James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2003

CH3093:03

Advanced Chemistry Project A

Townsville HECS Band 2

100 hours practicals. Semester 1 and 2.

Staff: Professor R Keene, Assoc. Professor G Meehan, Assoc. Professor B Bowden, Dr B McCool, Dr M Ridd.

Laboratory-based course (100 hours) in any of the chemistry sub-discipline areas — viz. physical, analytical, environmental, inorganic, organic, marine or industrial chemistry.

Learning Objectives:

  1. acquaint students with topics and techniques of current research interest in chemistry;
  2. give advanced chemistry students first-hand experience of carrying out short-term research projects in the environment of a modern chemical research laboratory.

Assessment by performance in the laboratory (30%); a written report on each project, including risk assessments established at the beginning of the projects and literature reviews (50%); oral presentations of the results of each project (20%).