最新糖心Vlog

Lecturer and tutor: Lucy Andrew
Email: lucy.andrew@adelaide.edu.au

Upon the successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Understand concepts in science (chemistry and geology) and apply these concepts to real-world observations;
2. Research and communicate concepts in science (chemistry and geology);
3. Demonstrate some familiarity with the Periodic Table and identify some trends across the table;
4. Draw chemical diagrams and describe chemical properties and their behaviour;
5. Conduct experiments, explain chemical reactions and write up reactants and products;
6. Identify minerals and rocks and explain the geological processes that shape the Earth.
 

Readings will be distributed in class and on MyUni as required.

Links to online resources will be posted on MyUni.

Chemistry and Geology Text

Hewitt, P 2007, Conceptual Integrated Science, San Francisco, CA: Pearson.
The BSL has multiple copies of this text. One copy of this text has been placed in the Reserve Collection of the Barr Smith Library for this semester. For information on borrowing from the Reserve Collection see;
 

Online Chemistry Text

OpenStax College 2013, "Anatomy & Physiology." Connexions. .  
Unit 1: Levels of Organization, The Chemical Level of Organization.

This course will use MyUni for the provision of course materials, the submission of student assignments, and the facilitation of discussions through discussion boards.

MyUni will also be used for essential communication including via email, so please check your 最新糖心Vlog email regularly (at least three times a week). If you have a smartphone it is strongly recommended that you set up your email on it for easy and regular access to your 最新糖心Vlog email. For guidance on how to do this, visit:

/its/networks/mobile/support/config/#mobile

Remember, the most useful portal for all 最新糖心Vlog online activities is Unified:

 

This course will be comprised of a one-hour interactive lecture and a two-hour tutorial per week. The MyUni course website will be used for the provision of course materials, the submission of student assignments, and course announcements. It is the responsibility of students to check their email and MyUni for up-to-date course information.

1 x 1 hour lecture per week (x12) 12 hours
1 x 2 hour tutorial per week (x12) 24 hours
9 hours of reading/private study per week (x12) 118 hours

Total: 154 hours

Week	Topic
1	Introduction/matter
2	Atoms, elements and the Periodic Table
3	Bonding
4	Compounds
5	Chemical reactions
6	Organic molecules
7	Nuclear chemistry
8	Chemistry summary
	Mid-semester break
9	Geology: crystals and minerals
10	Rocks
11	Earth Science
12	Geology summary

   

Assessment Task (word count)	Task Type	Due	Weighting	Submission
Participation (n/a)	Formative	Ongoing	10%	N/A
Chemistry assignment - water (700 words)	Summative	Friday, 5pm Week 6	20%	MyUni
Chemistry test (n/a)	Summative	In class, week 8	35%	In class
Geology test	Summative	In class, Week 12	20%	In class
Geology assignment (500 words)	Formative/summative	Friday 5pm, Week 13	15%	MyUni

 

To pass this course, students must attend at least 75% of face-to-face classes (including both attendance at tutorials and completion of online lecture questions) in cases of absence for medical or compassionate reasons, documentation must be provided and students must still attend at least 50% of classes in any case.

Students must attempt all assessment tasks to pass this course. Since the 最新糖心Vlog Preparatory Program is designed to prepare students for success at 最新糖心Vlog, completing and submitting all assignments is central to the intended learning outcomes of the program and each course within it. Often, at least attempting and submitting assignments in the face of difficulty or adversity is enough for success at 最新糖心Vlog and the UPP encourages this resilience by employing this policy in select courses. Penalties for lateness may apply.

If a student fails to submit all assessment tasks and would otherwise have received a grade greater than 45, they will be given a nominal grade of 45 Fail for that course in that semester. This will permit them to undertake additional assessment (formerly called academic supplementary assessment) at the Course Coordinator’s discretion, as per policy at 9.1.3 at  

It is not necessary to apply for additional assessment; this assessment will usually consist of the missed pieces of assessment, but the course coordinator may require more. As per policy 9.1.3.3, if the student passes the additional assessment to the Course Coordinator’s satisfaction, the maximum grade they can get for the course is 50 Pass. If a student’s raw grade is below 45, regardless of whether all tasks have been attempted, this score will stand unless exceptional, documented circumstances apply as per the 最新糖心Vlog’s Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment: /student/exams/mod_arrange.html  

Participation

Your lecturer/tutor will mark you on your participation in group and class discussions during tutorials. This mark is not based on correct answers but a willingness to participate.

Chemistry Assignment – Water
 
Water is essential for life on Earth. Explain the structure and behaviour of water. Include diagrams in your assignment. Diagrams are used to help explain a concept and are different to pictures. More information on how to create and used diagrams will be given during tutorials.

Please take care with choosing appropriate sources of information. A good reference should have an author and date. Online or printed textbooks are suitable references as well as university, government and scientific organisation websites (e.g. CSIRO and NASA). Your assignment must include in-text referencing, at least two references and a reference list in a recognised style i.e. Harvard referencing style.

Your answer must include (but is not limited to) the following;
· Explain the chemical bonding between oxygen and hydrogen atoms within each water molecule and between each water molecule. (Please note that intra-molecular bonding is the bonding within each molecule and inter-molecular bonding refers to polar or hydrogen bonding between molecules.)

· Explain the different phases of water (ice, liquid and vapour) in terms of inter-molecular (polar or hydrogen) bonding. Why does ice float on water?

· Describe the water cycle and indicate where energy (heat) is lost or gained.

Chemistry Test
 
A series of short answer questions will assess material covered during the course. There will be opportunities to practice test questions during tutorials. The test is designed to take one hour but students will have up to two hours to complete the test paper and hand it in at the end of the tutorial.

Geology Test
 
A series of short answer questions will assess material covered during the course. There will be opportunities to practice test questions during tutorials. The test is designed to take one hour but students will have up to two hours to complete the test paper and hand it in at the end of the tutorial.

Geology Assignment
 
Choose from one of the following;
· The Ring of Fire is the location of more than 75% of the world’s volcanoes. Briefly describe the geographical location of the Ring of Fire and refer to plate tectonics to explain the high number of volcanoes and earthquakes in this location.

· Explain the geological process of sea floor spreading. Describe some of the evidence that supports sea floor spreading.

· Uluru is 最新糖心Vlog’s iconic rock. Describe the geology (i.e. type of rock and composition) of Uluru and explain how it was formed.

· A topic of your own choice that has been approved by your Lecturer. Confirm your topic with your Lecturer via email.

Include diagrams in your assignment. Diagrams are used to help explain a concept and are different to pictures. More information on how to create and used diagrams will be given during tutorials.

Please take care with choosing appropriate sources of information. A good reference should have an author and date. Online or printed textbooks are suitable references as well as university, government and scientific organisation websites (e.g. CSIRO and NASA). Your assignment must include in-text referencing, at least two references and a reference list in a recognised style i.e. Harvard referencing style.

All assignments will be electronically submitted via MyUni, except for in-class assessments.
Students may be granted extensions to assignments on medical or compassionate grounds; documentation to support these grounds will be required. Requests for extension must be made before the due date; requests for extension submitted after the due date will not be considered. All extension requests must be submitted to the Course Coordinator (Chad Habel: chad.habel@adelaide.edu.au); any extensions granted by the lecturer or tutor will not be considered valid.

All extension requests will be administered according to the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy:  

For a concise information sheet on this policy, please visit  

In-class tests

Tests will be conducted during tutorials.

A replacement test will be available to students on medical or compassionate grounds. Students seeking a replacement test need to apply through the correct MACA process and provide appropriate supporting documentation. If students do not attend the test and do not provide a documented reason (as soon as possible and no later than 5 days following the test date), they will receive a mark of zero for the test.

Information on Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment (MACA) can be found at;
/student/exams/mod_arrange.html  

An application form for Assessment Task Extension or Replacement Examination due to Medical or Compassionate Circumstances can be found at;
/student/exams/Medical_Compassionate_Application_Form_-_12_June_2013.pdf  
 
Penalties for Late Submission

Unless the Course Outline states otherwise when an assessment is submitted after the due date, and without an extension, 5% of the total mark possible will be deducted for every 24 hours or part thereof that it is late, including each day on a weekend. For example, an essay that is submitted after the due date and time but within the first 24 hour period, and that has been graded at 63%, will have 5% deducted, for a final grade of 58%. An essay that is more than 24 hours late will lose 10%, etc. Hard copy submissions made after 5.00pm on a Friday will be assumed to have been submitted on the next business day and will be penalised 5% per day for every day including weekend days and public holidays. This penalty may be increased where the assignment is to be completed ina period of less than a week.

This course aims to return assessed work within 2 weeks of its submission, although this cannot be guaranteed. The resubmission of assignments is not possible for this course, except in exceptional circumstances as approved by the Course Coordinator.