Module: Analytical Sciences Study Abroad

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Analytical Sciences Study Abroad
Module Code	CS322 (ITS) / CHM1054 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Chemical Sciences
Module Co-ordinator	John Gallagher
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	60
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Repeat examination
The student will have the ability to be assessed by a repeat examination if deemed necessary.

Description

Analytical Sciences Year 3 Abroad

Learning Outcomes

1. The Year Long Study abroad module CS322 (semesters I and II) will provide the DCU student with the necessary academic learning and practical skills (through experimentation) to be comprehensively equipped for Year 4 of AS4 in DCU.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Assessment Feedback	125	The workload will be similar to what is expected from a Year 3 AS3 student in DCU. This will, of course, change depending on the timing and specific demands of the Year Abroad modules and schedule. The 1500 hours in total for the Year 3 abroad are indicative and based on 125 hrs per 5 credit module x 12 = 60 credits.
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Analytical Sciences textbooks as recommended by the Foreign Institution academics.
Analytical Sciences textbooks.

James M. Miller & Jonathan B. Crowther (Eds.). Wiley: 2000, Analytical Chemistry in a GMP Environment: A Practical Guide
Textbook or similar

Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch.: 2007, Principles of instrumental analysis, Thomson Brooks/Cole, B
Instrumental sciences textbook

Daniel C. Harris: 2007, Quantitative chemical analysis, 7th, W. H. Freeman, New York, 0716776944
Text books including and similar to this textbook.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

None

The Year Long Abroad module CS322 has been generated as a 60 credit module specifically for a student studying abroad during 2023/'24.