KJM1400 Organic Chemistry Course description

Teaching of relevance to work on the bachelor’s thesis. All students will be offered three individual 45-minute supervision sessions. No supervision will be given in the final week before submission.

The following required coursework/compulsory activities must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

Coursework 1: INTERACT - INTER1300

The following required coursework must be approved:

Students must submit an individual log. Scope: 500 words (+/- 10%). The log requires participation at the two-day seminar. An individual assignment may compensate for absence.

Read more about INTERACT and INTER1300 here: https://www.oslomet.no/en/research/research-projects/interact

Coursework 2: Submission of an outline with the chosen topic and tentative research question for the Bachelor's thesis. The scope must be up to 1 page.

Compulsory activities and coursework requirements must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• is familiar with the structure, stereochemistry and bonds in organic molecules
• is familiar with organic acids and bases
• is familiar with reactions with alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, haloalkanes, aromatic compounds, alcohols, phenols, ethers, thiols, aldehydes, carboxyl acid, carboxylic acid derivatives and amines
• is familiar with the equipment used in organic chemistry and how it is used
• has some knowledge of the planning and performance of organic synthesis
• is capable of keeping up-to-date on key knowledge in the field of organic chemistry.

Skills

The student is capable of:

• reading and following the procedure of organic synthesis published in the chemical literature
• checking the identity and purity of a synthesis product with the use of physical measurements and spectroscopy
• reporting the results of their own laboratory work so that it can be reproduced by others.

General competence

The student is capable of:

• using knowledge about the reactivity of molecules to consider alternative syntheses and choosing a synthesis that entails little risk in relation to health, safety and the environment
• assessing their own work and, if necessary, proposing measures to improve an existing procedure
• communicating the results of laboratory work to both chemists and non-chemists, both orally and in writing
• contributing to good HSE practice in a workplace through attitudes to and knowledge of organic chemistry

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• 6-day laboratory course with 6 pertaining written assignments (2-5 pages per assignment)

Individual written exam, 3 hours.

Exam results can be appealed.

In the event of a new or postponed exam, an oral exam can be used instead of a written exam. In the event of an oral exam in the case of a new or postponed exam, the exam result cannot be appealed.

Marie Hatlelid Føleide and Birgitte Nyblin-Austgulen

Grade scale A-F.

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.