Chemistry and Energy
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters Autumn
- Course code
- KJEM110
- Teaching language
- Norwegian
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student
- has basic knowledge on the composition, properties and reactions of matter from a physical persepctive
- has basic kowledge on the structures of and bondings in atoms and molecules
Skills
The student
- is able to perform calculations using physical chemistry laws and equations
- is able to conduct experiments in a laboratory following a written procedure
- is able to present and evaluate own results from laboratory work orally and in writing in the form of an elementary report.
Competences
The student
- can read and understand English scientific literature
- can collaborate with fellow students on active learning before, during and after laboratory exercises
- can reflect on and demonstrate critical thinking skills around their own results and findings
- can act responsibly in relation to health, safety and environmental rules and guidelines for working in the laboratory
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Autumn. Limited capacity, please read following information:
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching is given as lectures, laboratory course and colloquium.
Lectures: 60 h (4h/week)
Laboratory course: 30 h (6h/week for five weeks)
Colloquium (groups led by advanced students): 28 h (2h/week)
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
- Mandatory attendance to laboratory course (5 days with laboratory days) with a written journal and exercises (valid for five following semesters. Courses taken previous to autumn 2022 are valid for 5 following semesters).
- A backlog of more than one laboratory exercise will result in the loss of the right to complete the laboratory course. Valid absences must be documented.
- The students must participate in and pass a course on Health, Environment and Safety (HSE) before attending the laboratory course.
- In order to obtain approval of the mandatory activities, and therefore gain access to the final exam, one must submit mandatory assignments of a satisfactory standard within the set deadlines. Mandatory assignments should be your own work.
- Serious violations of the HSE rules will lead to a loss of the right to complete the laboratory course
- It is not possible to use more then 3 attempts (semester) to complete the laboratory course.
- Mandatory attendance at the first lecture to keep the place in the laboratory course.
Forms of Assessment
Portfolio assessment based on:
- Laboratory course (pass/fail)
- Mandatory written exercise (pass/fail)
- Midterm exam (2h) (accounts for 30% of the final grade)
- written exam at home (4 hours) (accounts for 70% of the final grade)
Supplementary exam-regulations:
1. The laboratory course and mandatory written excercise are valid the 5 following semesters.
2. Mid-term assessment and the final exam are only valid in the same semester as they are taken.
3. In semesters with teaching:
a. Students without approved laboratory course and approved mandatory written exercise from previously semesters must complete in the portfolio assessment.
b. Students with approved laboratory course and approved mandatory written exercise from previously semesters must take both the midterm exam and the final exam.
4. In semesters without teaching:
a) Students with approved laboratory course and assignment from previous semesters take the written exam, this counts 100% of the grade.
b) Students without approved laboratory course and assignment from previous semesters cannot take the exam.