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CHEM40079 Introductory Chemistry
Introductory Chemistry
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General Information

Overview

Introductory Chemistry will provide you with a foundation for university study in the chemical sciences. This unit will provide fundamental principles of chemistry by introducing topics such as matter, molecules, bonding, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, acids and bases, and organic chemistry. In addition to gaining an introductory understanding of chemical concepts, you will learn to perform chemical calculations.

Details

Career Level: Non-award
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

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 2 - 2024

Online

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).

Website

This unit has a website, within the Moodle system, which is available two weeks before the start of term. It is important that you visit your Moodle site throughout the term. Please visit Moodle for more information.

Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 13 May 2024
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Previous Student Feedback

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 Students

Feedback

Some of the video resources need to be updated.

Recommendation

Continue to improve the video resources that are yet to be updated.

Feedback from Unit Coordinators

Feedback

Low participation in Zoom sessions.

Recommendation

Continue to promote the Zoom sessions so that students can make good use of the time for questions and answers.

Feedback from Students

Feedback

Zoom support sessions are helpful, as are recorded lectures.

Recommendation

Maintain Zoom support for students, and continue to record weekly lectures and make them available via the Moodle site.

Feedback from Students

Feedback

Misalignment of some video resources with relevant textbook sections.

Recommendation

Rearrange the videos for each week in Moodle so that they more clearly align with the topics in the textbook.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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This information will be available on Monday 13 May 2024
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 17 June 2024
Academic Integrity Statement

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