AP0531 - Applied Chemistry

You will learn through lectures, computational laboratories and independent learning. The lectures and laboratories will outline relevant theories and concepts which will equip you with knowledge and understanding that will enable you to predict and rationalise the outcomes of new situations. Independent learning will give you the opportunity to broaden your knowledge of the subject area.

Your learning journey through this module will be supported by a range of teaching materials that will be available on the module’s eLearning Portal site. Topic leaders will be identified and will provide support through the teaching of lectures, laboratories and online discussion boards.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1.You will be able to demonstrate your ability to apply underlying principles of chemistry to real world problems.
2.You will be able to perform relevant laboratory and computational analysis to support a line of enquiry.
Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3.You will develop analytical skills and abilities relating to the subject area and be able to think independently, understand and justify your own opinions. These skills are important employability competences.
4.You will be able to explain your findings orally and visually to an expert and a general audience.
Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
5.You will be able to apply your subject knowledge to raise your awareness of the place of chemistry in industry, academic and research.

This module will be assessed by
•3 continual assessments (75%) in the form of open book multiple choice tests, case study assignment and lab book marks. Feedback from the assessments will be given electronically. MLO 1, 2, 3 and 5.
•A poster presentation session (25%)which will allow the students to demonstrate one aspect of their studies, and be questioned on it by members of staff. Feedback will be given immediately as part of the questioning process.
MLO 4

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‘Applied Chemistry’ will allow you to discover and appreciate how chemistry can be utilised across chemical and chemistry-using sectors to solve problems or promote new methods. You will engage with the subject area through lectures, laboratory work, problem solving (enquiry-based learning) and independent learning, and will be able to choose which aspects of the syllabus you wish to be assessed in. ‘Applied Chemistry’ will be assessed by continuous coursework in the form of multiple choice tests conducted through the eLearning Portal, and a poster-based presentation and questioning assessment. Feedback will be given on the assessments electronically or in person at the poster session. This module is designed to aid your employability in the chemical and chemistry-using sectors.