CHEM 1212L - Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory Course Syllabus - Fall 2017

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Course Description:

Number and Title:

CHEM 1212L (CRN 80144)

Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory

Credit Hours:

Chemistry 1212L is a one hour credit science laboratory course associated with Chemistry 1212.

Catalog Description:

Laboratory accompanying CHEM 1212.

Course Prerequisites and Co-requisites:

Prerequisite: CHEM 1211L, Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I, with a C or better

Co-requisite: CHEM 1212, Principles of Chemistry II

Notebook Computer Requirement:

Each CSU student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a notebook

computer that meets faculty-approved hardware and software requirements for the student's

academic program. Students will sign a statement attesting to such access. For further

information on CSU's Official Notebook Computer Policy, please go

to http://www.clayton.edu/hub/itpchoice/notebookcomputerpolicy.

Everyday coursework in class will not require the use of a computer. Therefore, unless there is a

compelling reason, cleared through the instructor, students should not have their computers open

during the lectures or exams.

My campus e-mail address is aagyeman@clayton.edu. This course has a web page which can be

accessed at http://www.clayton.edu/chemistry-physics/1212L. Once you have accessed the

course web page, you may wish to "bookmark" this site as you will refer to it often during the

semester.

Computer Skill Prerequisites:

Able to use the WindowsTM operating system.

Able to use a the Microsoft WordTM word processing program.

Able to use Microsoft ExcelTM spread sheet program.

Able to send and receive e-mail using the OutlookTM or Outlook ExpressTM program

Able to attach and retrieve attached files via email.

Able to use a Web browser.

Your instructor may have access to more font sets than your computer currently holds.

Therefore, there may be some differences in the appearance of symbols when viewing old exams

and exercise sheets. If this is a problem, consult the instructor.

You should develop the habit of checking your e-mail daily. Because of the number of student

we typically have, there may be some delay in the instructor's response to an individual's e-mail.

Only use your CSU e-mail account or the e-mail system included in D2L to communicate

academic information to instructor. Do not send time-sensitive information via e-mail--use the

old system of the telephone. A delivered e-mail does not relieve you of the responsibility of

informing the instructor about some concern. On the other hand, the instructor may send e-mails

with information vital to your success in the course. Check your e-mail often, at least once a day.

In-class Use of Student Notebook Computers:

Student notebook computers will be used in the classroom once for the semester in this course. A

laboratory session will be held to offer instruction/review of ExcelTM and the completion of a

spread sheet containing data important to the laboratory. Participation in this session is expected

and the student is required to complete the spread sheet. Computers will also be required to

access course materials and to communicate with your instructor.

Desire2Learn (Online Classroom):

On-line activity will take place in Desire2Learn, the virtual classroom for the course. Posting of

your work in D2L is a course requirement.

You can gain access to Desire2Learn, by signing on to the SWAN portal and selecting: ”D2L”

on the top right side. If you experience any difficulties in Desire2Learn, please email or call The

HUB at TheHub@mail.clayton.edu or (678) 466-HELP. You will need to provide the date and

time of the problem, your SWAN username, the name of the course that you are attempting to

access, and your instructor's name.

In-class Use of Cell Phones:

Cell phones and electrical devices have become a major distraction in the classroom. They are to

be turned completely off during the class period (not just to vibrator mode). If one of these

devices does go off during class, the offending student may be penalized by:

Being asked to leave the room.

Being reported for disruptive behavior.

Course Objectives:

A successful student will be able to:

Understand the basic principles of chemistry laboratory and apply them

Use the scientific process

Apply and use experimental techniques

Synthesize, analyze and identify an unknown cobalt compound

Carry out and complete suitable experiments for Chemistry 1212L

Student Learning Outcomes:

General Education Outcomes:

The Clayton State University Core Curriculum outcomes (see Area D) are located in the

Graduation Requirements section of the Academic Catalog and Student Handbook.

Chemistry outcomes:

CHEM 1212L supports outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the chemistry major:

Outcome 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of major fields of chemistry.

Outcome 2. Demonstrate a broad range of basic laboratory skills applicable to chemistry, and

improved chemical research skills.

Outcome 3. Demonstrate knowledge of technology related to chemistry, including laboratory

instrumentation.

Outcome 4. Apply knowledge of physics and mathematics to solve chemical problems.

Outcome 5. Communicate scientific information in a clear concise manner both orally and in

writing.

Outcome 6. Collect, evaluate and interpret scientific data, and employ critical thinking to

solve problems in chemistry and supporting fields.

Biology outcomes:

CHEM 1212 supports outcomes 2, 4, 5, and 7 of the biology major:

Outcome 2. Formulate hypotheses and collect, evaluate and interpret scientific data to solve

problems in biological science and supporting fields.

Outcome 4. Relate knowledge of the other sciences, including computer and social sciences,

to biological concepts and skills.

Outcome 5. Effectively communicate scientific ideas to others inside and outside the biology

discipline.

Outcome 7. Collaborate with other students inside and outside the biology discipline.

Teacher Education outcomes:

Teacher Education Policy: The content of this course syllabus correlates to education standards established by national and

state education governing agencies, accrediting agencies and learned society/ professional

education associations. Please refer to the course correlation matrices located at the following

web site http://www.clayton.edu/arts-sciences/teachered/standardsoutcomes.

Conceptual Framework: The mission of the Teacher Education Unit is to prepare professional educators who engage in

reflective practice and who are competent, caring, committed, collaborative, culturally

responsive, and prepared to teach diverse learners in an ever-changing society. For the complete

CSU Teacher Education Unit Conceptual Framework, follow this

linkhttp://www.clayton.edu/portals/5/departments/teachered/docs/Conceptual-Framework.doc.

Term:

Summer Semester, 2017

Instructor Information:

Dr. Augustine O. Agyeman

Phone: (678) 466-4793

Fax: (678) 466-4797

E-mail: aagyeman@clayton.edu

Internet: http://www.clayton.edu/faculty/aagyeman/

Office: Lakeview Discovery & Science Center, 235J

Office Hours:

Tuesday and Thursday: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm & 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Wednesday: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

or by appointment

Class Meetings:

Classroom and Class Times:

CRN Time Day Building Room

80144 2:05 pm - 4:55 pm W Magnolia Hall 183

Textbook & Supplies Information:

Text: Chemistry 1212 Laboratory Manual

Laboratory Notebook with carbonless copies (Available in the bookstore)

Ink Pen and your calculator

Supplies: You are required to supply your own safety glasses for the laboratory. These are available in the

campus book store but may be purchased elsewhere. Safety glasses MUST be worn in the

laboratory at all times.

If necessary, the instructor will deduct points from lab reports for not wearing safety

glasses while in the laboratory. You will not be allowed to continue to work in the

laboratory without safety glasses or your notebook.

Assessments: The grade in the course will be the result of the grade attained on the final laboratory reports, due

on the dates listed within this syllabus. Each report is worth a different percentage of the final

grade. The grade distribution is described elsewhere in this syllabus. The report will include all

essential data in tabular form along with the final results and conclusion. Supportive evidence of

your conclusion will be presented at this time. A report must be graded as acceptable for

completion of the lab. There will be a penalty for late lab reports of 10% per day of the week.

Reports are considered late if submitted past the START TIME of lab on the due date. The report

must be typed, double spaced, produced using WordTM on your laptop computer, and printed on

white paper. Be sure to keep a back-up copy. Tables, equations, subscripts, superscripts, etc. will

be expected as part of the report. Reports may not be submitted by e-mail.

Notebook Yellow Pages:

You will be required to turn in your notebook pages at the beginning and the end of each lab.

Your purpose and procedure will be due at the START of lab. Your data and results will be due

at the conclusion of each laboratory period and constitute 5 % of your course grade.

Mini-reports: Found in both the laboratory manual and the course web site, are mini-reports for the cobalt

synthesis and analysis experiments. Each student is expected to complete these reports at the

conclusion of the appropriate experiment. The mini-reports are not required, but are designed to

help you understand the lab and to simplify the task of writing the main laboratory report at the

end of the semester. Remember, your entire grade in the course comes from the laboratory

reports, so use all the help you can get. By submitting these reports on a weekly basis, you will

receive feed-back on significant figures, sample calculations, data tabulations and an overall

understanding of the experiment. If you decide to do these, and you should, submit them in a

timely manner, as I will not review them "all at once" or a "bunch" close to the end of the

semester. They should be typed, using the computer form and printed for me to look at. If there

are discussions on the grading of the final report, I will probably ask to see your mini-reports

with my comments.

Make-ups / Late Work: The laboratory schedule will not be extended beyond the normal schedule for students who miss

regularly scheduled laboratories. Points will be deducted for late laboratory reports at the rate of

10% per day of the week.

Lecture Requirement: The student should note that the lecture is a co- or prerequisite for this course. If you are

currently enrolled in the lecture, you should take special note that if you withdraw from either

the lecture course or the laboratory, you must withdraw from the other.

Evaluation:

Component Percentage

Project Laboratory Report (Cobalt Synthesis and

Analysis)

60%

Freezing Point Depression Experiment 5%

Kinetics Experiment 15%

Acid/Base Report 10%

Notebook Yellow Pages 5%

Laboratory Safety 5%

TOTAL 100

Grading:

Letter Grade Percentage Range

A 90 - 100%

B 80 - 89%

C 70 - 79%

D 60 - 69%

F below 60%

Mid-term Progress Report: Due to the relatively small number of laboratory reports that may have been returned by mid-

term (maybe none), mid-term grade may not be reported for this course. Students making

unsatisfactory progress will be contacted individually by the instructor before mid-term. If the

instructor feels that enough lab reports have been completed by the deadline for mid-term grades,

they may issue a mid-term grade report. If issued the mid-term grade in this course, it will be

issued on or before October 3rd, which reflects only a portion of the entire course grade. Based

on this grade, students may choose to withdraw from the course and receive a grade of

"W." Students pursuing this option must fill out an official withdrawal form, available in the

Office of the Registrar, by mid-term, which occurs on October 6th, 2017. Instructions for

withdrawing are provided at this link.

Helpful Information: Homework: Your laboratory experiments should be prepared. This includes having a working

knowledge of the procedure, the calculations and the problems pertaining to your experiment.

There are specific problems, both examples and exercises, in the laboratory manual pertaining to

each experiment. It is your responsibility to study and attempt these problems. This should help

you in the write-up of the laboratory report due toward the end of the semester.

Notebooks:

You are required to have a special laboratory notebook that produces carbonless copies. These

are available in the bookstore. You will not be able to work in the laboratory without your

notebook.

Any scrap paper or paper towels with data will be confiscated and destroyed at the discretion of

the instructor.

The notebook should include such things as procedures, initial and final readings, tabulated data,

observations, and calculations in a clear, legible manner. All entries in the notebook should be

made in ink. Units should be included with each number. Errors may be crossed out once,

i.e. 1.0000 g, but there should be no erasures or block-outs. Neatness and good organization are

desired, but legibility, proper labeling and completeness are absolute necessities.

You will be required to turn in your notebook pages at the beginning and the end of each lab.

Your purpose and procedure will be due at the START of lab. Your data and results will be due

at the conclusion of each laboratory period and constitute 5 % of your course grade.

If there are any questions about the notebook or its intended contents, you must consult the

instructor.

Risk: Participation in laboratory activities involves an inherent risk of injury. In the event of injury, the

student should immediately inform the instructor who will contact the Campus Public Safety

Officer. The officer will file an accident report and administer first aid or contact appropriate

medical help.

Note: The instructor reserves the right to alter the laboratory schedule as he sees fit. Students must

participate in the laboratory in order to successfully complete the course.

Tentative Topic Schedule

August 16 Introduction and Safety

August 23 Synthesis/HCl Standardization/Worksheet

August 30 Synthesis/HCl Standardization/Worksheet

September 6 No labs this week (Labor day on September 4)

September 13 Synthesis/HCl Standardization/Worksheet

September 20 Freezing Point/Boiling Point

September 27 Kinetics (FP/BP Report Due)

October 4 Analysis Day 1 (Kinetics Report Due)

October 6 Midterm (last day to withdraw without academic penalty)

October 11 No labs this week (Fall Break on October 9 & 10)

October 18 Analysis Day 2

October 25 Analysis Day 3

November 1 Analysis Day 4

November 8 Acid/Base Titration

November 15 Analysis Make Up (Titration Report Due)

November 22 No labs this week (Thanksgiving Break)

November 29 Cleanup and Checkout (Analysis Report Due)

Note: Late lab reports incur a penalty of 10% per day. No lab reports will be accepted after the

last day of classes.

Course Policies:

General Policy:

Students must abide by policies in the Clayton State University Student Handbook, and the Basic

Undergraduate Student Responsibilities. The Student Handbook is part of the Academic Catalog

and Student Handbook.

University Attendance Policy:

Students are expected to attend and participate in every class meeting. Instructors establish

specific policies relating to absences in their courses and communicate these policies to the

students through the course syllabi. Individual instructors, based upon the nature of the course,

determine what effect excused and unexcused absences have in determining grades and upon

students’ ability to remain enrolled in their courses. The university reserves the right to

determine that excessive absences, whether justified or not, are sufficient cause for institutional

withdrawals or failing grades.

Course Attendance Policy:

Class roll will be taken and students are expected to attend their assigned laboratory. Because of

the project nature of the lab, one does not miss a lab if they are absent. However, the instructor

will not extend the laboratory schedule near the end of the semester simply for students who

have missed regular laboratory days. Regular attendance is expected.

Visitors (friends, children, etc.) are strictly prohibited from attending or visiting the laboratory

without the permission of the instructor.

Late Policy:

Laboratory reports due in class will be collected at the beginning of the class period. Reports

turned in after this is considered late. Late assignments are penalized 10% per day. Problems

with printing (including SmartPrint) are not considered acceptable valid excuses for late work.

No reports will be accepted via email unless specified by the instructor.

Academic Dishonesty:

Any type of activity that is considered dishonest by reasonable standards may constitute

academic misconduct. The most common forms of academic misconduct are cheating and

plagiarism. All instances of academic dishonesty will result in a grade of zero for the work

involved. All instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Office of Community

Standards. Judicial procedures are described in the section of the Academic Catalog and Student

Handbook titled, Procedures for Adjudicating Alleged Academic Conduct Infractions.

Plagiarism Detection Software:

Students agree that by taking this course all required papers may be subject to submission for

textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers

will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the

purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. You should submit your papers in such a way

that no identifying information about you is included.

Disruption of the Learning Environment:

Behavior which disrupts the teaching–learning process during class activities will not

tolerated. While a variety of behaviors can be disruptive in a classroom setting, more serious

examples includebelligerent, abusive, profane, and/or threatening behavior. A student who fails

to respond to reasonable faculty direction regarding classroom behavior and/or behavior while

participating in classroom activities may be dismissed from class. A student who is dismissed is

entitled to due process and will be afforded such rights as soon as possible following dismissal.

If found in violation, a student may be administratively withdrawn and may receive a grade of

WF. More detailed descriptions of examples of disruptive behavior are provided in the Code of

Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures sections of the Clayton State University Academic Catalog

and Student Handbook.

As a courtesy to your classmates: Arrive to lab on time, and stay until the exercise is complete.

No children or visitors are allowed in the laboratory.

Turn off beepers, phones, radios and other electronic devices. Pacemakers are allowed.

Replace all chemicals to the shelves with lids firmly attached.

Clean all spills that occur on and around the balances.

Be sure all glassware is cleaned with soap and rinsed; return all equipment to its proper place.

No glassware should be left in the sink or hanged on the racks.

Be very careful with thermometers and Gooch crucible (expensive).

No smoking, eating or drinking is permitted at any time in the laboratory.

Be aware of all safety rules, policies and procedures. Abide by the safety rules while in the

laboratory.

Wear your safety glasses at all times in the laboratory. If necessary, the instructor will

deduct points from lab reports for not wearing safety glasses while in the laboratory. The lab technicians have been authorized to perform surprise drawer checks.

The instructor reserves the right to take any steps he deems necessary in order to produce

satisfactory results in the laboratory.

Center for Academic Success:

The Center for Academic Success (CAS) provides personalized one-on-one peer and

professional staff tutoring in over 100 core subjects. The Center is located in Edgewater Hall

Suite 276. The CAS also offers moderated study groups, informal study sessions, a comfortable

study environment, a student study lounge, and it’s all free! Use the CAS if you need help;

become a tutor if you don’t. For more information you can e-mail the center at

thecas@clayton.edu

Writing Assistance:

The goal of the Writers’ Studio is to give rise to better writers, not just to better writing. People

who love to write, people who struggle mightily with it, and people who fall anywhere else on

the spectrum can find a place at The Writers’ Studio—a place for students to come for writing

guidance and feedback.

Each student may receive up to 90 minutes of assistance per day and 3 hours per week.

Furthermore, both appointments and walk-ins are welcome. Here’s The Writers’ Studio’s contact

information:

Location: Arts & Sciences Building, Room G-224

Phone: 678.466.4728

Email: ws224@clayton.edu

Website: http://clayton.edu/writersstudio

Visit The Writers’ Studio at http://clayton.edu/writersstudio or schedule your appointment online

at http://clayton.mywconline.com (Note: first-time users need to complete a one-time registration

prior to using the online appointment website).

Weapons on Campus:

Clayton State University is committed to providing a safe environment for our students, faculty,

staff, and visitors. Information on laws and policies regulating weapons on campus are available

at http://www.clayton.edu/public-safety/Safety-Security/Weapons

Other Class Policies:

Turn off all electronic devices during class. All electronic devices including computers, cell

phones, palm pilots, pagers, calculators, MP3 players, etc. are not allowed during exams or

quizzes. During such activities, these devices are not permitted to be in your possession at all

(which means they cannot be clipped to your belt, in your pocket, etc.). Possession and/or use of

these items during an exam or quiz will result in an automatic zero on the graded activity.

Visitors (friends, children, etc.) are strictly prohibited from attending class without the

permission of the instructor.

Hardship Withdrawal:

Students who experience an unexpected event or circumstance beyond their control that directly

interferes with their ability to continue to make satisfactory progress in classes, such as serious

illnesses or unexpected major life events, may petition the Dean of their major for a hardship

withdrawal from all classes. In order to be considered for a hardship withdrawal, the student

must have been passing all courses at the time that the emergency or other hardship arose and

notify his or her instructors or other University officials about the hardship situation as soon as

possible after it arose (per University and BOR policy, ―passing is defined as a grade of ―D or

above). Hardship requests that are not filed in a timely manner are subject to denial even if the

student was passing and the hardship was legitimate. Students who attend any classes through

the end of a term and complete all course requirements (i.e. final project or exam) are not eligible

for hardship withdrawal. If you have taken a final exam in any of your courses, you may not

request a hardship withdrawal. For more information go to

http://www.clayton.edu/registrar/Withdrawal

Student Survey Requirement:

Students have the responsibility to complete the Student Survey and Course/Instructor

Evaluation for each course and each instructor every semester. If this in not done during the

allotted time period, the student will be restricted from seeing their final course grade for a

period of approximately one week after final exams have ended. Instructors are not allowed to

give course grades to those who did not complete these evaluations. Also, no grades of any kind

will be given out over the telephone or email due to federal privacy laws.