IntensiveIntensiveGeneral ChemistryGeneral Chemistry
LaboratoryLaboratorySpring 2005Spring 2005
IntensiveIntensiveGeneral ChemistryGeneral Chemistry
LaboratoryLaboratorySpring 2005Spring 2005
Collaborative: 2 or more students work out jointly a single solution to a problem
Cooperative: Each group member completes a part of a greater task
Tutored: One student helps another gain expertise in a given topic or technique
Fosters cognitive skills
Promotes social skills
Imparts workplace skills
Ability to solve complex problems
Ability to understand experimental results
Ability to Make Decisions
Respect for others
Reliance in others for assistance
Sensitivity to group expectations
Team work
Leader or follower according to situation
Learn norms and practices of a group
Deal with difficult associates
Individual Accountability
Face-to-Face Promotive Interaction
Group Processing
Appropriate Use of Collaborative Skills
Positive InterdependencePositive Interdependence
A group of people working toward a common goal
The Leader or Coordinator
The Examiner
The Recorder
The Skeptic
Be professional
Moderate Differences
Coordinate the actions of the team
Motivate the members
Be professional
Work the best of their abilities
Put aside any differences
Accept decisions once they are made
A team is created under the premise that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
A team allows pooling of skills
Trust
Respect
Support
Teams of highly talented individuals producing unexpectedly poor results
Dr. Meredith Belbin“Management Teams”, 1981
Destructive debate, petty bickering
Lack of coherence in decisions made
Lack of group coordination
Overcompensation
What do we want to do?
What are the obstacles in our way?
How can we overcome them?
What is the best choice?
Act
So What is C2507?
Introduction to practices and techniques of general chemistry in a
contextual, collaborative learning environment
SCHEDULE
Section Day - Time Room Activity
All Thursday - 1:10-2:00 p.m. 7th Floor Lounge Mentoring Session
Friday Friday - 1:00– 6:00 p.m. 302-222 Hav Laboratory Session
Monday Monday - 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. 302 –222 Hav Laboratory Session
Course material
Laboratory manualLaboratory notebook (to purchase)Webpage http://www.columbia.edu/itc/chemistry/chem-c2507/
LEARNING BLOCK DESCRIPTION
Workplace skillsI
Wet Techniques (Calibrating Glassware, Acid-Base Titration)
Chlorophyll Extraction (Partition Equilibrium, TLC, Column)
Chlorophyll Photophysics (Visible, Fluorescence, and Laser spectroscopy)
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, FTIR
Chromatography (HPLC/GC)
Laser properties
Flame Atomic Absorption (Coral Tank chemistry)
II
Electrochemistry (Coral Tank chemistry)
Case Study, PBL project, three weeksIII
Undergraduate Poster Session
AssessmentGroup grade 50%Assessment form Total pointsPlan of action (E2 through E9) 160Group reports (E1, E2, E8/E9) 60Case Study plan of action 30Case Study poster and presentation 30Total Group Grade 280 pts.
Individual grade 50%Assessment form Total points3 Individual laboratory reports (E3/E4, E6, E7) 120In-class FT-IR assessment (E5) 30Preparation for lab 30Laboratory notebook 40Peer Assessment 30Safety, techniques and procedure grade 30
Total Individual Grade 280 pts.
E1 - Workplace Skills
Check inGroup assignmentSafety and discipline in a laboratoryLaboratory facilitiesInstrumentation and equipmentPoster and presentationJoint report
Before the first lab..
•Take a laboratory manual
•Read the General Information section
•Read E1: Workplace Skills
