This is the second of two semesters of General Chemistry, a
general education college level upper-track course designed
primarily for those who intend to pursue a career in teaching
high school science, or who need to establish certification for
teaching chemistry in high school. The lab portion of this
course must be completed at a participating TBR campus before
credit is granted.
Course Objectives:
Our goals are primarily twofold:
To gain considerable factual knowledge about the terminology
and language of chemistry. In other words you will learn to
"speak" chemistry. It has been said, and rightly so, that there
are as many new terms to learn in the first year of chemistry as
there are in the first course in a foreign language.
To learn to interpret and reason using basic chemical
concepts, law, and theories. Mathematical relationships will be
introduced and will be used to solve problems which are commonly
encountered in scientific endeavors.
By the end of the semester the student should be able to:
Understand the underlying molecular factors that influence
the speed of a chemical reaction
Understand the principles of dynamic equilibria in both
gases and in reactions in solution.
Understand the theory and properties of acids and bases
Understand why some reactions occur naturally and others
must be forced to occur or simply cannot occur
Understand the design and operation of electochemical cells
Understand the forces and reactions of the particles inside
the nucleus of atoms
Gain a glimpse of organic chemistry (optional);
Prerequisites and Corequisites:
Students must have completed CHEM1110, the first semester of
this sequence, or its equivalent. A general knowledge of
mathematics through algebra is essential.
Course Topics:
The
course is divided into ten (10) sequential units. Each
subsequent unit is dependent on the previous units. Numbering
continues from the unit numbers in CHEM 1110. These are
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Specific Course Requirements:
To
succeed in this course the student must be curious,
self-motivated, well-organized and capable of sustained effort.
The student must be computer-literate having the abilities to
access and browse the web, to use word processing software, and
to send and receive attachments via email. The ability to use
spreadsheet software to create simple line graphs is a plus.
Textbooks, Supplementary Materials, Hardware and Software
Requirements
Required Textbooks:
Please visit the Virtual Bookstore to obtain textbook
information for this course:
http://rodp.bkstr.com
Supplementary Materials:
OWL
on-line learning will be used to do the "homework" and a pin
number is sold with the text-book.
The
minimum requirements can be found at
http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm.
Specific hardware requirements for this course include...(A list
of software the student is required to purchase or download for
the course, Real Player, Media Player, Acrobat Reader, Microsoft
Office, etc).
Instructor Information
Please see the separate page inside the course to find
instructor contact information as well as a statement of virtual
office hours and other communication information.
Assessment and Grading
Testing Procedures
Unit
quizzes are required at the conclusion of each unit (module.) They
may be taken one time only during a specified time period.
Results, with feedback, will be available immediately to both
student and instructor. All but 2 of these will be counted toward
the final grade; the 2 lowest will be dropped from the average.
Two
(2) proctored mid-term exams, each taken during a specified time
period, complete the testing process. The student is responsible
for selecting and obtaining an acceptable proctor. Instructions for
this procedure are found at
http://www.rodp.org/proctorstudentform.htm
Grading Procedure:
A
student's grade is determined based on his/her numerical average
achieved through completion of seven items: online homework,
class participation (discussion forum usage), unit tests,
mid-term and final examination, and on-campus lab component.
Levels of achievement and weighting for each of these elements
is outlined below.
Grading Scale:
Numerical Range
Letter Grade
90-100
A
80-89
B
70-79
C
60-69
D
Below 60
F
Grades are assigned in conformity with a standard college
grading scale listed above. The numerical grade is computed
from a weighted average of the following items with the
indicted weights. In cases where a student has demonstrated
a significant level of improvement, the weight of the final
exam may be increased to reflect the then-present level of
mastery.
Item
Weight (%)
Homework
10
Class Participation
5
Unit Tests (8)
25
2 Exams
35
Lab
25
Total
100
Assignments and Participation
Assignments and Projects:
The
student should plan on completing one module approximately each
week in the order shown on the Module link in WebCT, and
according to the Calendar. Assignments for this course will
consist of a homework set for each module, 8 module on-line
tests and two exams. The time at which each homework assignment
and module test can be taken is shown in the course calendar.
Time windows of availability will be found by referring to the
homework website or to the WebCT "Tests and Quizzes" link.
Class Participation:
Each student is expected to participate fully in the class
discussion bulletin board. This participation is of two
kinds: sending and responding to pleas for help from fellow
students and responding to the instructor-posted Discussion
Questions. If the instructor posts a discussion question,
he will send you an email. It is the student's
responsibility to check for emails daily for announcements.
Each student is required to respond, in a thoughtful manner,
to each instructor discussion question as well as to respond
to the comment of at least one fellow student on that same
question. After a suitable time the discussion will be
ended by the instructor and student responses noted and
graded. Every comment must observe proper netiquette.
Every comment must be labeled with the students name to
permit proper evaluation.
Last but not least, learn to email the instructor regularly
with questions. He or she will happily answer questions.
Punctuality:
Planning your week is of vital importance. To keep yourself on
track plan to do the following each week: work through a module
with its assigned lecture videos, text book reading and
homework submission. Participate in the discussions. End each
week by taking the module quiz. You can't do it all on
Saturday afternoon. Chemistry takes time to absorb (a chemical
term.)
Course Ground Rules
All
work you submit must be your own. However, you are encouraged
to seek help from the instructor and from each other via email
using the internal WebCT email tool and the class discussion
forum. Your instructor expects questions concerning course
material, and the answering of conceptual questions. If you
knew it all already, you wouldn't be in the class and we would
be out of a job. Use proper netiquette in you
communications. Remember, there is a record of every word you
put in an email and you don't want to have to eat any of them.
Introduce yourself to other students as early as practical. Get
started, right away. Set regular times for your home "class"
and guard this time zealously.
If
technical problems arise seek help from WebCT immediately. You
have a course calendar that includes due dates and times for all
assignments. You know when things are due. Plan ahead and do
not expect extensions except under special circumstances. To
help with circumstances that may be beyond your control we drop
one homework grade, and two unit test grades.
Guidelines for Communications
Email:
Always include a subject line.
Remember without facial expressions some comments may be taken
the wrong way. Be careful in wording your emails. Use of
emoticons might be helpful in some cases.
Use standard fonts.
Do not send large attachments without permission.
Special formatting such as centering, audio messages, tables,
html, etc. should be avoided unless necessary to complete an
assignment or other communication.
Respect the privacy of other class members
Discussion Groups:
Review the discussion threads thoroughly before entering the
discussion. Be a lurker then a discussant.
Try to maintain threads by using the "Reply" button rather
starting a new topic.
Do not make insulting or inflammatory statements to other
members of the discussion group. Be respectful of other’s ideas.
Be patient and read the comments of other group members
thoroughly before entering your remarks.
Be cooperative with group leaders in completing assigned tasks.
Be positive and constructive in group discussions.
Respond in a thoughtful and timely manner.
Chat:
Introduce yourself to the other learners in the chat session.
Be polite. Choose your words carefully. Do not use derogatory
statements.
Be concise in responding to others in the chat session.
Be prepared to open the chat session at the scheduled time.
The
Tennessee Virtual Library is available to all students
enrolled in the Regents Degree Program. Links to library
materials (such as electronic journals, databases, interlibrary
loans, digital reserves, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and
librarian support) and Internet resources needed by learners to
complete online assignments and as background reading must be
included in all courses.
Students With Disabilities
Qualified students with disabilities will be provided reasonable
and necessary academic accommodations if determined eligible by
the appropriate disability services staff at their home
institution. Prior to granting disability accommodations in this
course, the instructor must receive written verification of a
student's eligibility for specific accommodations from the
disability services staff at the home institution. It is the
student's responsibility to initiate contact with their home
institution's disability services staff and to follow the
established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent
to the instructor.
Syllabus Changes
The
instructor reserves the left to make changes as necessary to
this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of
the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of
such changes both by individual email communication and posting
both notification and nature of change(s) on the course bulletin
board.
Technical Support
Telephone Support:
For
HELP with:
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS please
visit the AskRODP Customer Support web page at
http://help.rodp.org or call the AskRODP Help
Desk at 1-866-550-RODP (1-866-550-7637)