TUT National Diploma Analytical Chemistry- Extended Curriculum

NATIONAL DIPLOMA: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

(Extended curriculum programme with foundation provision)

Qualification code: NDACF1 – NQF Level 6

Important notification to new applicants:

Students who intend to enrol for this qualification for the first time in 2017 or thereafter, should note that it will not be possible to continue with any Baccalaureus Technologiae as from 2021, since it is being replaced by qualifications aligned with the newly-implemented Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework. Potential students are advised to consult the University’s website for any new qualifications which might not be published in this Prospectus.

REMARKS

a.Admission requirement(s) and selection criteria:

•FOR APPLICANTS WHO OBTAINED A SENIOR CERTIFICATE BEFORE 2008:

Admission requirement(s):

A Senior Certificate or an equivalent qualification, with an E symbol at Higher Grade or a D symbol at Standard Grade for English, Mathematics and Physical Science.

Selection criteria:

Applicants’ performance in the Senior Certificate will determine whether they will be accepted to the qualification.

•FOR APPLICANTS WHO OBTAINED A NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE IN OR AFTER 2008:

Admission requirement(s):

A National Senior Certificate with a bachelor’s degree or a diploma endorsement, or an equivalent qualification, with an achievement level of at least 4 for English (home language or first additional language), 4 for Mathematics and 4 for Physical Sciences.

Selection criteria:

To be considered for this qualification, applicants must have an Admission Point Score (APS) of at least 21.

Assessment procedures:

Applicants’ performance in the Senior Certificate will determine whether they will be accepted to the qualification.

b.Minimum duration:

Three and a half years.

c.Presentation:

Day classes.

d.Intake for this qualification:January only.

e.Exclusion and readmission, Work-Integrated Learning, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL),

equivalence, status, practicals, textbooks and personal protective equipment:

See National Diploma: Analytical Chemistry (NDAC03).

f.Subject credits:

Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.

Key to asterisks:

*Information does not correspond to information on AA72.

(Deviation approved by the Senate in May 2012 and September 2015.)

CURRICULUM

SUBJECT/MODULE INFORMATION (OVERVIEW OF SYLLABUS)

The syllabus content is subject to change to accommodate industry changes. Please note that a more detailed syllabus is available at the Department or in the study guide that is applicable to a particular subject/module.

On 01 August 2017, the syllabus content was defined as follows:

A

Laboratory practice and safety in analytical chemistry. Elementary statistics, significant digits. Precision and accuracy. Sampling and sample preparation. Introduction to classical analysis. Writing technical reports. Practi- cal: relevant practical work. (Total tuition time: ±136 hours)

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY II (ANC251T)1 X 3-HOUR PAPER

(Subject custodian: Department of Chemistry)

Gravimetric analysis. Precipitation titrations. Neutralisation titrations. Non-aqueous titrations. Complex formation titrations. Redox titrations.Analytical separations. Refractometry and polarimetry. (Total tuition time: ± 72 hours)

Atomic spectroscopy: Introduction to X-ray (XAS and XAF), flame atomic absorption (FAAS), flame atomic emission spectrometry (FAES), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission (ICP-AES) and electrical discharge (arc and spark) atomic emission spectrometry. Sources and correcting interferences in AAS. Instrumentation, applications and quantitative analysis using XAS, XAF, AAS and AES. Molecular spectroscopy: Introduction to UV-Vis and IR spectroscopy. Instrumentation, applications and quantitative analysis using UV-Vis spectropho- tometry. Chromatography: High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography (GC), instrumentation, migration rates of solutes, zone broadening and column efficiency, optimisation of column performance, applications, qualitative and quantitative analysis. Electroanalysis: Potentiometry, reference electrodes, indicator electrodes, membrane indicator electrodes, applications of potentiometry. (Total tuition time: ± 120 hours)

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY: PRACTICAL II (AHP201T)CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

(Subject custodian: Department of Chemistry)

“Wet” chemical analysis. Basic instrumental analysis. (Total tuition time: ± 96 hours)

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY: PRACTICAL III (AHP311T)PRACTICAL EXAMINATION

(Subject custodian: Department of Chemistry)

Practical experiments of potentiometric titrations, pH measurements, gas chromatography, liquid chromato- graphy, flame emission spectrometry, flame atomic absorption spectrometry, UV/VIS and infrared molecular spectroscopy, refractometry and polarometry. (Total tuition time: ± 128 hours)

C

Collection of data, sampling systems, errors and advanced statistical treatment of data in analytical chemistry, including ANOVA. Optimisation and calibration of analytical instruments. Quality assurance systems, including ISO. Laboratory accreditation. (Total tuition time: ± 48 hours)

Scientific methodology and its use in discovering chemistry. Numbers in chemistry. The use of SI units. Mat- ter. Atomic structure. Compounds in chemistry. The mole concept and chemical calculations. The electronic structure of the atom and electronic configurations within the periodic table. Chemical bonding. The states of matter and the binding forces within matter. Basic concepts of the gas laws. Solutions in chemistry. Acids, bases and salts. Oxidation and reduction and the balancing of equations. Introduction to organic compounds (nomenclature and functional groups). (Total tuition time: ± 192 hours)

Practical experience in experiential techniques in a chemical laboratory. (Total tuition time: Determined per individual – Research)

Students have to acquire theoretical knowledge (computing fundamentals) and practical skills as an end- user in operating systems and MS Office Suite applications (MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint) on an introductory level. Students will do online and computer based tests. The modules are mapped with SAQA and IC3 Essential Skills for Digital Literacy (international certification). (Total tuition time: ± 40 hours)

E

ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS (EPS101B)1 X 3-HOUR PAPER

(Subject custodian: Department of Management and Entrepreneurship)

Types of businesses. Management functions. Planning, organising, guidance and control. Budgeting. Accoun- ting. Administration. Banking. Personnel management. Customer relations. (Total tuition time: ± 45 hours)

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY II (ENC201T)1 X 3-HOUR PAPER

(Subject custodian: Department of Chemistry)

Chemical fate and transport, industrial ecology, aquatic chemistry, including water analysis, sources of water pollution and water treatment methods. Chemical analysis of water and wastewaters. Toxicological chemistry. Practical: experimental techniques related to the theory. (Total tuition time: ± 96 hours)

The geosphere and geochemistry: rock cycle, sediment transport and pollution issues relating to the geosphere.

Soil chemistry: composition of soil and chemical reactions that may occur in soil. Atmospheric chemistry: atmospheric physical and chemical processes, particularly the photochemical process, as well as various effects from dispersion of pollutants, sampling and analytical methods relating to atmospheric or gaseous samples. Waste: nature and sources of waste, waste minimisation at source, disposal of waste, hazardous waste, nuclear waste and agricultural chemicals. Waste and solids analysis: methods for sampling and analysis of solid environmental samples including wastes. Practical: experimental techniques related to the theory. (Total tuition time: ± 96 hours)

F

Interpret, relate and reflect on all available and relevant resource material in proper English. Communicate orally in a comprehensible and clear manner in both general and subject-specific communication. Demonstrate intermediate-level of proficiency in written English. (Total tuition time: ± 160 hours)

Campus ethics, learning styles and whole-brain thinking, self-image and assertive behaviour, time manage- ment, self-motivation, conflict management, sexuality and relationships, problem-solving skills, managing stress, the multicultural society, techniques for summarising and memorising, how to cope with assessments and assignments, creativity, and many more. The life-skills sessions are participative, with group discussions and personal application to optimise student’s learning experience. (Total tuition time: ± 128 hours)

I

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (IBA201T)CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

(Subject custodian: Department of Chemistry)

Any five of the following: chemical analysis in complex matrices, drug analysis in biological fluids, analysis in the brewing industry, air pollution analysis, sealants and adhesives, chemical analysis of animal feed and human food, water, metallurgical, polymer and sugar analyses. (Total tuition time: ± 48 hours)

Introduction to chemical bonding and an advanced study of ionic bonding. Chemical reactions in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions. Redox chemistry. Interpretation of oxidation state diagrams. Descriptive inorganic chemistry. (Total tuition time: ± 72 hours)

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY III (ICH321T)1 X 3-HOUR PAPER

(Subject custodian: Department of Chemistry)

Bonding and the structure of molecules. Coordination chemistry. Crystal field theory. Transition elements. The first transition metal series: Sc to Ni. The chemistry of Group IB: Cu, Ag, Au. Group IIB: Zn, Cd, Hg. Practical inorganic chemistry. (Total tuition time: ± 112 hours)

M

Differentiation: logarithmic differentiation, implicit functions, the inverse trigonometric functions, the hyperbolic

functions, parametric functions, applications. Partial differentiation: first-order partial derivatives, small incre-

ments, rates of change, changing of the variables, errors. Integration: fundamental integration formulae, factor integration, partial fractions, hyperbolic functions, standard forms, applications. First-order differential equa- tions: introduction and definitions, direct integration, separation of variables, exact equations, linear equations, Bernoulli’s equation, applications. (Total tuition time: ± 120 hours)

O

Nomenclature and reactions of alkenes and alkynes, introduction to stereochemistry and conformational analysis; benzene and its derivatives, syntheses and reactions of alkyl halides. Syntheses and reactions of alcohols and ethers. Syntheses and reactions of ketones and aldehydes, Syntheses of carboxylic acids and their derivatives. Syntheses and reactions amines. Qualitative experiments in organic chemistry. (Total tuition time: ± 104 hours)

Introduction to spectroscopic methods of analyses and structure elucidation of organic molecules (UV, IR, MS, H-NMR), further reactions of benzene, further reactions of carbonyl compounds, carbohydrates and amino acids. Practical organic chemistry. (Total tuition time: ± 112 hours)

P

Gases (ideal and non-ideal). Liquid surface tension, viscosity, additive properties. Chemical kinetics. Chemi- cal equilibrium. Colloids. Colligative properties of solutions. Electrochemistry. (Total tuition time: ± 72 hours)

Chemical thermodynamics – first, second and third laws. Changes of phase diagrams. Electrochemical, con- ductivity, transport numbers, electrolysis. Reaction kinetics orders,Arrhenius equation, composite mechanisms, catalysis. Quantum chemistry, atomic spectra, emission and absorption spectra, rotational spectra, Raman, vibrational and electronic spectra. The solid-state crystal lattice, planes, indices, X-ray, diffraction, structure of crystals. Surface chemistry, adsorption isotherms, surface reactions. Practical: physical chemistry. (Total tuition time: ± 112 hours)

Basic mathematics for physics. Introduction to calculus-based physics. Measurements. Kinematics in 1D and 2D. Newton’s laws of motion. Dynamics of uniform circular motion. Work energy and power. Impulse and momentum. Rotational kinematics and dynamics. Fluids, temperature and heat. The ideal gas law and kinetic theory. Electric forces and fields. Electric potential energy and the electric potential. Electric circuits. Reflection of light: mirrors, lenses and optical instruments. Practical experiments related to the theory with emphasis on measuring physical quantities. (Total tuition time: ± 160 hours)

Electronics, nuclear physics, electric and magnetic fields and forces, spectroscopy, properties of electromag- netic waves, quantum mechanics. Practical: experiments related to the theory. (Total tuition time: ± 75 hours)

W

WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING (EXP1ACH)WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING

(Subject custodian: Department of Chemistry)

This project should be conducted with the cooperation of the student’s employer, and must include one or more of the following: the pharmaceutical industry, soaps and detergents, pulp and paper, sugar and starch, dyestuffs, Portland cement, calcium and magnesium compounds, surface coating, fermentation, petroleum and petrochemicals, agrichemicals, chemicals and chemical processes in ore processing, applications of analytical techniques, mining, iron and steel, water and sewage treatment. (Total tuition time: 40 hours a week multiplied by six months)