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 electrodes. You will interpret analytical data; examine error analysis, data handling and manipulation; and understand quality assurance. During a compulsory residential school, you will apply analytical theory, use advanced analytical instrumentation and enhance your laboratory skills.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
CHEM11043 Atoms, Molecules and Matter or CHEM11041 Chemistry for the Life Sciences
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 - 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 Student Unit Teaching Evaluation Comments
Students commented that the residential school was very well organised, helpful, and that they learnt a lot from practicing the techniques.
Continue with the same format for the residential school in 2023.
Feedback from Student Unit Teaching Evaluation Comments
One student commented that four assessments is too many and that it was difficult to complete the weekly tasks within 12 hours.
A change to the number of assessment items is not recommended at this stage. The assessments are staggered throughout the term and build on skills required to complete this third-year unit. The assessment items are designed to meet the Unit Learning Outcomes. Students are strongly encouraged to make contact with staff, and to commence work on their assessments, as early as possible in the term. It is recommended that additional support (e.g., zoom sessions) continue to be offered to students, as appropriate.
- Explain the theory and applications of contemporary techniques in analytical science
- Demonstrate practical laboratory skills in the use of 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 applications.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Presentation - 20% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 4 - Online Test - 40% | ||||
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 - Presentation - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Online Test - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Quantitative Chemical Analysis
Edition: 10th (2020)
Authors: Daniel C. Harris; Charles A. Lucy
Macmillian
ISBN: 9781319274023
Binding: eBook
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Zoom (both microphone and webcam capability)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Vancouver
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.marshall@cqu.edu.au
s.chandra@cqu.edu.au
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Introduction to analytical science; Review of measurements, concentration units and basic analytical tools
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0-2
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Reliability of analytical data
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3-5 (sections as directed in lectures)
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Sampling and sample preparation
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28
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Quality Assurance
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5
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Acid-base equilibria and EDTA titrations
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10 and 12 (sections as directed in lectures)
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Electrochemical analysis
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Lecture slides are standalone (see cpt 14-17 of text for further reference)
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Molecular and atomic spectroscopy
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18 and 21 (sections as directed in lectures)
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Analytical separations - Part 1
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23-25 (sections as directed in lectures)
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Analytical separations - Part 2
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23-25 (sections as directed in lectures)
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Mass spectrometry
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22
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Automation and flow analysis
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19-4 and other references as directed by lecturer
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TERM SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Three days of Residential Schools at North Rockhampton campus are mandatory for all students.
Students MUST register themselves. Visit the MyCQU Student Portal at http://my.cqu.edu.au/ and log in using your Student ID and password.
1 Presentation
Representative sampling, sample preparation, method optimisation, method validation and quality control are key components of Analytical Science. Additionally, analytical scientists are required to use a variety of sophisticated techniques and instrumentation to investigate and analyse, both known and unknown samples, with precision and accuracy.
In Assessment 1, you will conduct research to review at least three new and novel scientific methods published in credible scientific journals. In doing so, you will aim to better understand the main aspects of method development and validation. You will then prepare and record a short presentation (10 minutes maximum) that summarizes your key findings, reviews the selected methods and demonstrates your understanding of key analytical science principles.
Your presentation should be prepared in PowerPoint (or similar) then recorded (use of Zoom Meeting recording option is recommended) and submitted as an .mp4 file.
Additional details and instructions will be provided via the CHEM13080 Moodle site.
Week 5 Wednesday (9 Aug 2023) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 7 Wednesday (30 Aug 2023)
- Relevance, reliability and depth of reviewed literature (including correct referencing) – 25%
- Demonstrated understanding of key analytical science concepts – 25%
- Slide content and layout – 25%
- Presentation delivery – 25%
- Explain the theory and applications of contemporary techniques in analytical science
- Research the developments and trends in analytical science for a diverse range of applications.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
2 Written Assessment
Analytical laboratories produce large amounts of measurement data. The ability to correctly process, interpret, and assess this data is a vital skill for scientists.
Assessment 2 has been designed to enhance your problem solving, data interpretation, and data presentation skills. You will complete a series of data processing, calculation, and short answer questions, to interpret real datasets generated from analytical instruments that you will later operate during your Residential School. Working through Assessment 2 will familiarise you with some of the measurement techniques you will use during the Residential School. It will also prepare you for data generation, processing, and interpretation aspects of standard analytical laboratory work.
Additional details and instructions will be provided via the CHEM13080 Moodle site.
Week 7 Monday (28 Aug 2023) 11:59 pm AEST
Please supply your response as a word file with your name and student number in the title.
Week 9 Wednesday (13 Sept 2023)
- Data interpretation 25%
- Data processing and presentation 25%
- Correct calculations 25%
- Correctly addressing questions 20%
- Correct use of referencing to answer questions 5%
- Demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills in the fundamentals of analytical science
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
3 Practical and Written Assessment
Working in a laboratory requires you to understand scientific theory and be able to correctly execute and troubleshoot techniques to obtain useful, valid data. Additionally, laboratory work requires you to have good planning and organisational skills, often to work as part of a team of analysts, to produce high quality results.
During the laboratory component of the compulsory residential school, you will enhance your proficiency in sample and standard preparation; chemical concentration calculations; instrument operation; method validation and overall technical competency as an analytical scientist.
In Assessment 3, you will work in pairs or groups 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, write a full scientific report for one of the completed practicals. The report should clearly demonstrate your understanding of the analysis and any steps you took to increase data quality or troubleshoot unexpected results.
Additional details and instructions will be provided via the CHEM13080 Moodle site.
Week 10 Monday (18 Sept 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12 Monday (2 Oct 2023)
- Planning, effort and teamwork during residential school – 20%
- Demonstrated understanding of methodology and accurate sample and standard preparation; evidenced by correctly calculated results and/or description of procedural error - 30%
- Sound interpretation of data and discussion of results – 30%
- Correct formatting and presentation of report – 10 %
- Correct referencing and evidence of research to support conclusions – 10%
- Demonstrate practical laboratory skills in the use of 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 applications.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
4 Online Test
Assessment 4 - Online test - End of Term Assessment, will be comprised of short answer, problem solving and critical thinking questions that address the learning outcomes of this unit.
The assessment will be conducted online, through the Moodle Quiz facility, and will be timed.
You will have 2 hours to complete the assessment during the allocated 24-hour testing period.
A scientific calculator and Periodic Table may be required for some questions.
Please ensure you have a good, stable internet connection during the assessment period.
Additional details and instructions will be provided via the CHEM13080 Moodle site.
Week 12 Wednesday (4 Oct 2023) 1:00 pm AEST
You will have 2 hours from when you open the quiz to complete the assessment within the allocated 24-hour testing period.
Marks will be returned within 14 days of the Online Test being completed
Marks will be awarded for correctly addressing:
- Analytical methodology and data questions 30%
- Problem solving questions 40%
- Instrumentation questions 30%
- Explain the theory and applications of contemporary techniques in analytical science
- Demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills in the fundamentals of analytical science
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
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?
