Overview
In this unit, you will apply fundamental principles of analytical science and study analytical techniques, such as quantitative molecular spectrophotometry; atomic spectrometry; chromatographic methods; mass spectrometry, and the use of ion-selective and gas-sensing electrodes. You will interpret analytical data; examine error analysis, data handling and manipulation; and understand quality assurance. During a compulsory residential school you will use state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation and apply your learnt theoretical techniques and methods.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: CHEM 11041 - Chemistry for the Life Sciences, knowledge of mathematics and formula manipulation are essential.
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 2 - 2019
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).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
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 Student evaluation; phone and face-to-face conversations
Some students felt the weighting of the assessments did not reflect the amount of effort required.
We will review the assessment items and their weightings in the next review of the unit, as part of the Rejuvenation of Science.
Feedback from Student evaluation; face-to-face conversation
Students were positive about the preparation and delivery of the residential school.
We will continue to enhance the residential school with each offering, with the overall aim being to increase student competency in analytical science.
Feedback from Student evaluation, face-to-face and phone conversation
Students commented that the unit coordinator did a good job of teaching and answering forum questions completely. However, an inconsistency in the style of lecturers/ depth of later lecturers was mentioned.
We will continue to encourage the use of the Q&A forum for prompt responses to unit related content, and to give detailed assistance with problem solving as required. The later lectures were from 2017, we will update and re-record them ahead of the next offering.
Feedback from Student email and Moodle Q&A
Some students requested further tutorial videos for Assessment 3 - Treatment of analytical data using Excel.
We will review the continued applicability of this long standing assessment, in the next review of the unit.
- Explain the theory and applications of contemporary techniques in analytical science.
- Demonstrate practical laboratory skills in the use advanced analytical instrumentation to make reliable analytical measurements.
- Demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills in the fundamentals of analytical science.
- Research the developments and trends in analytical science for a diverse range of chemical and biomedical science applications.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 25% | ||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 10% | ||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 15% | ||||
| 4 - Examination - 50% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 25% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 10% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 15% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Quantitative Chemical Analysis
Edition: 9th edn (2017)
Authors: Daniel C. Harris
W.H Freeman
New York New York , NY , USA
ISBN: 9781464135385 (eBook) or 9781319154141 (Paperback)
Binding: Other
Additional Textbook Information
Paperback copies, e-copies will be equally useful.
Paper copies can be purchased from the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Vancouver
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.chandra@cqu.edu.au
c.e.jones@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to analytical science; Review of measurements, concentration units and basic analytical tools
Chapter
0-2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Reliability of analytical data
Chapter
3-5 (sections as directed by lecturers)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Sampling and sample preparation
Chapter
28
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Quality Assurance
Chapter
5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chemical equilibria in analysis
Chapter
6-13 (sections as directed by lecturers)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Written component of Assessment 1 is due
Written and oral research assignment - Optimising Analytical Methods Due: Week 5 Friday (16 Aug 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Molecular and atomic spectroscopy
Chapter
18-21 (sections as directed by lecturers)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Electrochemical Analysis
Chapter
14-17 (sections as directed by lecturers)
Events and Submissions/Topic
PowerPoint Slides for Assessment 1 Due: Week 7 Thurs (5 Sep. 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Oral component of Assessment 1 is due at Res. School
Residential School: 6-8 Sep 2019
Module/Topic
Analytical Separations
Chapter
23-26 (sections as directed by lecturers)
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Analytical Separations (continued)
Chapter
23-26 (sections as directed by lecturers)
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Mass spectrometry
Chapter
22
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Automation and flow analysis
Chapter
As directed by lecturers
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Revision
Chapter
All resources
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1 Presentation and Written Assessment
Analytical scientists are required to use a variety of sophisticated instrumentation to investigate and analyse, known and unknown samples, with precision and accuracy. Method optimisation is often required to account for particular sample matrices or the specific reagents and equipment at hand, therefore, problem solving and adaptability are integral skills for analytical scientists to hold.
In Assessment Task 1 you will consult the scientific literature, to find examples of published methods that utilised one of the analytical instruments listed on your Moodle site. You will research the optimisation and validation that was required for the development of the new or novel methods. You will prepare a written report detailing these findings. Additionally, you will give an oral presentation (using PowerPoint) at the residential school that outlines the key approaches to method development/optimisation for your particular instrument. This will aid you and your peers, leading into the residential school, where you will gain hands on experience with advanced instrumentation (including method optimisation).
A list of suitable instrumentation and any additional details of the written and oral presentation structures will be provided on Moodle.
Week 5 Friday (16 Aug 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Written report to be submitted through Moodle by the due date. Oral presentation PowerPoint slides due: Week 7 Thursday (5 Sep. 2019) - to be presented at the Residential School (6-8 Sep. 2019)
Week 8 Monday (9 Sept 2019)
Feedback will be given via Moodle after both written and oral components have been completed
Written report:
Presentation and organisation of material – 5%
Clarity of writing – 10%
Relevance, reliability and depth of reviewed literature – 15%
Detailed discussion of required content – 40%
Correct referencing style, including in-text references –10%
Oral presentation:
Slide content – 5%
Slide layout – 5%
Presentation delivery – 5%
Response to audience questions – 5%
- Explain the theory and applications of contemporary techniques in analytical science.
- Research the developments and trends in analytical science for a diverse range of chemical and biomedical science applications.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Practical Assessment
In addition to understanding theory and techniques; working in a laboratory requires you to have good planning and organisational skills, and to be able to work efficiently as part of a team of analysts, to produce high quality results. During the residential school, for Assessment 2, you will work in pairs or groups (depending on numbers), to plan your work, to prepare samples and standards, to carry out experiments, and to utilise a variety of analytical instrumentation You will then, individually, complete a series of data processing, calculations and questions, relating to each of the experiments you have carried out.
Week 9 Friday (20 Sept 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 11 Friday (4 Oct 2019)
Planning, effort and teamwork during residential school - 30%
Demonstrated understanding of methodology and accurate sample and standard preparation; evidenced by correctly calculated results and/or description of procedural error - 30%
Completion of questions from practical manual - 30%
Correct referencing - 10%
- Demonstrate practical laboratory skills in the use advanced analytical instrumentation to make reliable analytical measurements.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Practical and Written Assessment
You will write a full scientific laboratory report for one practical completed at the residential school. The specific practical will be identified by the teaching staff at completion of the residential school. Any additional details about the expected report layout will be provided via Moodle.
Week 11 Monday (30 Sept 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (11 Oct 2019)
Feedback will be given via Moodle
Clarity, completeness and presentation – 20%
Appropriate treatment of experimental data and correct calculations – 40%
Sound interpretation of data – 30%
Evidence of research and correct referencing – 10%
- Demonstrate practical laboratory skills in the use advanced analytical instrumentation to make reliable analytical measurements.
- Demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills in the fundamentals of analytical science.
- Research the developments and trends in analytical science for a diverse range of chemical and biomedical science applications.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
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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?
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