Unit Profile Correction added on 15-02-23
Assessment Due Date
The take-home exam will become available for download on a specific day during the university's standard exam period. More details on the due date and time will be provided later via Moodle. This exam will be available for 48 hours ONLY and should be submitted via upload to Moodle NO LATER than 38 hours after it is made available.
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Assessment Due Date
The take-home exam will become available for download on a specific day during the university's standard exam period. More details on the due date and time will be provided later via Moodle. This exam will be available for 48 hours ONLY and should be submitted via upload to Moodle NO LATER than 48 hours after it is made available.
Overview
This unit will provide you with the fundamental principles of chemistry that underpin the medical sciences and provide a strong foundation on which you can develop an understanding of biochemistry and molecular science. You will gain an appreciation of the nature of matter, classic atomic structure and how energy is involved in bond formation. These concepts will be developed to explain the forces between molecules that govern chemical interaction. You will be introduced to the chemistry of electrolytes, acids, bases and buffers. This study will be supported by simple calculations to assist you in relating to the pH scale. The study of organic chemistry and molecules central to the life sciences will enable you to develop an understanding of the biochemistry and molecular biology relevant to your specific discipline. The naming and classifying of chemical compounds will enable you to be conversant with accepted scientific terms. Tutorials and on-line activities will complement the theoretical knowledge gained in lectures and provide you with the basic mathematical and analytical tools required in the application of chemistry to your specific discipline.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2023
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE
Going into paramedicine, I struggled to understand how a lot of the unit content was relevant, but I appreciated learning the content for a greater understanding of chemistry and healthcare implications. I also appreciated how the content was related back to healthcare settings and scenarios. That helped me understand the theory better. Overall, I enjoyed the unit.
This unit is a prerequisite to many units. It is part of the Science Pathway. It helps to develop student understanding of fundamental concepts required for subsequent study in chemistry and provides a basis for study in a range of majors. The contents of this unit are related to and helpful for other topics studied by paramedic students such as fundamental organic chemistry and general chemistry. The chemistry teaching team will emphasise this relationship at an early stage in the unit and further at relevant times with those students during lectures, tutorial and Q&A sessions.
Feedback from SUTE
Really enjoyed the chemistry booklet. It really helped understand topics in depth.
The chemistry teaching team will continue to provide and update the study guide.
Feedback from SUTE
Feedback on assessments is outright unacceptable
The chemistry teaching team will work closely with the grading team to provide further explanations with students' assessments feedback files, not just simple as "?" or "incorrect".
Feedback from SUTE
I understand we can't get results until everyone submits however getting the score should not be delayed, students get very stressed.
The chemistry teaching team and grading team will consider this feedback. We will continue to aim to release students' results as soon as our marking is complete. We will consider releasing students' results first without feedback files where that can provide better student experience.
Feedback from SUTE
A poorly delivered Q & A once a week with a senior student and an hour is not long enough for chemistry Q& A some weeks.
The chemistry teaching team will work closely with the session educator who delivers Q&A sessions to rectify and improve the session for the next offering and request the School to extend the session to two hours.
Feedback from SUTE
It was hard to understand the recorded lectures. The lectures were very hard to watch, the content and presentation was not engaging.
The chemistry teaching team will continue to review and redesign the unit lecture content and record all of them again. The teaching team will ensure students understand that they should commit to studying the unit's learning materials for a minimum of 10 hours per week.
- Apply concepts of atomic structure to explain molecular bonding and nuclear reactivity
- Apply chemical concepts to healthcare situations
- Identify categories of organic compounds and their potential chemical interactions
- Perform basic chemical calculations.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 3 - Take Home Exam - 50% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Take Home Exam - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Word
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Vancouver
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
t.h.jones@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Chemistry
Matter
Atoms and Molecules
The Periodic Table
Chapter
Chemistry Foundations Study Guide -
Topics 1, 2 and 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ion Formation
Bonding
Intermolecular Forces
Chapter
Chemistry Foundations Study Guide -
Topics 4, 5, 6 and 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The Mole
Mole-Mass Conversions
Solutions and Dilutions
Chapter
Chemistry Foundations Study Guide -
Topics 8 and 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chemical Reactions 1
Chapter
Chemistry Foundations Study Guide -
Topics 10 and 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 Task 1: Quiz 1 - Matter, Atoms, Ions and Molecules.
Assessment Task 1 - Online Quizzes Due: Week 4 Monday (27 Mar 2023) 11:55 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chemical Reactions 2
Chapter
Chemistry Foundations Study Guide -
Topics 11 and 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Electrolytes
Acids and Bases
Chapter
Chemistry Foundations Study Guide -
Topics 13 and 14
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Buffers
Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry
Chapter
Chemistry Foundations Study Guide -
Topics 15 and 16
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Saturated Hydrocarbons
Chapter
Chemistry Foundations Study Guide -
Topics 17 and 18
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
Aromatic Compounds
Chapter
Chemistry Foundations Study Guide -
Topics 19 and 20
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Alcohols
Ethers
Alkyl Halides
Thiols and Amines
Chapter
Chemistry Foundations Study Guide -
Topics 21, 22 and 23
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Aldehydes and Ketones
Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives
Chapter
Chemistry Foundations Study Guide -
Topics 24 and 25
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Revision
Chapter
All resources
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 2 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry Part A and Quiz 3 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry Part B.
Assessment Task 1: Quiz 2 (Part A) and Quiz 3 (Part B) both due: Week 12, Friday 2 June 2023, 11:55 pm AEST.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment Task 3 - Take Home Exam due: This week or next (exact date TBC).
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment Task 3 - Take Home Exam due: This week or previous (exact date TBC).
A "Foundations of Chemistry" Study Guide will be provided for this unit via the Moodle site. This Study Guide will be your key reference material for this unit. For an additional recommended (not prescribed) textbook, please refer to the Textbooks and Resources section of this unit profile. All lectures and tutorials will be pre-recorded and uploaded to Moodle. Live Q&A Zoom sessions will be available during the term.
1 Online Quiz(zes)
This Assessment Task is comprised of 3 online quizzes designed to assess your understanding of topics presented in this unit. This assessment requires you to apply concepts presented in lectures and tutorials to determine the answers for a series of multiple-choice questions.
Quiz 1 - Matter, Atoms, Ions and Molecules.
- Quiz 1 will contribute up to 10% of your final grade - this Quiz relates to Weeks 1 & 2 Lecture and Tutorial content and Study Guide topics 1-7.
Quiz 2 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry Part A and Quiz 3 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry Part B
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Quiz 2 & 3 each contribute up to 10% of your final grade - these Quizzes relate to Weeks 8-11 Lecture and Tutorial content and Study Guide topics 17-25.
Overall, Assessment Task 1 - Online Quizzes comprises 30% of the total grade for this unit.
The quizzes are not timed, and you are allowed two attempts per quiz. The highest score of the two attempts will be recorded.
Note: quiz questions are generated randomly, and you will receive different questions on subsequent attempts.
3
Other
Week 4 Monday (27 Mar 2023) 11:55 pm AEST
• Quiz 1 is due by 11:55 pm (AEST), Monday 27 March 2023 • Quiz 2 and Quiz 3 are both due by Week 12, 11:55 pm (AEST), Friday 2 Jun 2023
Week 5 Friday (7 Apr 2023)
Marks will be released after the completion of each attempt. Answers to the quiz questions will be released after each quiz has closed.
One mark will be awarded for each correct response.
- Apply concepts of atomic structure to explain molecular bonding and nuclear reactivity
- Identify categories of organic compounds and their potential chemical interactions
- Perform basic chemical calculations.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
2 Written Assessment
Assessment Task 2 - Calculations and Short Answer Questions, has been designed to assess your comprehension of the concepts presented in the unit through their application to answer a series of questions.
This assessment relates to Weeks 3-6 Lecture and Tutorial content and Study Guide topics 8-14.
All workings must be provided for answers to calculation questions.
Inclusion of correct concentration units and chemical notation is expected.
Short answer questions may require you to explain, reason, describe, analyse, or evaluate information and provide an appropriately detailed written response.
Marks will be awarded for each question as indicated in the Assessment Task 2 - Task Sheet (that will be available on the CHEM11042 Moodle site).
Week 8 Monday (1 May 2023) 11:55 pm AEST
Week 10 Friday (19 May 2023)
Maximum marks available for each question will be indicated in the Assessment Task 2 - Task Sheet that will become available on the CHEM11042 Moodle site.
- Apply chemical concepts to healthcare situations
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
3 Take Home Exam
Assessment Task 3 - Take Home Exam, will cover content you have studied this term. This assessment will be in the form of a written assessment that will be made available via Moodle during the university's standard exam period. The assessment must be attempted and submitted within the 38 -hour time period. Please upload your completed Take Home Exam via Moodle as a Microsoft Word document.
In completing this assessment, you should note the following:
• Attempt all questions
• All submissions should be typed and saved as a Microsoft Word document
• Show all calculations and detailed workings as required
• Completed assessment is to be submitted via upload on Moodle page.
The breakdown of topics to be covered in Assessment Task 3 will be made available on Moodle prior to the Take Home Exam date.
The take-home exam will become available for download on a specific day during the university's standard exam period. More details on the due date and time will be provided later via Moodle. This exam will be available for 48 hours ONLY and should be submitted via upload to Moodle NO LATER than 38 hours after it is made available.
Marks will be returned via Moodle, 7-14 days after the Take-Home Exam is submitted.
Maximum marks available for each question will be indicated in the Assessment Task 3 - Take Home Exam paper that will become available on the CHEM11042 Moodle site.
- Apply concepts of atomic structure to explain molecular bonding and nuclear reactivity
- Identify categories of organic compounds and their potential chemical interactions
- Perform basic chemical calculations.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
