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PSC3041: Applied Analytical Methods

PSC3041: Applied Analytical Methods

University
Monash University
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sweetiepi

4 years ago

Assessment
60% in-semester (a combination of labs and quizzes. Everything appeared to be assessed by v long quizzes lol. Apparently from 2020 even the exam will be one of those v long quizzes (due to moving to e-exam) that I never really understood, so I’m lucky I did this unit before that :P ))
30% final exam
5% flowchart for final exam
5% concept map for final exam
Comments
Concepts in this unit were easy enough to grapple, but those quizzes were really long (in some cases 3 hours) and they were written in a way that doesn’t gel well with how I study and remember things :(
However, I enjoyed learning how to use the HPLC machines and was lucky enough during the following winter break to work on the HPLC machines and the virtual lab as one of the project managers. 😊
Lecturer(s)
Dr Laurence Orlando (Unit Coordinator), Dr Darren Creek
Past Exams Available
No actual exams available, but your exam is literally a bunch of HPLC chromatographs, and Laurence gives you the virtual lab chromatograms… so I guess also yes?
Rating
3 out of 5
Recorded Lectures
Yes, with screen capture. Although Laurence sometimes covers her mic if she’s telling something important.
Textbook Recommendation
None needed. Laurence and virtual lab were sufficient for this unit haha 😊
Workload
3 hours of “active learning lectures” per week (split into 1h + 2h), 6x 4 hour HPLC labs, and 1x brief LCMS lab
Year & Semester Of Completion
2019/1
Your Mark / Grade
72D

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