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Parkland CollegeChemistry Courses Natural Sciences Courses2015Chemistry 107 Chemistry for Health Professions IIOnline Spring 2015David M. WilsonParkland College, dawilson@parkland.eduOpen access to this Course Materials is brought to you by Parkland College's institutional repository, SPARK: Scholarship at Parkland. For moreinformation, please contact spark@parkland.edu.Recommended CitationWilson, David M., "Chemistry 107 Chemistry for Health Professions II Online Spring 2015" (2015). Chemistry Courses. 35.http://spark.parkland.edu/chem_course/35Dave Wilson Office: (217) 351-2371 Cell & Text:  (630) 216-9617 Fax: (217) 373-3830 Email: dawilson@parkland.edu  Syllabus CHE 107: Chemistry for the Health Professions II (Spring 2015)    The mission of Parkland College is to engage the community in learning.   Instructor            Once you have access to Cobra all email communication should take place within Cobra Email.    Note that Parkland is in the Central Time Zone! If you are in the Eastern Time Zone, you should subtract 1 hour to get Parkland time. Mountain Time Zone should add 1 hour and Pacific Time Zone should add 2 hours, etc. All posted due dates and times for both this course and Parkland College deadlines are based on the Central Time Zone.            Required Materials   1. The required text for this course is General, Organic and Biological chemistry, 2nd edition by Karen Timberlake. Note that this is not the most recent edition of this text which means you can get it cheaply online. Check your favorite online bookstore or Amazon. Make sure you get the version with the cover shown here. You might want to pay for expedited shipping to make sure you get your text by the time the first module begins which will be week 2.  2.  You will also need to self-register for the online homework system called Sapling. Registration instructions for Sapling can be found in Cobra.   3.  You will also need the lab supply kits. There are 2 of them, but some of you may already have one of them if you took CHE 106/107 at Parkland recently.  One of them is called “Chemistry Kit For Che 100,106,107” and the other is called “Chemistry Kit For Che 106,107”. These kits are only available through the Parkland College Bookstore. Note that these kits are non-returnable even if unused. The kits will contain all the lab supplies (glassware, balances, pipettes, etc) that you will need this semester. Chemicals may need to be purchased if you don’t have them in your kitchen at home. Make sure the bookstore personnel give you both kits if needed. Sometimes student workers don’t notice that there are 2 separate kits required.  4.  A reliable computer with internet access. It is your responsibility to make sure that your system is in proper working order.  Parkland has support for issues related to Cobra - see the Cobra login page or information towards the end of this syllabus (Computer Related Technology Assistance for Students). Sapling has good customer service on their website. Other issues can be funneled through your instructor.  5.  The only other requirement for the course is access to a kitchen.  This is an  IAI approved laboratory course, so you will be performing a number of laboratories at home. Every effort has been made to choose labs that require few materials beyond that found in a normal kitchen, but there will be times when you may have to obtain additional supplies.  You are strongly encouraged to preview lab assignments well before the due date so that you have ample time to obtain all needed materials.  How You Will Be Evaluated   Course Entry Activities  There will be a set of activities due during the first week of the course. These activities are designed to introduce you to the various features of Cobra that you will be required to use during the semester, to make sure that you have the proper materials needed for this course, and a few other details. There will also be an introductory discussion assignment. These Course Entry Activities (other than the introductory discussion) will not be graded. However, if you do not complete these assignments by the due date, you may be dropped from the course!   Quizzes  Quizzes will be available within Cobra. There are no retakes on the quizzes and no extensions on the deadlines for any reason whatsoever. However, I will drop your lowest quiz grade at the end of the semester. All the quizzes will contain a combination of objective (e.g. mostly multiple choice) and subjective (e.g. short answer) questions. For this reason, feedback on your quiz will not be instant because I will have to grade the subjective questions manually.  Since you take the quizzes outside of a traditional classroom, I do not prohibit the use of your text or any other resources. However, each quiz has a time limit associated with it and it is mandatory that you complete the quiz in the given time allowance. Be aware, however, that you will not have all your normal resources when you take the final exam (see below for more information on the final). This means you should endeavor to understand the material and not just get in the bad habit of looking up information as needed.     Labs and Group Activities  As noted before, this is a laboratory course; therefore, the lab component is a sizable and important part of the course. While experiments done at home in a kitchen or over the internet may not seem to be as sophisticated as those done in a lab setting, my experience and research has shown that students think more deeply and extract more value from home labs than most students do on campus. While most of the labs will be done individually, there will be a couple labs that are group activities.  These group activities can be completed in an online chat environment or you may choose to meet in person. You are responsible for finding a group of students to work with for the two group activities. I know that it is sometimes difficult for students to arrange online time with their group. So please consider your schedules very carefully when assembling your groups.  Successful group work requires planning ahead and some flexibility on your part. The benefit is that the final product of group work is always better than any individual effort because each of you has strengths that other members in the group lack. So, use your group members effectively and wisely.    Online Homework  In this class, as in most science classes, practice problems are one of the most important methods utilized in learning material. You may attempt problems several times. However, you should take the homework very seriously. This is where you will apply what you are learning in other parts of the course and will be an important component in your preparation for quizzes and the final exam. See Required Materials above for information on how to register for Sapling.  All computerized homework systems have shortcomings and Sapling is no exception. Computers are not very tolerant of slight formatting differences. If you get stuck on a problem you are always welcome to contact me, one of your classmates, or post a question in the Open Discussion forum. Don’t get yourself frustrated by attempting everything on your own – especially when you think you’re correct and the system is telling you you’re wrong. Since technical issues are certain to happen and unavoidable I give full credit for homework if you score at least 90%.    Semester Project  The semester project will be posted during the first week or two of classes. It will involve analyzing primary literature (original research) and evaluating it in terms of criteria that are considered best practices in scientific research. The introductory discussion during week 1 of the class will be designed to make sure that all of you understand the difference between primary literature and secondary literature or other publications.  Final Exam  The final exam will be administered in Cobra and will be cumulative. It must be completed in a proctored environment and each student is responsible for finding their own proctor. More information on finding a suitable proctor will be forthcoming. Note that the final exam is a major portion of your course grade. And this is the only assignment in which you will not be allowed to use all your normal resources (notes, text, internet, other people, etc). Thus, it is imperative that you prepare for this from the very beginning of the semester by learning the material rather than overly relying on the use of your normal resources.    Points (subject to change)   Category  Points per unit  Units  Total points per category Quizzes  25  12  300 Labs  20  12  240 Online Homework  10  12  120 Semester Project  140  1  140 Final Exam  200  1  200    Total course points 1000  Grading Scale – please note that this is not a typical grading scale (90%, 80%, 70%, 60%) that you see in most courses. This grading scale is due in part to the online nature of this course.  Points Percentage Letter Grade 920-1000 92% A 840-919 84% B 760-839 76% C 680-759 68% D 0 – 679  F     Other Course Policies   Due Dates/ Working Ahead  Due Dates: All assignments in the course are due by 11:59 PM on the date posted on the Cobra calendar – unless otherwise indicated. I have the discretion of assigning any late work a zero grade. However, I am flexible, so it is always better to turn in an assignment a couple days late than not at all. The only exception, as already stated, is the quizzes which must be completed within the scheduled dates – NO EXCEPTIONS.  Working Ahead: You are welcome to work ahead as much as you'd like in the course.  The only exceptions to working ahead are the Final Exam (unless you make special arrangements with your instructor), the semester project discussions (since you will be required to reply to other students whenever those posts are made), and group activities (unless you make arrangements with all group members). Final exams are available only during the times listed on the Cobra calendar. If you need access to a future module that is not open, simply send me an email and I will open it as soon as I can.     There is a “Syllabus Addendum” which can be found on the Cobra home page for CHE107. This addendum contains information about accommodations for disabilities, code of conduct, services provided by the college designed to improve your chances of success, and other important information. Please read this information.   Revised: August 2014 by David Wilson   

Chemistry 107 Chemistry for Health Professions II Online Spring 2015

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Parkland College
Chemistry Courses Natural Sciences Courses
2015
Chemistry 107 Chemistry for Health Professions II
Online Spring 2015
David M. Wilson
Parkland College, dawilson@parkland.edu
Open access to this Course Materials is brought to you by Parkland College's institutional repository, SPARK: Scholarship at Parkland. For more
information, please contact spark@parkland.edu.
Recommended Citation
Wilson, David M., "Chemistry 107 Chemistry for Health Professions II Online Spring 2015" (2015). Chemistry Courses. 35.
http://spark.parkland.edu/chem_course/35
Dave Wilson 
Office: (217) 351-2371 
Cell & Text:  (630) 216-9617 
Fax: (217) 373-3830 
Email: dawilson@parkland.edu 
 
Syllabus 
CHE 107: Chemistry for the Health Professions II 
(Spring 2015) 
 
 
 
The mission of Parkland College is to engage the community in learning. 
 
 
Instructor 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Once you have access to Cobra all email communication should take 
place within Cobra Email. 
 
 
 
Note that Parkland is in the Central Time Zone! If you are in the Eastern Time Zone, you 
should subtract 1 hour to get Parkland time. Mountain Time Zone should add 1 hour and 
Pacific Time Zone should add 2 hours, etc. All posted due dates and times for both this 
course and Parkland College deadlines are based on the Central Time Zone. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Required Materials 
 
 
1. The required text for this course is General, Organic and Biological 
chemistry, 2nd edition by Karen Timberlake. Note that this is not the 
most recent edition of this text which means you can get it cheaply 
online. Check your favorite online bookstore or Amazon. Make sure 
you get the version with the cover shown here. You might want to 
pay for expedited shipping to make sure you get your text by the 
time the first module begins which will be week 2. 
 
2.  You will also need to self-register for the online homework system called Sapling. 
Registration instructions for Sapling can be found in Cobra.  
 
3.  You will also need the lab supply kits. There are 2 of them, but some of you may 
already have one of them if you took CHE 106/107 at Parkland recently.  One of them is 
called “Chemistry Kit For Che 100,106,107” and the other is called “Chemistry Kit For Che 
106,107”. These kits are only available through the Parkland College Bookstore. Note 
that these kits are non-returnable even if unused. The kits will contain all the lab 
supplies (glassware, balances, pipettes, etc) that you will need this semester. Chemicals 
may need to be purchased if you don’t have them in your kitchen at home. Make sure 
the bookstore personnel give you both kits if needed. Sometimes student workers don’t 
notice that there are 2 separate kits required. 
 
4.  A reliable computer with internet access. It is your responsibility to make sure that 
your system is in proper working order.  Parkland has support for issues related to 
Cobra - see the Cobra login page or information towards the end of this syllabus 
(Computer Related Technology Assistance for Students). Sapling has good customer 
service on their website. Other issues can be funneled through your instructor. 
 
5.  The only other requirement for the course is access to a kitchen.  This is an  IAI 
approved laboratory course, so you will be performing a number of laboratories at 
home. Every effort has been made to choose labs that require few materials beyond 
that found in a normal kitchen, but there will be times when you may have to obtain 
additional supplies.  You are strongly encouraged to preview lab assignments well 
before the due date so that you have ample time to obtain all needed materials. 
 
How You Will Be Evaluated 
 
 
Course Entry Activities 
 
There will be a set of activities due during the first week of the course. These activities 
are designed to introduce you to the various features of Cobra that you will be required 
to use during the semester, to make sure that you have the proper materials needed for 
this course, and a few other details. There will also be an introductory discussion 
assignment. These Course Entry Activities (other than the introductory discussion) 
will not be graded. However, if you do not complete these assignments by the due 
date, you may be dropped from the course! 
 
 
Quizzes 
 
Quizzes will be available within Cobra. There are no retakes on the quizzes and no 
extensions on the deadlines for any reason whatsoever. However, I will drop your lowest 
quiz grade at the end of the semester. All the quizzes will contain a combination of 
objective (e.g. mostly multiple choice) and subjective (e.g. short answer) questions. For 
this reason, feedback on your quiz will not be instant because I will have to grade the 
subjective questions manually. 
 
Since you take the quizzes outside of a traditional classroom, I do not prohibit the use 
of your text or any other resources. However, each quiz has a time limit associated with 
it and it is mandatory that you complete the quiz in the given time allowance. Be 
aware, however, that you will not have all your normal resources when you take 
the final exam (see below for more information on the final). This means you 
should endeavor to understand the material and not just get in the bad habit of looking 
up information as needed. 
 
 
 
 
Labs and Group Activities 
 
As noted before, this is a laboratory course; therefore, the lab component is a sizable 
and important part of the course. While experiments done at home in a kitchen or over 
the internet may not seem to be as sophisticated as those done in a lab setting, my 
experience and research has shown that students think more deeply and extract more 
value from home labs than most students do on campus. 
While most of the labs will be done individually, there will be a couple labs that are 
group activities.  These group activities can be completed in an online chat environment 
or you may choose to meet in person. You are responsible for finding a group of 
students to work with for the two group activities. I know that it is sometimes difficult for 
students to arrange online time with their group. So please consider your schedules very 
carefully when assembling your groups. 
 
Successful group work requires planning ahead and some 
flexibility on your part. The benefit is that the final product of 
group work is always better than any individual effort because 
each of you has strengths that other members in the group lack. 
So, use your group members effectively and wisely. 
 
 
 
Online Homework 
 
In this class, as in most science classes, practice problems are one of the most important 
methods utilized in learning material. You may attempt problems several times. 
However, you should take the homework very seriously. This is where you will apply 
what you are learning in other parts of the course and will be an important component 
in your preparation for quizzes and the final exam. See Required Materials above for 
information on how to register for Sapling. 
 
All computerized homework systems have shortcomings and Sapling is no exception. 
Computers are not very tolerant of slight formatting differences. If you get stuck on a 
problem you are always welcome to contact me, one of your classmates, or post a 
question in the Open Discussion forum. Don’t get yourself frustrated by attempting 
everything on your own – especially when you think you’re correct and the system 
is telling you you’re wrong. Since technical issues are certain to happen and 
unavoidable I give full credit for homework if you score at least 90%. 
 
 
 
Semester Project 
 
The semester project will be posted during the first week or two of classes. It will involve 
analyzing primary literature (original research) and evaluating it in terms of criteria that 
are considered best practices in scientific research. The introductory discussion during 
week 1 of the class will be designed to make sure that all of you understand the 
difference between primary literature and secondary literature or other publications. 
 
Final Exam 
 
The final exam will be administered in Cobra and will be cumulative. It must be 
completed in a proctored environment and each student is responsible for finding 
their own proctor. More information on finding a suitable proctor will be forthcoming. 
Note that the final exam is a major portion of your course grade. And this is the only 
assignment in which you will not be allowed to use all your normal resources (notes, 
text, internet, other people, etc). Thus, it is imperative that you prepare for this from 
the very beginning of the semester by learning the material rather than overly 
relying on the use of your normal resources.  
 
 
Points (subject to change) 
 
 
Category 
 
Points per unit 
 
Units 
 
Total points per 
category 
Quizzes 
 
25 
 
12 
 
300 
Labs 
 
20 
 
12 
 
240 
Online Homework 
 
10 
 
12 
 
120 
Semester Project 
 
140 
 
1 
 
140 
Final Exam 
 
200 
 
1 
 
200 
  
 
Total course 
points 
1000 
 
Grading Scale – please note that this is not a typical grading scale (90%, 
80%, 70%, 60%) that you see in most courses. This grading scale is due in 
part to the online nature of this course. 
 
Points Percentage Letter Grade 
920-1000 92% A 
840-919 84% B 
760-839 76% C 
680-759 68% D 
0 – 679  F 
 
 
 
 Other Course Policies 
 
 
Due Dates/ Working Ahead 
 
Due Dates: All assignments in the course are due by 11:59 PM on the date posted on 
the Cobra calendar – unless otherwise indicated. I have the discretion of assigning any 
late work a zero grade. However, I am flexible, so it is always better to turn in an 
assignment a couple days late than not at all. The only exception, as already stated, is 
the quizzes which must be completed within the scheduled dates – NO EXCEPTIONS. 
 
Working Ahead: You are welcome to work ahead as much as you'd like in the course.  
The only exceptions to working ahead are the Final Exam (unless you make special 
arrangements with your instructor), the semester project discussions (since you will be 
required to reply to other students whenever those posts are made), and group 
activities (unless you make arrangements with all group members). Final exams are 
available only during the times listed on the Cobra calendar. If you need access to a 
future module that is not open, simply send me an email and I will open it as soon as I 
can. 
 
 
 
 
There is a “Syllabus Addendum” which can be found 
on the Cobra home page for CHE107. This addendum 
contains information about accommodations for 
disabilities, code of conduct, services provided by the 
college designed to improve your chances of success, 
and other important information. Please read this 
information. 
 
 
Revised: August 2014 by David Wilson 
 
 


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