| Unit name | Symmetry, Structure, Catalysis and Dynamics |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CHEM30033 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Orr-Ewing |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
CHEM20009 Core Concepts in Chemistry for Chemical Physics |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
The Art of Chemistry 1 or2 |
| School/department | School of Chemistry |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Why is this unit important?
Chemistry is commonly referred to as the central science. We wish to justify this bold statement by drawing together the core chemical physics related content from both years 1 and 2 and adding to it in a way that shows how the core chemistry that has been taught across all years addresses world problems.
This unit is mandatory for Chemical Physics programmes because it deals with topics at the core of the chemical sciences and which anyone graduating with a chemistry related degree will have studied.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This is one of a set of optional units available to Year 3 students studying in Bristol on the Chemical Physics programmes.
An overview of content
In Year 3, Chemistry students will study a core unit comprising content from across the subject. None of this is core for chemical physics and much of it would be outside of the natural boundaries for those degree programmes. However, several components will be appropriate and of interest to the Chemical Physics community, and these topics are brought together in this unit which will be mandatory for those studying Chemical Physics in Bristol (i.e. BSc and MSci Chemical Physics):
•Group Theory
•Advanced Spectroscopy + Reaction Dynamics
•Heterogeneous catalysis
•Periodicity: f block
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit This unit allows Chemical Physics students the option to study advanced topics that are part of the Year 3 Chemistry core unit
Learning Outcomes
You will learn through a blended approach, involving a mixture of face-to- face and online teaching, asynchronous and synchronous lectures, online resources, individual student led enquiry and/or team-based student-led enquiry.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks: All summative coursework will be supported by closely related (same format; same topics) formative assessment. Learning support will be supported by workshops which will offer questions that will help students build the learning framework necessary to answer exam questions on the topics.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark:
The unit will be assessed by a combination of coursework (25%) and exams (75%). The coursework will have two components: i) a multiple choice test based on synoptic content from mandatory units across all years (15%; all ILOs); ii) an extended writing task (10%, all ILOs).
When assessment does not go to plan
The re-assessment tasks will directly mirror those in the assessment tasks.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. CHEM30033).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
