Experimental Chemistry 2 (CHEM3016)

Course overview

This course will consist of practical training, going some way towards addressing the market place need for industry-ready chemists with relevant practical skills. A laboratory intensive experience with the attendant exposure to quantitative & qualitative analytical skills as well as other core laboratory competencies including synthetic chemistry will be taught. A lecture component is included in order to enhance and develop many of the instrumental techniques employed in the laboratory.

Chemistry is an experimental science. The combination of CHEM2054, CHEM2050/CHEM2901, CHEM2060/CHEM2902 and CHEM3016, in addition to more specialised courses such as CHEM3001, CHEM3004, CHEM3010, CHEM3011, CHEM3020, CHEM3030, will give students the chemistry background and laboratory experiences essential for advancement to either a position in industry or further postgraduate study. As CHEM3016 is the 3rd year Chemistry capstone course, it must be taken by all students who wish to graduate with a Chemistry major.ﾠ

Course requirements

Assumed background

It is required that students taking CHEM3016 have completed CHEM2054, CHEM2050 (or CHEM2901) and CHEM2060 (or CHEM2902).

It is your responsibility to be aware of the necessary background and to be prepared for the experiments in CHEM3016. There is no provision for extensions or exemptions from submitting laboratoryﾠreports on the due dates based on lack of knowledge/theory. Inﾠaddition, lack of previous knowledge is not a reason for special consideration.

You will gain most value from this course if you have either completed third level chemistry courses in semester 1 or if you are doing other third level chemistry courses alongside with CHEM3016 in this semester.ﾠ

Prerequisites

You'll need to complete the following courses before enrolling in this one:

CHEM2054 + (CHEM2050 or CHEM2901) + (CHEM2060 or CHEM2902)

Course contact

Course staff

Timetable

The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.

Additional timetable information

There will be a lecture session scheduled on each Monday (check mySI-net for detailed timetable information)ﾠand you are expected to attend these essential lectures.ﾠThe lecture topics will be on analytical chemistry, data analysis, theoretical chemistry and selected other topics. The lecture sessions will also be used to provide feedback, for discussions of laboratory reports and as information sessions. These are an opportunity to ask questions about the experiments and the course and for general discussion. There will be a lecture on the FIRST Monday of the semester (i.e. Week 1): you need information from this lecture to complete the task in Week 1.

The schedule for the laboratory sessions throughout the semester is as below.ﾠ

Week 1 will have a compulsory Lab Induction, Course Introductionﾠand and a analytical dry prac (pass/fail).

Weeks 2-4 will be wet pracs for core skills, containing three scheduled experiments. Each experiment will take about 6 hours to complete. The deadline for submission of each experiment worksheet is 3 days once conducting the experiment (at 2pm) (i.e. Tuesday group due on Friday; Wednesday/Thursday groups due on Monday; Friday group due on Tuesday).ﾠ

Weeks 5-7 will be analytical wet pracs, involving scheduled analytical experiments.ﾠEach experiment will take about 6 hours to complete and you areﾠ STRONGLY advised to arrange your lecture schedule such that you can attend the laboratory for one full 6-hour period on one day.ﾠIn fact,ﾠyou probably will NOT be able to complete the experiments effectively unless you set aside one 6-hour period in the one day. ﾠPlease note that post Week 7, these experiments will no longer be available. ﾠIf you miss one of these experiments, it is your responsibility to make up the missed experiment. The deadline for submission of each experiment report is 6 days once conducting the experiment (at 2pm) (i.e. Tuesday group due on Monday; Wednesday group due on Tuesday; Thursday group due on Wednesday; Friday group due on Thursday).ﾠ

Weeks 8-12 will involve an extended project. The deadline for the project report submission is at 2 pm of your project day of the Exam Week (i.e. 11th-14th Nov).

In Week 13, thereﾠwill be a prac exam, including written and oral examinations. Timetable will be provided in course blackboard site. More details will be provided in the leccture of Week 12.

Please note that current listed 1L3P3C contact hours are effectively equivalent to 1L6P, where the 6P may include data analysis (e.g. when some experiments in the lab may take less than 6 hours). This might be reversed back to 1L3P3C if a higher level of restriction will be applied due to situations such as a new COVID outbreak wave.ﾠ

Aims and outcomes

A student undertaking this course will complete a portfolio of core laboratory competencies, including analytical chemistry, synthetic chemistry, molecular modelling, communication skills and problem solving skills.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course you should be able to:

Assessment

Assessment summary

A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.

Assessment details

Laboratory Notebook (Weeks 2-12)

• Hurdle

Mode

Activity/ Performance

Category

Notebook/ Logbook, Practical/ Demonstration

Weight

Pass/Fail

Due date

5/08/2025 - 24/10/2025

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06

Task description

Hurdle requirements

Submission guidelines

The Laboratory Notebook cannot be removed from Level 5 of Chemistry Building (68). If you will need your lab Notebook for other courses, talk to or email the course coordinator (A/Prof Lo, s.lo@uq.edu.au) for approval. Keep your Laboratory Notebook on Level 5 of Chemistry Building for assessment marking. Marking criteria are available in the course Blackboard site.

Absence of any Laboratory Notebook while marking will be awarded a fail mark for the prac.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.

Lab notebooks are for recording items prior to and during the lab session. As such, it is not possible for the extension of the task.

Written Reports

• Hurdle

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation

Weight

70% Experiment 1: pass/fail; Exp 2-4: 5% each: Exp 5-7: 10% each; Project Report: 25%.

Due date

Experiment 1 write-up 29/07/2025 - 1/08/2025

Experiments 2-4 write-up 5/08/2025 - 26/08/2025

Experiments 5-7 write-up 26/08/2025 - 18/09/2025

Weeks 8-12 Project Report 11/11/2025 - 14/11/2025

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06

Task description

Hurdle requirements

Submission guidelines

Experiment 1

The experimental write-up for Experiment 1 will take the form of a worksheet which will be submitted at the end of the scheduled experiment (Week 1) and marked as pass/fail. To get a pass grade, you need to achieve >80% marks.

Experiments 2-4

The experimental write-up for Experiments 2-4 is to be submitted 3 days once conducting the scheduled experiment (at 2pm) (i.e. Tuesday group due on Friday; Wednesday/Thursday groups due on Monday; Friday group due on Tuesday). Submit your completed Result Sheet Turnitin submission (without a coversheet).

Experiments 5-7

The experimental write-up for Experiments 5-7 is to be submitted 6 days once conducting the scheduled experiment (at 2pm) (i.e. Tuesday group due on Monday; Thursday group due on Wednesday; Friday group due on Thursday). Submit your completed report online Turnitin submission (without a coversheet).

Project Report

The Project report (for the work of Weeks 8-12) is to be submitted in the Exam period Week (i.e. 4th-7th Nov) of your prac day (at 2pm) through Turnitin in the course Blackboard site (without a coversheet).

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

Discretionary extensions are not available for this task.

The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.

Applications for extension

Extension applications must be received no later than 24 hours after the published assessment due date and time.

Read the information contained in the following links carefully before submitting an application for extension to assessment due date.

For guidance on applying for an extension, information is available here.

For the policy relating to extensions, information is available here (Part D).

Information on medical certificates

Please note the University's requirements for medical certificates here.

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

You are required to submit assessable items on time. If you fail to meet the submission deadline for any assessment item, then 10% of the maximum possible mark for the assessment item (assessment ‘marked from’ value) will be deducted as a late penalty for every day (or part day) late after the due date. For example, if you submit your assignment 1 hour late, you will be penalised 10%; if your assignment is 24.5 hours late, you will be penalised 20% (because it is late by one 24-hour period plus part of another 24-hour period). 10% will be deducted per day for up to 7 calendar days, at which point your submission will receive a mark of zero (0) unless an extension has been approved.

In most instances one or more hurdles will apply to your assessment item so you will need to submit it to fulfil the requirements of the course regardless of how late it is and the mark you are likely to be awarded.

Prac Exam (Week 13)

• Hurdle
• Identity Verified
• In-person

Mode

Oral, Written

Category

Examination

Weight

30% Exp 1-7: 15%; Project: 12% and Essential core chemistry knowledge: 3%.

Due date

28/10/2025 - 31/10/2025

The practical exam will take place in your allocated practical session.

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06

Task description

Hurdle requirements

Exam details

Submission guidelines

Hand in at the end of your examination session on the allocated prac exam day in Week 13.

Deferral or extension

You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.

Reschedules will only occur in very exceptional circumstances and valid documentation will be required to be submitted as proof to gain a reschedule.

Contact course coordinator (s.lo@uq.edu.au) for the request including your valid documentation.

Course grading

Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.

Additional course grading information

Assessment Hurdles

In order to pass this course, you must meet ALL of the following requirements (if you do not meet these requirements, the maximum grade you will receive will be a 3):

1. You must obtain an overall mark of 50% or more on the practical exam and

2. You must complete, and pass, 100% of the laboratory component of the course.

Supplementary assessment

Supplementary assessment is available for this course.

Should you fail a course with a grade of 3, you may be eligible for supplementary assessment. Refer to my.UQ for information on supplementary assessment and how to apply.

Supplementary assessment provides an additional opportunity to demonstrate you have achieved all the required learning outcomes for a course.

If you apply and are granted supplementary assessment, the type of supplementary assessment set will consider which learning outcome(s) have not been met.

Supplementary assessment can take any form (such as a written report, oral presentation, examination or other appropriate assessment) and may test specific learning outcomes tailored to the individual student, or all learning outcomes.

To receive a passing grade of 3S4, you must obtain a mark of 50% or more on the supplementary assessment.

Additional assessment information

Marking Criteria:ﾠ marking Criteria Sheets will be available on the CHEM3016 Blackboard page.

NOTE:ﾠYou will be required to attend the laboratory regularly throughout the semester and not to leave the experimental work until the very end of the teaching semester.ﾠ The deadlines advertised elsewhere in theﾠ course profile will be adhered to strictly. The assessment criteria and schedule for handing in reports areﾠavailable elsewhere in the course profile and blackboard page.

Safety Declaration.ﾠ Every student enrolled in CHEM3016 will be sent an email instructing them to access a given URL and log in using their student username. ﾠThe web site will request you to read the Undergraduate Student Safety Guideline, ‘tick’ the boxes and agree to abide by the declaration before submitting the form electronically.ﾠYou may not enter the laboratory, unless this has been completed.

Assessment Submission

It is the responsibility of the student to ensure the on time, correct and complete submission of all assessment items.

Students are responsible for retaining evidence of submission by the due date for all assessment items, in the required form (for example, screenshot, email, photo, and an unaltered copy of submitted work).

In the case of a Blackboard outage, contact the Course Coordinator as soon as possible to confirm the outage with ITS.

Assessment/Attendance

Notify your Course Coordinator as soon as you become aware of any issue that may affect your ability to meet the assessment/attendance requirements of the course. The my.UQ website and the Course Profile (CP) for your course provide information about your course requirements, the rules associated with your courses and services offered by the University.

A note for repeating students in this course

Only learning activities and/or assessment items completed during the study period of enrolment, including any approved extensions, may contribute to your grade in this course. The whole or partial use of assessment items previously submitted for the same course, for a course at any institution, or for published material, is not permitted without written permission of the Course Coordinator.

Important Note

Turnitin is to be used for assignments/laboratory reports to check for plagiarism. Penalties can be severe for plagiarism.

The University has adopted the following definition of plagiarism: Plagiarism is the act of misrepresenting as one's own original work the ideas, interpretations, words or creative works of another either intentionally or unintentionally. These include published and unpublished documents, designs, music, sounds, images, photographs, computer codes and ideas gained through working in a group. These ideas, interpretations, words or works may be found in print and/or electronic media.

Students should read the UQ Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy.

Learning resources

You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.

Library resources

Library resources are available on the UQ Library website.

Additional learning resources information

Laboratory Manual

A CHEM3016 Laboratory manual will be distributed at your first laboratory session on Week 1.

Blackboard

Additional supplementary material will be posted on the Blackboard site for CHEM3016 and on the Chem Lab Hub at learn.uq.edu.au

Please check the Announcements section of the Blackboard site regularly for information updates.

You are strongly advised to check your emails regularly.

Learning activities

The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.

Policies and procedures

University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:

• Student Code of Conduct Policy
• Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
• Assessment Procedure
• Examinations Procedure
• Reasonable Adjustments for Students Policy and Procedure

Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.

You'll also need to be aware of the following policies and procedures while completing this course:

• Laboratory Occupational Health and Safety