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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Unit aim
Introduces students to the basic concepts of general and organic chemistry with a focus on the study of chemical properties, interactions and concepts that are relevant to human health. It includes study of chemical bonding, the periodic table, gases and solutions, acids and bases, chemical equilibrium, and organic functional groups. Laboratory classes provide students with experience in relevant basic techniques and methods.
Unit content
- The structure and properties of matter
- Atomic structure and the periodic table
- Chemical bonding - compounds used in medicine
- Chemical calculations
- Chemical reactions
- Chemical equilibrium
- Gases and intermolecular forces
- Water, solutions, colloids and electrolytes - fluid balance in the body
- Acids and bases
- Organic molecules - saturated, unsaturated and aromatic hydrocarbons
- Organic compounds containing oxygen, sulphur and nitrogen
- Organic compounds containing the carbonyl group
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 1 | define and differentiate chemical terms and concepts as they relate to biomedical science and human health. | |||||||
| 2 | calculate chemical quantities and solve problems of an applied chemical nature. | |||||||
| 3 | describe the chemical and physical properties of organic functional groups. | |||||||
| 4 | perform and observe basic chemistry experiments, record and compute data, and explain the link between theory and the experimental process. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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define and differentiate chemical terms and concepts as they relate to biomedical science and human health.
- GA1:
- GA4:
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calculate chemical quantities and solve problems of an applied chemical nature.
- GA1:
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describe the chemical and physical properties of organic functional groups.
- GA4:
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perform and observe basic chemistry experiments, record and compute data, and explain the link between theory and the experimental process.
- GA1:
- GA4:
Prescribed texts
- Stoker, HS, 2015, General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 7th edn, Cengage Learning, USA. ISBN: ISBN-13: 9781285853918; ISBN-10: 1285853911.