Analytical Science
SCC110
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Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 1 mean?
Undergraduate Level 1
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Availability: What is a Study period?
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Duration:
13 weeks
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Fee: Fees (current and planned)
- Domestic student fee:
- $1,039.00 (AUD)
- International student fee:
- $1,264.00 (AUD)
Description
Analytical science is the study of the determination of the chemical composition of natural and artificial materials using both classical and modern instrumental techniques. This unit examines 'what analytical scientists do' using case study material from fields such as process and manufacturing quality control, forensic analysis, and environmental, materials and clinical analysis. Techniques covered cover important and fundamental aspects of traditional analytical techniques and modern spectroscopic methods.
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
You are recommended to have completed the following unit(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this unit:
Assessment
- Assignment 1 — Sampling strategy (30%)
- Assignment 2 — Spectrochemical (30%)
- Assignment 3 — Calibration models (40%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- identify the wide range of applications areas in which analytical science plays a significant role
- apply the fundamentals of sampling
- use simple statistics to summarise analytical data
- apply appropriate calibration models to quantitative analysis
- use and apply quantitative spectrochemical techniques.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | The analytical sequence and basics of analysis |
| 2 | Gravimetry |
| 3 | Titrimetry |
| 4 | Spectroscopy |
| 5 | Luminescence Spectrometry |
| 6 | Some basic separations |
| 7 | Calibration Methos |
| 8 | Infrared Spectroscopy |
| 9 | Near-Infrared Spectrometry |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Online Quizzes/Tests
- Online assignment submission
- Standard Media
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Relevant Courses
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
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