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Handbook : Unit information EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY

School: Science This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. Unit Title

Chemistry for the Life Sciences

Unit Code

SCC1123

Year

2020

Enrolment Period

1

Version

3

Credit Points

15

Full Year Unit

N

Mode of Delivery

On Campus Online

Unit Co-ordinator

Dr Magdalena WAJRAK

Description This broadly based unit will introduce the student to important chemical concepts and principles. The unit will provide the essential chemistry background required for courses in the biological, environmental and health sciences. A chemistry ATAR background is not assumed.

Learning Outcomes On completion of this unit students should be able to: 1. Develop fundamental chemical laboratory skills and analytical techniques. 2. Identify and describe applications of chemistry in the life sciences. 3. Perform calculations relating to Fundamental chemical concepts. 4. Explain basic concepts, principles and theories in chemistry.

Unit Content 1. Common aqueous solutions, concentration of solutions; relationship between moles, concentration and volumes of solutions; electrolyte solutions: relationship to conductivity and special properties of water, water salinity and hardness. 2. Definitions of acids, bases, salts, neutralisation and pH; titrations calculations and importance of buffer solutions; oxidation and reduction in terms of electron transfer, predicting reaction tendencies and introduction to electrochemistry. 3. Energy changes accompanying chemical reactions, rates of reaction, factors affecting reaction rate; equilibria in chemical reactions and equilibrium processes, factors that influence chemical equilibria (ie. Le Chatelier's principle). 4. Properties of common gases (ie. oxygen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide) and their biological and industrial importance, gas laws, and atmospheric pollution. 5. The building blocks of matter: definitions of elements, compounds, mixtures and solutions, molecules and ions; the structure of atom, electron configuration and the periodic table; the mole concept, writing and balancing equations. https://www.ecu.edu.au/handbook/unit?id=SCC1123&year=2020

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6. Types of chemical bonding, forces between molecules and relationship between bonding and properties.

Learning Experience ON-CAMPUS Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard. For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information This unit introduces students to the foundations of chemistry. The unit uses technology enhanced learning, such as chemical simulations, videos, podcasts and self paced online tutorial support (Online Web Learning) with a mix of lectures and laboratory sessions. The lectures introduce students to chemical theory and concepts and are supported with chemical demonstrations and interactive tools such as audience response system. The laboratory sessions support the theory covered in lectures and provide students with skills in dealing with chemicals, laboratory safety, data collection and analysis.

Assessment GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners. Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator. ON CAMPUS Type

Description

Value

Exercise

e-Tutorials

10%

Laboratory Work

Laboratory Experimental Write-ups

30%

Test

Mid-Semester Test (Short Answer Questions and Calculations)

20%

Examination

End of Semester Examination

40%

Type

Description

Value

Exercise

e-Tutorials

10%

Laboratory Work

Laboratory Experimental Write-ups

30%

Test

Mid-Semester Test (Short Answer Questions and Calculations)

20%

Examination

End of Semester Examination

40%

ONLINE

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Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website (http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity).

Academic Misconduct Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to: plagiarism; unauthorised collaboration; cheating in examinations; theft of other students’ work; Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere. The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website. SCC1123|3|1

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