CHEM11045 - Chemical Investigation and Theory

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In Chemical Investigation and Theory you will learn about chemical bonding theories and apply these to justify the observed properties of matter. This unit will extend your knowledge of nuclear chemistry by introducing different types of nuclear radiation and the representation of these processes by chemical equations and also the application of half-life calculations. You will use the First Law of Thermodynamics to study heat energies associated with chemical reactions and also consider the effects of changing conditions on established chemical equilibria. The nature of solutions will be investigated with particular focus on colligative properties and the Ideal Gas Equation will be used to describe the nature of gases. Aspects of environmental chemistry will be introduced.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 30%
2. Online Quiz(zes) 30%
3. Online Test 40%

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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 0.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 25% response rate.

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.

Source: Via Q&A sessions and student evaluation
Feedback
Some students requested earlier worked answers to assessment tasks.
Recommendation
Early provision needs to be considered in the context of student feedback being aware of students who may have extensions for the task.
Action Taken
Worked answers to assessment tasks were provided as requested.
Source: Student valuation
Feedback
Some lecture material could be clearer.
Recommendation
This is an area of ongoing review and it is suggested that students reach out for support at any time they find difficulty with a topic within the unit.
Action Taken
Content was not updated in 2024 due to staffing and in consideration of this unit being in teach out.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Unit content requires updating.
Recommendation
This unit is in teach out. Where relevant, any content to be included in other units will be updated.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
It was not clear who was teaching this unit.
Recommendation
Sessional staff supported this unit in 2024 with Head of Course support. In future, additional information will be provided to students earlier in term to clarify staffing.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Describe the structure of the atom and its sub-atomic particles and relate this to the trends observed in the Periodic Table
  2. Apply bonding theories to explain the shape, polarity and bonding that occurs in and between molecules
  3. Describe the composition and synthesis of organic polymers
  4. Describe the nature of colligative properties
  5. Apply chemical laws to explain chemical reactions and gas behaviour
  6. Describe types of nuclear radiation and perform half life calculations
  7. Discuss important reactions in the environment.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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