Description of individual course unit for B.Sc., 180 ECTS credits

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1 Description of individual course unit for B.Sc., 180 ECTS credits 1st year autumn Orientation for New Students Y 12 1 st autumn and 1 st spring ECTS credits After this course the student is familiar with the learning environment, the Department of Chemistry and the University, trends of present-day chemistry, and planning his/her studies. The course comprises of three modules: Orientation in small groups, Chemistry To-Day lecture course, and PSP (Personal Study Plan). Participation in small group meetings and Chemistry To- Day classes, and making a Personal Study Plan for B.Sc. Degree (and M.Sc. Degree). Prof. K. Laasonen, Amanuensis, and Small group tutors Introduction to Physical Chemistry P 52

2 30 h 1 st autumn ECTS credits 7, material in, material in English Upper secondary school chemistry After this course the student is familiar with basic concepts of chemical reactions and equations, stoichiometric calculations, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics and equilibria. Basic concepts of chemistry, chemical formula, chemical reaction, chemical equation, oxidation-reduction reactions, stoichiometry, gases, thermodynamics, phase equilibria, reaction kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acidbase equilibria, equilibria in water solutions of slightly soluble salts. Two intermediate examinations or one final examination Petrucci, R.H., Harwood, W.S. and Herring, G.F.: General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications, 8 th (or 7 th ) Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2007 Prof. J. Pursiainen Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry P 30 h 24 h 1 st autumn ECTS credits 5, material in, material in English

3 Upper secondary school chemistry After this course the student is familiar with basic concepts of atomic structure, chemical bonding and descriptive chemistry of elements Atoms and their structure, chemical bond, descriptive chemistry of elements. Final examination Petrucci, R.H. and Harwood, W.S.: General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications, 7 th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2007 Lecturer L. Kaila. Introduction to Organic Chemistry P 52 h 6 1 st autumn and 1 st spring ECTS credits Upper secondary school chemistry After this course the student is familiar with fundamentals of organic chemistry: structures and properties of organic compounds, basic reactions and basic types of mechanisms. Basic reactions of organic compounds, basic principles of stereochemistry and reaction mechanisms: Addition, eliminations, substitutions, including aromatic electrophic one, reactions of carbonyl group. Applications.

4 Three intermediate examinations or one final examination Hart, H., Hart, D.J. and Craine, L.E.: Organic Chemistry: A Short Course, 10 th ed. or the newer edition, Houghton Mifflin Boston, 1999; Hart, H., Hart, D.J. and Craine, L.E.: Study Guide & Solutions Book, Organic Chemistry: A Short Course, 10th ed. or the newer edition, Houghton Mifflin Boston, Prof. M. Lajunen and Dr. Juha P. Koskela Introductory Laboratory Course in Chemistry P 40 1 st autumn ECTS credits 3 After this course the student is familiar with safety aspects in laboratory, can handle and use laboratory equipments in experiments. The student knows micro and semi-micro inorganic, analytical methods, is familiar with inorganic or organic synthesis and can analyze the yield and purity. Laboratory safety, bunsen burner, balances, volumetric maesures, gravimetric determination, acid-base titration,, ph, titration curves, acid-base indicators, buffer solutions, synthesis and analysis of Fe(II)oxalate, spectrophotometric determination, synthesis of acetyl salicylic acid, TLC. Final examination. Introductory Laboratory Course in Chemistry

5 Prof. M. Lajunen, assistants Basic Methods in Mathematics P st autumn ECTS credits 8 Upper secondary school mathematics Intermediate examinations or one final examination A. Lahtinen&E. Pehkonen: Mathematics for appliers I, II; R. Adams: Calculus, 4 th Ed.; M. Spiegel: Advanced calculus Jorma Arhippainen English 1, Reading for Academic Purposes Y 1 st autumn ECTS credits 2, English

6 English must have been the A1 or A2 language at school or equivalent English skills should have been acquired otherwise. Core skills practised on this course are: reading in order to understand general natural scientific texts as well as texts or textbooks of the students' own field; applying different reading strategies to extract global or detailed information according to the reading purpose; understanding word formation in order to expand vocabulary, both general scientific and field specific; deducing lexical meanings from the context, understanding basic grammatical structures of scientific English, as well as text structure and cohesion markers for improved comprehension. The course is carried out in multi-mode, with instruction and student tasks taking place both in class and in the Optima learning environment. Evaluation is based on continual assessment of participation in class, course work (in class and Optima), class exams and an end of course examination. Set books for substance studies; journal articles in print and online. Further information will be given in the first lesson. Aila Syrjäkari-Roberts Minor subject studies (e.g. Basic Methods of Physics) 1 st year spring Orientation for New Students Y 12 1 st autumn and 1 st spring

7 ECTS credits 1 After this course the student is familiar with the learning environment, the Department of Chemistry and the University, trends of present-day chemistry, and planning his/her studies. The course comprises of three modules: Orientation in small groups, Chemistry To-Day lecture course, and PSP (Personal Study Plan). Participation in small group meetings and Chemistry To- Day classes, and making a Personal Study Plan for B.Sc. Degree (and M.Sc. Degree). Prof. K. Laasonen, Amanuensis, and Small group tutors Introduction to Analytical Chemistry P st Spring ECTS credits P Introduction to Physical Chemistry and P Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry After this course student is familiar with basic concepts of quantitative chemical analysis employing classical methods of analysis Steps in quantitative analysis, statistical evaluation of analytical data, chemical equilibrium in aqueous

8 solutions, gravimetry, titrimetry, spectrophotometry. Two intermediate examinations or one final examination Kellner, R., Mermet, J.-M., Otto, M., Valcárcel, M. and Widmer, H.M.: Analytical Chemistry, 2 nd ed., Wiley- VCH 2004, partly. Prof. Paavo Perämäki Introduction to Organic Chemistry P 52 h 6 1 st autumn and 1 st spring ECTS credits 6 Upper secondary school chemistry After this course the student is familiar with fundamentals of organic chemistry: structures and properties of organic compounds, basic reactions and basic types of mechanisms. Basic reactions of organic compounds, basic principles of stereochemistry and reaction mechanisms: Addition, eliminations, substitutions, including aromatic electrophic one, reactions of carbonyl group. Applications. Three intermediate examinations or one final examination Hart, H., Hart, D.J. and Craine, L.E.: Organic Chemistry: A Short Course, 10 th ed. or the newer edition, Houghton Mifflin Boston, 1999; Hart, H., Hart, D.J. and Craine, L.E.: Study Guide & Solutions Book, Organic Chemistry: A Short Course, 10th ed. or the newer

9 edition, Houghton Mifflin Boston, Prof. M. Lajunen and Dr. Juha P. Koskela Introduction to polymer chemistry A 20 1 st spring ECTS credits 2 / English on demand After this course the student is familiar with the basic chemistry of polymeric materials with emphasis on commodity plastics Different classifications of polymeric materials, most important terms in polymer chemistry, basics in the nomenclature of polymers, most important molecular weights of polymers, additives, glass transition temperature, the chemistry involved in the preparation of commodity plastics Final examination Stevens, M.P, Polymer chemistry, an introduction, 3 rd ed, Oxford university press, Oxford 1999 Osmo Hormi Laboratory Course I in Inorganic Chemistry A-01

10 Laboratory 45 h 1 st spring ECTS credits 2, material in Lecture courses of basic studies in chemistry After this course the student is familiar with basic qualitative inorganic chemistry, classical quantitative inorganic chemistry and basic inorganic synthetic chemistry Part 1: introduction to inorganic ion reactions 75 % laboratory work 25 % final examination Material handed out in the laboratory Lecturer L. Kaila, Lecturer M. Tiainen and assistants Minor subject studies Optional studies: Optional courses should be selected so that they support the studies in the student's field of specialization. Courses in Mathematics and Statistics, Physical Sciences, Geology, Biochemistry, and Information Processing Science are recommended to be taken as optional courses. The student may also choose as optional studies chemistry courses which are not an obligatory part of the curriculum. 2 nd year autumn Physical Chemistry I A

11 Intermediate Studies nd autumn ECTS credits 6 i, material in, material in English (partly) P Introduction to Physical Chemistry and P Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry.; or P Basic Principles in Chemistry A Laboratory Course I in Physical Chemistry has to be taken simultaneously with this course. After this course the student is familiar with the main topics of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics. During the course such concepts are introduced that are needed for the discussion of equilibria in chemistry. Much emphasis is in enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs energy. A unified view of equilibrium and the directions of spontaneous change are obtained in terms of chemical potentials of substances. Chemical kinetics shows how the systems can reach equilibrium. Properties of gases, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, physical transformations of pure substances, properties of simple mixtures, chemical equilibrium. Two intermediate examinations or 1 final examination Atkins, P.W.: Physical Chemistry, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 6 Ed. (1998) or Atkins, P.W.: Physical Chemistry, 7 th ed., 2002, Oxford University Press, Chapters 1-10 and Prof. Jouni Pursianen Laboratory Course I in Physical Chemistry A

12 2nd autumn ECTS credits 2, material in, English on demand Courses P, P and a preliminary test of the Laboratory course passed. Simultaneous participation in the course A Physical Chemistry. After this course the student is familiar with the practise of the theory learned in course A Physical Chemistry I. Four experiments of the following topics: Calorimetric studies, absorption, vapour pressure of solvent, distillation of a mixture of liquids, crystallization of a liquid mixture, adsorption. Experiments and reports Practical work handout; Atkins, P. W.: Physical Chemistry, 7 th ed. 2002, Oxford University Press, partly. Doc. T. Kuokkanen and Assistants of Chemistry and Communicative Skills A 22 2 nd autumn and 3 rd autumn ECTS credits 2 After this course the student is familiar with types of

13 chemistry literature and information, information retrieval, principles of scientific writing, a preparation and presentation of a poster or a seminar talk. Types of chemistry literature: Periodicals, patents, reference works, reviews and series, numerical data compilations and textbooks, Information retrieval (SciFinder, MDL CrossFire Commander), word processing and chemical drawing etc. and their use in the preparation of the thesis. Ethical principles related to research. Preparation of a treatise or seminar talk. Preparation and presentation of a poster. Poster presentation. Prof. M. Lajunen Organic chemistry I A 50 0 Autumn ECTS credits 6, English on demand Introduction to organic chemistry After this course the student is familiar with molecular orbitals in simple organic compounds such as ethane, basics in physical organic chemistry especially Hammet plot, details in nucleophilic substitution, conformation and stereochemistry in organic compounds Molecular orbitals in organic compounds, conformation theory, Hammett plot, nucleophilic substitution and stereochemistry

14 Final examination, or two intermediate examinations Clayden, J., Greeves, N., Warren, S and Wothers, P., Organic chemistry, Oxford university press, 2001 Prof. Osmo Hormi Laboratory Course I in Organic Chemistry A 50 Autumn ECTS credits 4 /English on demand, material in English (partly) Courses P, P, P or P passed. Simultaneous participation in the lecture course A. After this course the student is familiar with basic techniques of organic chemistry such as distillation, extraction, crystallization, TLC, as well as safety issues, glassware and equipment, laboratory notebooks and written reporting of laboratory experiments. Student familiarises with practical laboratory work by carrying out reactions in aromatic substitution with protective group strategy, organometallic chemistry, Aldol condensation, elimination and disproportionation. Review of methods in organic chemistry and TLC analysis. Producing of spectra, and GC analysis, Aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction, preparation of benzoic acid, preparation of cyclohexene, and preparation of 2-nitroresorcinol. Laboratory work and reporting 2/3 and exam 1/3.

15 Clayden, J., Greeves, N., Warren, S. and Wothers, P.: Organic Chemistry, Oxford University Press, Department of Chemistry. Practical Organic Chemistry, , and Laboratory Course Manual. Senior Assistant Dr. Juha P. Koskela and Assistants Biomolecules P nd autumn and 2 nd spring ECTS credits English, exercises in English After the course student will be familiar with biomolecule structures, and the chemical structures and properties of polynucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids This course provides an overview of biochemistry, outlining the forces involved in biomolecule structures, and the chemical structures and properties of polynucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. The module is arranged into lectures, workshops, a student debate and laboratory work. Both a final examination and continuous assessment will count towards the final mark and attendance of some parts is compulsory. Mathews, van Holde & Ahern: Biochemistry, (3 rd Edition), published by Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. or equivalent. Lloyd Ruddock

16 Minor subject studies Optional studies 2 nd year spring Inorganic Chemistry I A nd year spring ECTS credits P Introduction to Physical Chemistry and P Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry After this course the student is familiar with most important basic principles of modern inorganic chemistry Atomic structure, chemical bond and molecular structure, solid state chemistry, acid-base theories, oxidation-reduction reactions, overview of main group chemistry. Final examination Atkins, P., Overton, T., Rourke, J., Weller, M., and Amstrong, F., Inorganic Chemistry, 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 2006 Prof. R. Laitinen Laboratory Course I in Inorganic Chemistry A-02

17 Laboratory 80 h 2 nd spring ECTS credits 5, Material in Lecture courses of basic studies in chemistry After this course the student is familiar with basic qualitative inorganic chemistry, classical quantitative inorganic chemistry and basic inorganic synthetic chemistry Classical quantitative inorganic analysis and basic inorganic synthesis 75 % laboratory work 25 % final examination Material handed out in the laboratory Lecturer L. Kaila, Lecturer M. Tiainen and assistants English 2, Scientific Communication Y 2 nd spring ECTS credits 2 English English must have been the A1 or A2 language at school or equivalent English skills should have been acquired otherwise. Reading for Academic Purposes should preferably be already completed (or at least be taken

18 during the same term). Improving oral/aural skills connected to the student's academic field as well as in everyday conversational situations. Practising oral fluency Pronunciation practice, field-related vocabulary tasks, general conversational situations and speaking about one's field in formal situations. Interactive tasks that require pair work and small group discussions. Homework for the course consists of autonomous work to support the classroom learning and the task of preparing several small-group mini-presentations. Evaluation is based on regular attendance, active participation and the completion of homework tasks. To be discussed in the first lesson Jolene Gear and Karen Niskanen Swedish language Y 2 nd year spring ECTS credits 2 Swedish At least upper secondary school Swedish with good mark. Improving oral/aural skills connected to the student's academic field as well as in everyday conversational situations. Practising oral fluency Pronunciation practice, field-related vocabulary tasks, general conversational situations and speaking about

19 one's field in formal situations. Interactive tasks that require pair work and small group discussions. Homework for the course consists of autonomous work to support the classroom learning and the task of preparing several small-group mini-presentations. Evaluation is based on regular attendance, active participation and exams. Will be handed out in the first lesson. Material is chargeable. Lehtori Rauno Varonen Minor subject studies Optional studies 3 rd year autumn Instrumental Analysis A rd autumn ECTS credits P Introduction to Analytical Chemistry After this course student is familiar with the principles of most common instrumental methods of analysis that are used, for example, in industry and research Atomic absorption and emission spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, molecular fluorescence, phosphorescence and chemiluminescence, NMR spectrometry, Mass spectrometry, Chromatographic

20 methods, Electroanalytical methods, Thermal analysis. Two intermediate examinations or one final examination Kellner, R., Mermet, J.-M., Otto, M., Valcárcel, M. and Widmer, H.M.: Analytical Chemistry, 2 nd ed., Wiley- VCH 2004, partly. Prof. P. Perämäki and NN Chemical legislation in Finland A Intermediate studies 10 3 rd autumn ECTS credits 1 After the course the student is familiar with legislation concerning chemistry and occupational health. He/she is acquainted with the limitations of the use of dangerous chemicals and is able to find updated information of them. The student is also familiar with the main laws of pressure containers and tanks of compressed gases as well as of radiation. Safety at work, sanitarily and environmentally hazardous chemicals, explosive materials and combustible liquids, pressure containers and tanks of compressed gase final examination Työpaikan lakikirja Työpaikan kemikaalilainsäädäntö 2007 Senior laboratory manager P. Oksman, PhD

21 Structural Chemistry I A rd autumn ECTS credits A Physical Chemistry I After this course the student is familiar with the basics of interpretation of IR, NMR and mass spectra Principles of the interpretation of IR, NMR and mass spectra and methods of problem solving with the aid of IR, NMR and mass spectra. final examination Williams, D.H. & Fleming, I.: Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, Avon, 1995 Sampo Mattila and NN Environmental Chemistry A 30 h Autumn ECTS credits 3.0 Introduction to Physical Chemistry (780101P) and Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry (780102P) or Basic

22 Principles in Chemistry (780109P) After this course the student is familiar with chemistry of atmosphere, hydrosphere and terrestrial environment Fundamentals of environmental chemistry; chemistry of the soil, natural and waste waters and atmosphere, circulation of chemical compounds in the nature, chemical releases, environmentally toxic and other noxious compounds, environmental analytics and basics of physical measurements. Final examination van Loon, G.W. & Duffy, S.J.: Environmental Chemistry, A Global Perspective, Oxford, 2000 Lecturer M. Tiainen of Chemistry and Communicative Skills A 22 2 nd autumn and 3 rd Spring ECTS credits 2 After this course the student is familiar with types of chemistry literature and information, information retrieval, principles of scientific writing, a preparation and presentation of a poster or a seminar talk. Types of chemistry literature: Periodicals, patents, reference works, reviews and series, numerical data compilations and textbooks, Information retrieval (SciFinder, MDL CrossFire Commander), word processing and chemical drawing etc. and their use in the preparation of the thesis. Ethical principles related to

23 research. Preparation of a treatise or seminar talk. Preparation and presentation of a poster. Poster presentation. Prof. M.Lajunen and Science and Technology Library Research Training A Autumn ECTS credits 3 /English on demand, materials in English (partly) Courses A and A passed. Simultaneous participation in the lecture course S. After this course the student can perform a reaction sequence, is familiar with a chemical resolution and reduction, can solve qualitative multicomponent analysis by chemical separation and using IR, NMR, UV and MS analysis. Preparation of UV- and IR samples, preparation of enamine, acylation of enamine, reduction of transcinnamaldehyde, chemical resolution of a-phenyl ethyl amine and qualitative analysis of three compounds. Laboratory works and reports. Clayden, J., Greeves, N., Warren, S. and Wothers, P.: Organic Chemistry, Oxford University Press, Department of Chemistry. Practical Organic Chemistry, , and Laboratory Course Manual. Senior Assistant Dr. Juha Koskela + Assistants

24 Research Training in Physical Chemistry A rd autumn ECTS credits 3 Simultaneous participating in the course S Physical Chemistry II After this course the student is familiar with practical applications of the topics learned in S Physical Chemistry II NIR-spectrophotometric study of hydrogen bonding, conductivity of an electrolytic solution, molecule modeling, adsorption, and surface tension Experiments and reports Practical work handout. Atkins, P.W. Physical Chemistry, 7 th ed. 2002, Oxford University Press, partly Doc. T. Kuokkanen and Assistants Thesis for the degree of B.Sc A rd autumn - 3 rd spring ECTS credits, English on demand

25 The first and second year courses in chemistry. Student will be able to show a perfect command of either or Swedish and a good knowledge of the subject of the thesis A thesis of approximately pages including about 30 references. In addition, the student takes a maturity examination on the subject of the B.Sc. thesis Laboratory work and a written report Material given by teachers Professors, Docents of the Chemistry Department, Dr level Senior Assistants and Minor subject studies Optional studies 3 rd spring Research Training A rd spring ECTS credits 3, English on demand Compulsory courses of chemistry in the first and second year Ability to work independently in the laboratory and

26 ability to write a scientific report Three laboratory projects on different fields of inorganic chemistry 75 % laboratory work 25 % final examination Material handed out in the laboratory Lecturer Leena Kaila Thesis for the degree of B.Sc A rd autumn - 3 rd spring ECTS credits 6, English on demand The first and second year courses in chemistry. Student will be able to show a perfect command of either or Swedish and a good knowledge of the subject of the thesis A thesis of approximately pages including about 30 references. In addition, the student takes a maturity examination on the subject of the B.Sc. thesis Laboratory work and a written report Material given by teachers Professors, Docents, Dr level Senior Assistants and of the Chemistry Department

27 Seminar for the Degree of B.Sc A 3 rd spring ECTS credits 1 Thesis for the degree of B.Sc. (780300A) Improving oral/aural skills connected to the student's academic field as well as in everyday conversational situations. Every student participates at least six times in a semester in seminars and prepares and read one paper required by the Curriculum in Chemistry. Oral presentation skills (1-5) Senior Assistant Dr. Juha P. Koskela Last modified: