KJPE1300 General Chemistry Course description

The course is an introduction to basic concepts and models in the field of chemistry. Students will acquire skills in performing simple chemical experiments and handling chemicals in accordance with regulations.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

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:

• can describe the structure of the periodic system.
• can describe structure of atoms and structure og chemical bond in molecules, gases, liquids and solids.
• can describe the main types of chemical reactions.
• can describe the main principles of reaction kinetics, and the relationship between kinetics and equilibrium.
• can explain the terms enthalpy, entropy, and free energy and describe how they provide the connection between thermodynamics, electrochemistry and chemical equilibrium.
• can explain the behavior of galvanic cells and electrochemical cells.

Skills

The student:

• can name simple chemical compounds.
• can balance reaction equations.
• can perform stoichiometric calculations and determine concentrations and partial pressure at chemical equilibrium.
• can perform basic calculations within reaction kinetics, thermodynamics (enthalpy, entropy and free energy) and electrochemistry (galvanic cells and electrolysis).
• can perform simple chemical reactions and laboratory tests with both qualitative and quantitative determinations.
• can write and explain the results of the laboratory work in the journal, report and spreadsheet.

General competence

The student:

• can collaborate in groups both with practical and written work.
• have insight into the proper handling of chemicals on the basis of HSE data and from laboratory experience.

The teaching is organised as lectures, exercises and laboratory course

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

• 6-day laboratory course with 6 associated written assignments (5-15 pages per assignment)
• 4 of 7 compulsory exercises (2-4 hours per exercise)
• 1 presentation (10 - 15 min)

Exam form: Individual written exam under supervison, 3 hours.

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, oral examination may be used instead of a written exam. If oral exams are used for resit and rescheduled exams, the exam result cannot be appealed.

A handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication. If the calculator's internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

After having been an active student in this course and successfully completing it, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence.

Knowledge

The student has knowledge of:

• the principles of business finance and management accounting.
• how business finance and management accounting support decision-making and strategy in different types of businesses.
• different processes and methods of planning and control for strategic performance management embracing stakeholders’ expectations.
• emerging economic, ethical, social, and environmental issues in strategic performance management.

Skills

The student can:

• explain, contextualize, and apply the principles of business finance and management accounting.
• apply critical thinking, communication, and practice collaboration to strategic performance management problems.
• identify and evaluate the short-term versus long-term trade-offs in simultaneously responding to economic, governance, ethical, social, and environmental issues involved in business decision making.
• make informed decisions in strategic and ambiguous situations by acquiring, analyzing, and presenting information based on principles of business finance and management accounting.

General competence

The student:

• can rationalize and contextualize corporate decisions to enhance firm value by embracing stakeholders’ expectations.
• is aware of the development in corporate sustainability (ESG) drive.
• can exchange views on economic, ethical, social, and environmental implications of corporate decision making.

This course uses case study method to apply the concepts of business finance and management accounting to enhance corporate economic performance. For this purpose, this course uses group dynamics and Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) for lifelong learning wherein the students are required to work in a group of 3 (+/-1) to develop and use their social skills to enable them to work successfully and fairly in a team within the context of strategic performance management.

This course is delivered in five modules. Each module comprises of two components: 1. a lecture to present the course content; 2. a workshop for hands-on experience with strategic performance management by solving a case study using MS Excel to analyze for corporate decision making. While writing the case report, the students are encouraged to reflect upon governance, ethical, social, and environmental implications of their decisions for strategy planning and execution embracing stakeholders’ expectations to enhance corporate economic performance.

A selection of at least two case studies along with their suggested solutions will be provided for each module. In addition, at least one case study will be given for each workshop. The students are required to work in groups of 3 (+/-1) students to solve the given case study in the workshop.