devising syntheses of other complex organic compounds

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

48
Specified Learning Activities

48
Autonomous Student Learning

44
Total

140
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
lectures, multimedia, class discussion, student presentations, lab. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: Final Exam 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

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