The aim of this module is:
(i) to equip students with the basic quantitative transferable skills required for the first year of a Chemistry degree programme.
(ii) to broaden a student's perspective of chemistry whilst developing their general transferable skills focusing on communication and employability.

(LO1) Quantitative key skills: By the end of this module a successful student should be able to handle:
* simple volumetric calculations as required for titrations in analytical chemistry
* Basic algebraic manipulation and functions needed for kinetics, thermodynamics and quantum mechanics
* Elementary geometry required for the understanding of molecular shapes and solid state chemistry
* The representation of data via graphs, particularly straight line graphs, and the manipulation of data in spreadsheet programs for data analysis
* The basic idea of a derivative and an integral for use in physical chemistry

(LO2) General key skills:  By the end of this module a successful student will understand:
* basic aspects of working safely in a chemistry laboratory
* aspects of chemical research
* the importance of chemistry in the development of our society
* chemical databases
* the need for academic integrity
* how chemistry can contribute to their transferable skills

(S1) successful students will have developed their:
* investigative, critical, writing and presentation skills
* chemical database skills
* employability skills

Quantitative key skills (QKS):
The quantitative key skills will be taught via lectures followed by problem solving workshops. The workshop questions cover pure maths and its applications in science focusing on chemistry. Each workshop will involve a combination of written questions and online assessments. Introductory spreadsheet analysis will be taught over two workshops using a workbook style script. Learning outcomes are assessed by two class tests.
*workshops 9 x 2 + 2 x 3 = 24 h
*lectures 9 x 1 = 9 hr

General Key Skills (GKS):
The general key skills section will consist of a series of recorded lectures on different aspects of chemistry, given mainly by members of the Chemistry Department and Careers & Employability, to encourage students to look at the wider aspects of the subject.
Lectures will also be given to develop the investigative skills of the students within chemistry and to encourage career planning. Students will be given a ser ies of tasks to complete. Where possible, these will be based on material from the lectures and will develop their key skills, particularly in writing and presentation. These tasks will involve individual and team exercises with a variety of oral and written components. To provide support for the tasks, students will receive tutorials (to be given by their academic advisors) in which the skills required for the set tasks will be discussed and developed.
*tutorials 2 x 1 = 2 hr
*workshop 1 x 3 + 3 x 2 = 9 hr
*lectures 3 x 1 = 3 hr

Extensive use of Canvas and email will be made in this module, with students being expected to consult Canvas to view announcements, obtain information on presentations and tutorial tasks and submit assessments.

In total:
*Workshops: 33 hr
*Lectures: 12 hr
*Tutorials: 2 hr

Quantitative Key Skills:
•Calculation of molarity and concentration after dilution
• Simple re-arrangement algebra, the order of operations in brackets, quadratic equations, exponents and logarithms, the exponential function, trigonometric functions
•Calculation of volume, identification of (molecular) shape, trigonometry and geometry
•Drawing graphs, linearising data
•Data analysis with spreadsheet programs
•Derivative as gradient, rates of change
•Differentiation Rules
•Integration
•Stationary points of functions

General Key Skills:
This section of the module will involve lectures given mainly by chemistry staff and tutorials given by academic advisers.
Lectures:
•Introduction: Study skills, the importance of transferable skills, module organisation (Dr Sedghi)
•Careers & employability (James Gaynor & Careers service)
•Che mical database skills (Neil Berry)
•UoL-XJTLU linked activities (Gita Sedghi, Charlotte Ford and Dominique Mansley)
•EDI in Chemistry: Digital Storytelling Task (Gita Sedghi, Charlotte Ford and Dominique Mansley)
•Academic Integrity (Gita Sedghi)
Tutorials:
•PDP and group discussion with academic advisers.
•A PowerPoint presentation on the impact of chemistry on society

Workshop:
•Chemical databases

Content provision
In addition to the face-to-face lectures, workshops and tutorials, module content will be provided on Canvas with extensive use of Canvas for consolidation material, lecture recordings, information on tutorials, workshops and assessments.