CHEM40079 - Introductory Chemistry

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Level Non-award
Unit Level Not Applicable
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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2023

Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2023 Profile
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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Non-award 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. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Written Assessment 50%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 66.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 18.75% 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: Student Feedback
Feedback
Comments were made about the amount of information as well as the length of the lecture video.
Recommendation
The videos were and are being amended to reduce the length and the amount of information resulting in multiple videos focussed on individual topics.
Action Taken
Some new videos were created, while some were modified to reduce the length and ensure they were topic-focused.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
Students would like classes/regular Zoom sessions.
Recommendation
Video lectures will continue on Moodle, and live Zoom tutorials, as well as one-on-one Zoom sessions, are offered throughout all terms.
Action Taken
Recording of live lectures/tutorials was uploaded to the unit Moodle site. Students were also offered one-on-one Zoom sessions throughout the terms.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
Positive comments on assessment tasks being returned on time and being a source of learning.
Recommendation
Continue returning the assessments in a timely manner. Maintain the feedback structure to act as a learning tool.
Action Taken
Assessments were returned in a timely manner and feedback structure was maintained
Source: Students
Feedback
The live lecture/tutorial was well received by students and they liked the opportunity to ask questions.
Recommendation
Continue to offer online lectures/tutorials.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Students
Feedback
Students appreciated the personalised Zoom session which provided them with additional support as needed.
Recommendation
Continue to offer one on one Zoom sessions.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Explain fundamental chemical concepts including matter, atomic structure, molecules, bonding, physical and chemical properties, stoichiometry, acids and bases, chemical reactions and organic compounds
  2. Interpret the periodic table of the elements
  3. Apply chemical concepts and calculations of quantities to solve chemistry problems.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • •
2 - Written Assessment • •
3 - Written Assessment • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Self Management • • •
2 - Communication • •
3 - Information Literacy • • •
4 - Information Technology Competence •
5 - Problem Solving •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • •
2 - Written Assessment • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • •