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Area/Catalogue
CHEM 1007

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
010908

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

Course aim

To introduce students to the basic theoretical and practical concepts of organic chemistry.

Course content

Organic chemistry: terminology, isomerism, confirmations, reaction pathways, properties and reactions of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons, aromatic compounds. Stereochemistry. Properties and reactions of haloalkanes, alcohols and ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, amines, amino acids and proteins. Structure and properties of biopolymers.  Relationship between acidic and basic groups to structure for small molecules, drugs and amino acids. Introductory spectroscopy and structure determination (infra-red, uv-vis and mass spectrometry). Aqueous equilibria; Buffers and acid-base indicators.

Textbook(s)

Brown & Lemay 2013, Chemistry: The Central Science + Mastering Chemistry with etext, 3rd Edition

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Tutorial 1 hour x 13 weeks
Practical 4 hours x 5 weeks
Workshop 1 hour x 12 weeks
Seminar 3 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
Online (Online Lecture) 3 hours x 13 weeks
Online (Online Tutorial) 1 hour x 13 weeks
Online (Virtual Practical) 4 hours x 5 weeks
Online (Online Workshop) 1 hour x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Examination, Skills demonstration, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

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