NES3410 : Analytical Chemistry in Practice
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr David Fulton
- Lecturer: Dr Alex Charlton, Dr Matt Hopkinson, Dr Erli Lu
- Owning School: Natural and Environmental Sciences
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module aims to provide students with experience in modern analytical chemistry of relevance to applications across chemistry and medicinal chemistry. The module also trains students to develop analytical protocols in a project - format. The focus will be on chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry, techniques which are of direct relevance to the pharmaceutical, fine chemicals and all industries that relay on chemical analysis.
Students will learn about analytical techniques and then through a combination of simulation and use of actual instrumentation, design analytical methods to solve problems in separations or elucidate structures of unknown substances. Ultimately, students will gain the skills and experiences required to operate in modern industrial/academic analytical laboratories and also improve their problem solving skills.
Outline Of Syllabus
Analysis and structural elucidation of unknown compound catalogue
Independent use of some or all of the following techniques:
Mass Spectrometry (Low and High resolution)
High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
High field (multi-dimensional) NMR
Report generation
Training in problem solving
Project management
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Induction lecture |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 12 | 1:00 | 12:00 | Lectures and seminars on on Analytical Techniques |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 4 | 6:00 | 24:00 | Dry laboratory: Analytical project work including simulation tasks |
| Guided Independent Study | Project work | 1 | 48:00 | 48:00 | Practical challenge and report |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 115:00 | 115:00 | Background reading and reviewing project material |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
N/A
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 2 | M | 40 | Analytical techniques |
| Report | 2 | M | 60 | Practical challenge report |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The course provides training on advanced techniques of analytical chemistry and then a challenge project. These two components will be assessed separately. A report format is preferred because the assessments need to demonstrate a critical understanding of the analytical techniques, writing and problem-solving skills in the context of a project on analytical method development.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- NES3410's Timetable