CHEM 3573 Contemporary Chemistry
Course Description
This course focuses on recent advances in chemistry and on the role of chemistry in helping to address the challenges faced by modern society in the areas of energy, health and nutrition, the environment and food security. It also places emphasis on the development of skills of scientific writing, on critical analysis of published articles and on publication of research work in peer reviewed journals. The topics to be dealt with each year will vary depending on the developments both in the area of chemistry itself and in its application to the contemporary social challenges. The course will be delivered through a multimodal teaching-learning approach and will include lectures and discussions of emerging topics in chemistry as a basis for further assigned reading which will be from articles chosen from the recent scientific literature. Online discussion, oral presentations and in-class discussions involving critical analysis of the assigned reading material will be other features of the course. Students will also be required to produce written reviews and analyses of articles in the major emerging areas of chemical science and its applications towards the solution of major problems. Students will critically assess the scientific method as a means of generating knowledge, and discuss modern research strategies or methodologies including building value through interdisciplinary research at an advanced level.
Assessment
Coursework 100%
