2nd Year Chemistry Handbook

For

2nd Year Chemistry Handbook

Academic Year 2013-2014

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

ROINN NA CEIMICÉ

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CONTENTS

Introduction and Contact details Pg 2

Calendar 2013-2014 Pg 3

Courses & course lecturers Pg 4

Practical Timetable 2013-2014 Pg 7

Lecture Timetables 2013-2014 (semester one only) Pg 8

2nd Year Coordinators for Academic 2013-2014 Pg 10

Continuous Assessment: Rules & Regulations for Practicals, 2013-2014 Pg 10

Departmental Registration & Student attendance Pg 12

Student – staff communications Pg 13

University Marks & Standards Pg 14

University Plagiarism Policy Pg 15

Examination papers, Student facilities – public access computer rooms & Moodle Pg 17

Map of North Campus Pg 18

Map of South Campus Pg 19

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Introduction

Welcome to the Chemistry Department at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The contents of this handbook are designed to give you an introduction to the modules on offer in the cur-rent year by the Chemistry Department. It also explains certain rules and regulations, and various arrange-ments that affect you. Information is accurate at the time of production. This handbook should be consulted in tandem with the following information sites.

Departmental website http://chemistry.nuim.ie 2nd year notice-board Located outside 1st year laboratory prep room. Moodle linked via http://www.nuim.ie Department’s facebook page http://www.facebook.com/ChemistryNUIM

If you have any further queries please contact the Chemistry Department Executive Assistants, Room 2.64, Science Building - please see details below.

CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT OFFICE Room 2.64, First Floor, Science Building, North Campus

Ms Donna Nicholson

Ms Carol Berigan

Office Hours 9.30 am - 5.00 pm Mon –Thurs, (closed for lunch 1-2pm)

9.30 am - 1.00 pm (Friday)

Departmental Office is offically closed on Friday afternoons

Telephone: (+353-1) 708 3770/708 6060 FAX: (+353-1) 708 3815

Email: chemistry.department@nuim.ie Our department prides itself on our open-door policy, and all students are encouraged to interact with the department – and keep us up-to-date on issues that may affect you. We hope that you en-joy your studies with us and that you find your time here both productive and stimulating.

Maryanne Dalton

2nd Year co-ordinator

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Chemistry Department NUI Maynooth

Academic Year 2013-2014.

Calendar 2013-2014 FIRST SEMESTER

Monday 16 September to Friday 20 September 2013 First-Year Registration/Orientation Monday 23 September 2013 Lectures commence Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November 2013 Study Week Wednesday 6 November 2013 Prize-Giving Ceremony Friday 20 December 2013 Conclusion of First Semester Lectures Monday 23 December 2012 to Friday 3 January 2014 Christmas Vacation Monday 6 January 2014 to Thursday 10 January 2014 Study Period Not before Friday 10 January 2014 Examination period commences

SECOND SEMESTER

Monday 3 February 2014 Lectures resume Monday 17 March to Friday 21 March 2014 Study Week Friday 18 April 2014 Good Friday – No Lectures Monday 21 April to Friday 25 April 2014 Easter Vacation Friday 9 May 2014 Conclusion of Second Semester Monday 12 May to Thursday 15 May 2014 Study Period Not before Friday 16 May 2014 Examination period commences

RE: Course Registration (September 2013/February 2014)

Students can change their First Semester Selections in the first three weeks of Semester 1 and in the

first two weeks of Semester Two for all Second Semester Selections. Changes will not be made after

these deadlines and students will have to take the modules they had initially registered for on the Uni-

versity System.

FIRST SEMESTER: Monday 23 September 2013– Friday 20 December 2013:

Examinations : Not before Friday 10 January 2014

SECOND SEMESTER : Monday 3 February 2014 – Friday 9 May 2014:

Examinations: Not before Friday 10 May 2013

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Cours- es & course lec-turers

Module CH201

Course attendees:

All students taking 2nd year chemistry

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr John Stephens Dr Frances Heaney

Course Content:

(i) Stereochemistry, exploring chemistry in 3-D. Material covered includes chirality, asymmetric

centers, stereoisomers, R/S nomenclature, chirality through restricted rotation, and the con-formation of alkanes.

(ii) The organic chemistry of carbon carbon double bonds, including alkene synthesis, addition of hydrogen halides to alkenes, Markovnikov addition to alkenes, the oxidation of alkenes and the regioselectivity and stereoselectivity of alkene reactions.

(iii) Examining one of the most important functional groups in chemistry, the carbonyl group. Material covered includes the structure of carbonyl compounds, oxidation/reduction of car-bonyl compounds, nucleophilic attack on carbonyl compounds and ester hydolysis.

Module Name Credits Semester Module Code

Organic Chemistry 5 1 CH201

Spectroscopy & Analytical Chemistry 5 1 CH202

Physical Chemistry 5 2 CH203

Inorganic Chemistry 5 2 CH204

Pharmaceutical Chemistry Workshops 5 1&2 CH207

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Module CH202

Course attendees:

All students taking 2nd year chemistry

Course Lecturer(s):

Professor John Lowry/Maryanne Dalton

Dr John Stephens Dr Jennifer McManus

Course Content:

(i) Analytical chemistry.

Materials covered includes an introduction to common measuring techniques employed in analytical

chemistry, the steps involved in these processes and the means by which resulting data is obtained.

(ii) Spectroscopic methods for structure determination. Material covered includes an introduction to nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, infra red (IR) spectroscopy - basic theory, the identification of functional groups, mass spectrometry (MS) - basic principles and instrumentation and an introduction to UV-vis spectroscopy.

(iii) Introduction to the Russell-Saunders coupling scheme for electrons on elements with low atomic

mass. Use of selection rules in the electric-dipole approximation to predict optical transitions.

Module CH203

Course attendees:

All students taking 2nd year chemistry

Course Lecturer(s):

Professor John Lowry/Maryanne Dalton

Professor Carmel Breslin

Dr John McCaffrey

Course Content:

(i) Thermodynamics.

Material covered includes the first law of thermodynamics, the temperature dependence of enthal-

py, entropy, the second law of thermodynamics, the Gibbs free energy function and the relationship

between the Gibbs energy and equilibrium.

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(ii) Kinetics.

This topic follows from the chemical kinetics in CH102, concentrating on orders of reactions and half-

lives; and their implications both as analytical tools (radio carbon dating) and from a reaction rate

point of view. Investigating catalyst behaviour, specifically that of enzymes.

(iii) Molecular Orbital Theory; Model solutions of the Schrödinger Equation.

Molecular orbital approximation and chemical bonding: diatomic molecules; triatomics and octahe-

dral complexes. Rules of qualitative theory. Valence bond-theory.

Module CH204

Course attendees:

All students taking 2nd year chemistry

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr Malachy McCann

Course Content:

This module covers two significant areas of Inorganic Chemistry:

(i) Introduction to transition metals; General properties, electronic configurations and common oxida-tion states for the first transition series. Ligands. Historical development. Oxidation number. Naming coordination complexes. Isomerism. Bonding in metal complexes (qualitative): Lewis-acid/ base con-cept, ligand field theory (sigma bonding in octahedral complexes). Coorindation numbers. Berry mechanism. Stepwise stability constants and overall formation constants for complexes in solution. Chelate effect. Other factors which influence complex stability. Labile, inert, stable and unstable complexes. Electron transfer reactions. Medicinal uses of coordination complexes.

(ii) Types and structures of crystalline solids. Solid state energetics: Born-Haber cycles and lattice ener-gies. Hydrogen, electronegativity, relative sizes of H+, and H-, hydrogen compounds across the peri-odic table, bond energies in the hydrides, hydrogen bonding. Chemistry of the Group 1 metals, fac-tors influencing the solubility of Group 1 salts in polar solvents, Fajan's rules, similarity in chemistry of Li+ and Mg2+ (diagonal relationship). Solutions of metals in liquid ammonia. s-Block metal com-plexes, monodenate and multidentate ligands, macrocyclic ligands, e.g. crown ethers and cryptands. Chemistry of the Group 2 metals, why the +2 oxidation state predominates, solubility of Group 2 salts, the degree of covalency in their bonding, similarity in chemistry of Be2+ and Al3+ (diagonal re-lationship).

Module CH207

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Course attendees:

All students doing 2nd year of Chemistry with Pharmaceutical Chemistry course.

Course Lecturer(s):

Professor John Lowry/Maryanne Dalton Ms. Ria Collery-Walsh Dr John McCaffrey

Professor Carmel Breslin Dr John McGinley Dr Malachy McCann Dr Denise Rooney Dr John Stephens

Course Content:

This module gives students a grounding in transferable skills pertinent to the Pharmaceuti-

cal Industry. Topics covered include:

Organic & inorganic structure drawing Curriculum Vitae preparation Scientific writing Advanced techniques in Excel Oral and communication skills Web information retrieval

As with all continuous assessment components, attendance is compulsary. No more than two ab-sences per semester will be accepted. Where medical certificates or relevant equivalent are presented, your absence will not negatively affect your average mark

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MODULE, CH207, IS ASSESSED 100% BY MEANS OF CONTINUOUS AS-SESSMENT. AS SUCH, THERE IS NO OPTION TO REPEAT THIS MODULE IN THE AUTUMN EXAMINA-TIONS.

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2nd Year Chemistry Practical Timetable 2013/2014

First Semester

Week No Dates (Mon & Tue) Practical Module

1 September 23 & 24 Registration

2 Sept 30 & Oct 1 Exp 1-6 CH201 & CH202(Excel)

3 October 7 & 8 Exp 1-6 CH201 & CH202(Excel)

4 October 14 &15 Exp 1-6 CH201 & CH202(Excel)

5 October 21 & 22 Exp 1-6 CH201 & CH202(Excel)

6 October 28 &29 Study Week

7 November 4 & 5 Exp 1-6 CH201 & CH202(Excel)

8 November 11 & 12 Exp 1-6 CH201 & CH202(Excel)

9 November 18 & 19 Exp 7-11 CH202

10 November 25 & 26 Exp 7-11 CH202

11 December 2 & 3 Exp 7-11 CH202

12 December 9 & 10 Exp 7-11 CH202

13 December 16 & 17 Exp 7-11 CH202

Second Semester

Week No Dates (Mon & Tue) Practical Module

1 February 3 & 4 Exp 12-16 CH203

2 February 10 & 11 Exp 12-16 CH203

3 February 17 & 18 Exp 12-16 CH203

4 February 24 & 25 Exp 12-16 CH203

5 March 3 & 4 Exp 12-16 CH203

6 March 10 & 11 Exp 12-16 CH203

7 March 17 & 18 Study Week

8 March 24 & 25 Expt 17 CH204

9 March 31 & April 1 Exp 18 CH204

10 April 7 & 8 Exp 19 & 20 CH204

11 April 14 &15 Exp 19 &21 CH204

April 21 & 22 Easter

12 April 28 & 29 Exp 22 & Clean up CH204

13 May 5 & 6 No Lab

Times: Monday 2pm-6pm* Tuesday 2pm-6pm*

Location: CH201: 1st Year Teaching Laboratory – Ground Floor, Chemistry Department CH202 & CH203: Physical Chemistry Teaching Laboratory – Ground Floor, (next to 1st year Teaching Laboratory), Chemistry Department

CH204: 1st Year Teaching Laboratory – Ground Floor, Chemistry Department

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*Time periods listed are subject to change based on the experiments being run at any given time. In some instances students may finish up before 6pm, other times they will finish up after 6pm. All practical classes will commence at 2pm sharp.

Co-ordinators for Academic Year 2012-2013

Overall 2nd Year Co-ordinator:

Maryanne Dalton Office number 2.69

maryanne.dalton@nuim.ie +353 1 708 6949

Consultation Hours: Wednesday 2pm-4pm or by appointment;

Chemistry with Pharmaceutical Chemistry Co-ordinators:

Frances Heaney Office number 2.58

Consultation Hours: by appointment

Denise Rooney Office number 2.68

Consultation Hours: by appointment

Trinidad Velasco-Torrijos Office number 2.69 Consultation Hours: by appointment

Science Education Co-Ordinator:

Ken Maddock Office number 2.59

2nd Year Laboratory Co-ordinators:

Semester 1

CH201 Organic: John Stephens Office number 2.60

CH202 Analytical Maryanne Dalton & Spectroscopic: Office number 2.67

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Semester 2

CH203 Physical: Carmel Breslin Office number 2.71

Ch204 Inorganic: Malachy McCann

Office number 2.65

Students wishing to make appointments to see the year or lab co-ordinators outside of designated hours or indeed wishing to meet with any member of staff may contact the individual directly (con-tact details for all staff members are available on the departmental website: www.chemistry.nuim.ie) to organise a mutually suitable time. Any student wishing to make an appointment to see the Head of Department, Dr Stephens, must make an appointment through the Executive Assistants in the departmental office, (room 2.67), the contact details of which are as follows - tel: +353 1 7083770/7086060; email: chemistry.department@nuim.ie.

Staff-Student Communications

E-Mail Account: All students are assigned an NUI Maynooth e-mail account. Students should check this regularly, as the Department and other University offices use this e-mail to communicate with students. To en-sure security and confidentiality for all students and staff, only those emails originating from official NUIM accounts will be addressed by members of staff. All and any student emails from non-NUIM accounts will not be addressed and will be disposed of without cause.

Website: Website & Facebook:

The department’s website is located at http://www.chemistry.nuim.ie and is an important source of information for both undergraduate students and potential postgraduate students. Our facebook page is also regularly updated - www.facebook.com/ChemistryNUIM.

Notice boards: There are undergraduate notice boards as well as a general notice board within the chemistry de-partment and these should be consulted on a regular basis as they may contain important infor-mation in the shape of notices, relevant advertisements etc. The 2nd year notice board is located on the ground floor of the department outside of the Physical-chemistry laboratory (beside the 1st year teaching laboratory).

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Access to staff: Students are encouraged to consult with lecturers on academic or other matters concerning their work in university and their general progress as students. All year coordinators have specific times set aside to meet with students, and these times are indicated outside of their offices (the consulta-tion times of the 2nd year coordinators are also indicated in this handbook on pg 10). If any of the times posted clash with lectures, labs or tutorials, you can ask for an appointment to see the lectur-er at a mutually convenient time. Coordinators are there as sources of general information and guidance, and are happy to help with problems concerning a student’s academic studies as much as is possible. It is important to inform staff of any significant ongoing issues, personal or otherwise, that may be affecting your studies, so they can help you deal with such issues by directing you to the proper channels e.g. counsellors, medical centre staff, academic advisory office etc. Contact details for all of our staff are available on our website cited above. For some modules, lecturers will also be making use of Moodle, the university’s virtual learning en-vironment and may be contactable directly through that system.

Moodle:

Moodle is NUI Maynooth’s online learning system. It acts as a supplement to face-to-face learning,

allowing students to access further material and/or lecture material outside of the lecture hall envi-

ronment. It has been used to post up tutorial exercises and important notifications so it is a good

practice to check the system regularly.

Students should pay particular attention that the notes uploaded on Moodle are only intended to be a partial set of notes, and an extensive amount of extra material is given at the actual lecture session. The latter material does not appear on the Moodle notes. Both the material that is given on the Moodle notes and material at lectures is considered

“course content”, and the material which is given solely at the lecture sessions is part of the core

course material and is examinable.

Continuous assessment Practical classes are a very significant part of studies within the subject of Chemistry. As such the weekly classes which you will be assigned are compulsory and the work associated with these clas-ses makes up a student’s continuous assessment mark. Failure of practical classes will result in an overall fail result being awarded for continuous assessment. A fail result in continuous assessment may affect a student’s eligibility to sit the written examinations, thus affecting further progression in their chosen degree course.

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Continuous assessment for 2nd year chemistry students consists solely of practical classes and is worth 30% of the overall mark given for each module taken in Chemistry for 2nd year undergradu-ates. Those students taking the 2nd year Chemistry with Pharmaceutical Chemistry please note that module CH207 is assessed solely by means of continuous assessment. Therefore there is no written examination for this module and as such your practical marks are not counted into the overall mark given for module CH207. All other modules tak-en will include practical marks in the overall module result.

2nd Year Practical Classes - Academic Year 2013-2014: Rules & Regulations

(1) Undergraduate chemistry is a largely practical subject. It is compulsory that you attend all classes and perform the exercises in the Practical Chemistry set for each class.

(2) Practical Classes will begin at exactly 14.00. Students are expected to be present and prepared with necessary safety protection by this time. For Health and Safety reasons absolutely no admittance will be allowed after these times.

(3) The pass mark for practical classes is 40%. As with all NUIM grading systems, any grade below this in

practical classes will result in total failure of the associated module – i.e. failure of semester one prac-tical classes will result in technical failure of semester one Chemistry Modules; failure of semester two practical classes will result in technical failure of semester two Chemistry Modules.

(4) If you are absent from a Practical session a medical certificate must be handed to a member of tech-nical staff or your laboratory co-ordinator (lecturer) within one week of absence to account for your absence from the class. Few other excuses will be tolerated. Failure to present a medical certificate (or relevant equivalent) for a missed practical session will result in a zero mark being awarded for that session. No back dated medical certificates will be accepted. Only certificates signed by a medical Doctor or Dentist will be accepted.

(5) No more than two absences per semester will be accepted. Where medical certificates or relevant equivalent are presented, your absence will not negatively af-fect your average mark. NOTE: Anything more than two absences per semester will result in an automatic failure of practical classes, regardless of whether or not you have achieved 40%. This will impinge on your eligibility to sit written examinations. Regulations regarding compulsary attendance also applies to CH207 for Biological and Pharmaceuti-cal Chemistry students. No more than two absences per semester will be accepted.

(6) Laboratory reports Monday practical groups must hand in their completed laboratory reports for correction by 3pm the Thursday following their practical class. Tuesday practical groups must hand in their completed laboratory reports for correction by 3pm the Friday following their practical class. Your reports must be presented in the form of formal records of each experiment, i.e. with a descrip-tion of the Chemistry involved and the method applied, all the results obtained and a clear exposition of their processing together with any conclusions or other appropriate observations that you may have noted. Any exercises given in the laboratory manual accompanying the practical details must be com-pleted and returned along with the laboratory report.

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(7) Marks are not given for laboratory reports handed in for classes from which you have been absent.

(8) Health and safety procedures must be adhered to at all times. Instruction from demonstrators and technical staff must be obeyed at all times. Failure to do so will result in automatic expulsion from the laboratory and the forfeit of any grades associated with that practical session and an “unexplained ab-sence” will be awarded. Repeat offenders will receive an automatic failure of continuous assessment.

(9) Each student has a responsibility to ensure that all Laboratory Reports are returned with a definite mark/grade by their demonstrator. Any errors should be made known immediately to the demonstra-tor and/or laboratory co-ordinator. Mistakes cannot be rectified once grades are uploaded onto the university system!

(10) The Chemistry Department would appreciate if any student with a medical condition/allergy, or who is pregnant/breastfeeding, to document the details below:

If the medical condition changes during the year please inform your laboratory technician or laborato-

ry co-ordinator.

All staff involved in this process will respect the confidentiality of the students, ensuring that this in-

formation is provided to the relevant personnel on a need-to-know basis only.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE UNIVERSITY PLAGIARISM POLICY APPLIES TO PRACTICAL CLASSES AND ALL

ASSOCIATED REPORT WORK.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: If you fail your continuous assessment (practical classes) i.e. receive a mark below 40%, you will be awarded a fail mark on any corresponding modules. As your overall module grade is comprised of both continuous assessment and written examination assessment, you will be obliged to repeat and pass the continuous assessment component be-fore you are entitled to repeat a written exam. Therefore a fail in semester one/two practical classes will result in a fail mark (23%) being awarded on your semester one/two modules, even if you have passed the written examina-tions, and render you ineligible to sit Autumn exams.

Departmental Registration

All students must register with the department for practical classes and tutorial classes. Students will be in-

formed of relevant registration dates, costs etc. and given any necessary forms, in lectures. The onus is on

the student to ensure that they register for these compulsory course components. Students should careful-

ly note the times of any practicals they have registered for in order to prevent clashes between subjects.

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Student Attendance With reference to the University regulations regarding attendance, quoting directly from the University Stu-dent Handbook,: “A student entered for a course or courses is expected to attend all lectures, tutorials, la-boratory classes and all other requirements given in each course for which he/she is registered.” In relation to practical and tutorial sessions, poor attendance alone can result in module failure and poten-tially total failure of an academic year, as previously detailed in the section on continuous assessment. It is no more obvious than here the importance of attending and completing all necessary coursework and the very serious impact lack of attendance can have on a student’s degree. As such, the department naturally takes a strong view on attendance. We believe that the benefits of good attendance is not alone evidenced in better module marks at the end of semester examinations, but it also increases a student’s potential for academic success during their progression through their degree and be-yond.

Student Conduct Students are expected to conduct themselves in a considerate and respectful manner at all times, both to-wards all staff members and fellow classmates. Talking in lectures will result in immediate confiscation of students cards. In these circumstances, students will be required to make an appointment with the Head of Department to explain themselves in order to retrieve their card. Students should follow the instructions of their demonstrators and technical staff at all times while in labor-atory practical sessions. Rudeness and disregard for health and safety regulations will not be tolerated under any circumstances.

University Marks & Standards The following is an excerpt taken from the University Calendar regarding the University’s rules and regulations with relation to marks and standards for undergraduate students: Rules for Progression and Passing Each programme is divided into years of study. The pass mark in a module is 40%. The pass mark in a subject is 40%. The subject mark is the weighted aver-age of the most recent marks of the modules (other than industrial work placement modules on CSSE, EE) that constitute the programme of study for that subject in the year in question. The pass mark in a year of study is 40%. The year mark is the weighted average of the most recent marks of the subjects involved. In order to progress to the next year of study a student must achieve the pass mark and fulfill all the require-ments of their current year of study.

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In order to pass a year of study and progress to the next year (or graduate) a student must pass each subject that forms part of that year of study. Students may only continue in Third Year with subjects inwhich they obtained at least 40%. There is an exemption to the above rule relating to Second Year Science which is detailed below in an abridged version: In Second Year Science, students may pass the year by compensation by: • passing two of their subjects; • obtaining at least 30% in their third subject; • obtaining at least 40% on aggregate in the three subjects. In order to pass a module a student must fulfill all the requirements of the module, as stated in the module description in the calendar, and in addition obtain 40% in the module. Such conditions may require that a student achieve a certain minimum in continuous assessment, and/or in an oral/practical exam and/or in the written exam, or such other conditions as are appropriate. A student who fails to fulfill any of the above requirements will have their module mark capped at 23% and may be assigned a technical fail grade.

Policy on Plagiarism

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the passing off of another person’s work as your own. It includes copying without acknowledgement from a published source (print or electronic), or from unpublished sources (e.g. another student’s essay, write-up or notes). Plagiarism occurs when material is copied word for word, but not only in that circumstance. Plagiarism also occurs when the substance or argument of a text is copied even with some verbal alterations, such as in paraphrase or translation, without acknowledgement. Plagiarism includes unacknowledged use of material from books or periodicals, from the internet, from grind tutors, or from other students, without full acknowledgement of the sources.

The policies of the University apply within the Department of Chemistry, as contained within the University Calendar (pp.86-87), informed by the following view: “Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty and will be treated with the utmost seriousness wherever discovered.” (NUI Maynooth, Calendar 2007-08, p.87). This policy will be implemented in the following manner: 1. Dealing with Suspected Cases of Plagiarism: Assignment markers will refer suspected cases of plagiarism to the Year Head (or in the case of practical assignements, in first instance to the Aca-demic in charge of practical module); “Any student submitting written work for continuous assess-ment can be asked by the marker or the department to take a further test. This may take the form of an oral examination on the assignment in question and related issues, or the writing of a test pa-per in controlled conditions. Requiring a student to take such a test does not necessarily imply that plagiarism is suspected.” (NUI Maynooth, Calendar 2007-08, p.87).

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2. Dealing with Proven Cases of Plagiarism: If there is evidence of plagiarism, the matter will be turned over to the Year Head, who will determine the disciplinary consequences following the guidelines outlined below. In each case the student may be invited to explain in person to the Module coordinator and/ or Year Head the origin of the material contained in the piece in question.

2a. Minor Plagiarism: In cases of minor plagiarism, the following University statues will apply: “In instances where an element forming part of an assignment is found to be plagiarised*, marks will be deducted for that assignment, there will be no possibility of submitting a ‘make-up’ assign-ment, and previous and subsequent work submitted in connection with the course may be subject to particular scrutiny. While the amount of marks deducted will be proportionate to the extent of the plagiarised material, the deduction will be severe.” (NUI Maynooth, Calendar 2007-08, p.87). *Source material for several sentences extracted from a source without citation and/or proper re-phrasing.

2b. Major Plagiarism: In cases of major plagiarism, the following University statues will apply:

“In instances where a significant part or all of an assignment is found to be plagiarised, zero

marks may be awarded for that assignment, there may be no possibility of submitting a “make-up”

assignment, and previous and subsequent work submitted in connection with the course may be

subject to particular scrutiny. In serious cases the plagiarism will be reported to the Supervisor of

Examinations and the Committee of Discipline.” (NUI Maynooth, Calendar 2007-08, p. 87)

In those instances in which a module contains both continuous assessment and a final examination, and the failed continuous assessment component constitutes a significant percentage of the overall mark, students may find that they are not advised to write the relevant Winter or Summer Exami-nations for that module, as any mark achieved on these exams would necessarily have to be fore-gone in order for the candidate to register for the Autumn Examination in the relevant module. Students will be permitted to repeat all module components in the Autumn examination period.

2c. Postgraduate Students: Instances of postgraduate plagiarism will be referred directly to the project supervisor or member of faculty responsible for the relevant postgraduate programme. “Plagiarism in postgraduate or research material is a particularly serious offence. Penalties imposed may involve suspension or expulsion from the course and from the University, in addition to the deduction of marks. Early offenders may be required to attend educative classes.” (NUI Maynooth, Calendar 2007-08, p.87). 3. Reporting: All cases of plagiarism will be reported by the Year Coordinator to the Head of De-partment. 4. Recording: All cases of plagiarism will be recorded by the Year Coordinator on the student’s permanent record card. All members of the Department providing a reference for a student may be obliged to mention an instance of major plagiarism, or two or more instances of minor plagiarism, when providing a reference for the student. 5. Appeals Procedure: All students do have a right of appeal to the Head of Department. Students may only appeal on the grounds that the allegation of plagiarism is unfounded, and appeals must be made in writing in the first instance. Medical, personal, or other circumstances do not constitute a defence in cases of plagiarism. In the case of an unsuccessful appeal of the Head of Department, the student has the right to appeal to the Examinations Appeal Board.

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PAST EXAMINATION PAPERS Examination papers from previous years are available on the NUIM Library website at http://www.nuim.ie/library. You are advised that past examination papers are merely a guide and may not provide a reliable indication to the format or content of future examinations. Courses are revised frequently, so a better guide to the kind of questions you should be able to deal with is provided by the tutorial ex-ercises and any class assignments.

Student facilities – public access computer rooms Location of Computer Rooms:

Public Access Computer Rooms (North Campus): Arts Facility Rye Hall Callan Building Foyer Internet Pod Public Access Computer Rooms (South Campus): Long Corridor Computer Centre Teaching Room 1 (CS1) For details on this service please refer to the Computer Centre website. http://computercentre.nuim.ie/students/pacrs.shtml

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Map of North Campus

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Map of South Campus