COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE: Concepts of Chemistry I
PREFIX/NUMBER: CHE 104 CREDIT HOURS: 4 lec
2. PREREQUISITES: MAT 090 or MAT 107, ENG 090, REA 090, or equivalent assessment test scores
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT: Bettelheim & March, Introduction to General Organic and Biochemistry, any edition
SUPPLIES: Periodic table, calculator (recommend scientific calculator), lab manual, and lecture packet .
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Includes the study of measurements, atomic theory, chemical bonding, nomenclature, stoichiometry, solutions, acid and base, and gas laws. Designed for non-science majors, students in occupational and health programs, or students with no chemistry background. This course has no lab and may not be transferable. Equivalent of CHE 101 lecture
5. COURSE COMPETENCIES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
a) Recognize terminology, specific facts, laws, experimental methodology, chemical formulas and equations.
b) Identify the general concepts related to stoichiometry, atom theory, Periodic Table, chemical bonding, states of matter, solutions, acid and base and apply these concepts to new situations.
c) Apply dimensional analysis, mathematical equations, inductive and deductive reasoning, and the scientific method in correctly solving word problems related to the topics indicated in course outline.
d) Apply chemical nomenclature to inorganic compounds
6. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
Lecture Grade: GRADE PERCENT LETTER GRADE
The grade for the lecture portion of this class will determined as follows: 92 - 100 % A
3 exams (100 pts. each) 300 pts. 82 - 91 % B
Homework & quizzes (20 pts./unit) 60 pts. 72 - 81 % C
Final (Comprehensive) 150 pts. 65 - 71 % D
Total 510 pts. 64% and below F
7. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) In the event that the school or building is closed during the semester, it is the student’s responsibility to contact their instructor concerning missed exams, labs or lectures.
b) It is the students’ responsibility to comply with all of the course prerequisites.
c) Teaching and learning require a team effort. The Science Department expects students to show up for class on time and be prepared for lecture (i.e. you’ve read the assigned chapters and be prepared with questions over the material). We strongly encourage cooperation among students to help each other understand the course material. The Science Faculty greatly appreciates specific feedback on any aspects of the course, both positive and negative.
d) Respect and common courtesy to your peers, staff and instructors is expected.
e) There will be no extra credit (points) projects for individuals.
f) Submitted assignments must be your own work even though you may have worked on it as a group (in your own words & handwriting). Plagiarizing other students’ work is cheating and will result in a zero for that assignment. Repeat offenders will not only lose points for the assignment, they will lose points for participating in the lab/project and are subject to disciplinary actions.
8. LECTURES:
a) Attendance is required. The lecture material is supplemental to the text. Your exams will cover both lecture and text materials. To reap your investment of time and money, please attend class. In the event that you cannot possibly attend, make arrangements with a classmate to obtained missed lecture notes.
b) There are review sheets in you lecture packet for each unit test.
c) Homework is due the next class session
9. EXAM RULES:
a) With instructor’s approval and appropriate documentation, a make up exam may be given for a missed exam. Failure to take a scheduled examination at the appointed time will result in a 10% reduction in the score of any make-up examination. A second missed exam will result in an automatic 20% reduction. Being unprepared is not a legitimate reason!!
If an emergency arises the day of the exam, appropriate documentation such as an ER admit form, police report of the accident/ticket or a doctor's excuse is required and there will be a 10% reduction of exam score. Documentation is only necessary to make up a missed exam. All make-up exams must be taken within 5 days of the original exam date and may be an essay exam.
If you have a prior obligation the day of the exam you must arrange with your instructor to take the exam prior to the scheduled date.
b) Cell phones, pagers, and electronic devices with sound are to be turned off, and put away during class times, unless otherwise documented. If you must use your electronic devices, please leave the classroom. This includes text messages (“txting” and “pix”) during any class time.
d) Cheating on an exam will result in a zero for that exam. No make up exam will be given.
e) On exam days, students arriving 20 minutes or more late, will not be allowed to take the exam.
12. SPECIAL REMARKS:
a) There are no extra credit (point) projects for individuals.
b) If after 20% of classes are missed, the student can be withdrawn from the class.
c) If a student has not met the course prerequisites, the student should not be in the class.
d) Students are expected and encouraged to spend two to three hours outside of class for every contact hour in class. This is essential.
e) College policy prohibits the use of tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, snuff, and chewing tobacco, in all College buildings and facilities.
f) Lecture and lab cover the same concepts but often from different perspectives.
g) In the event that a problem occurs between students or students and faculty, the appropriate process for addressing student concerns is as follows
· First, address concern with course instructor.
· If your concerns are not rectified, then schedule an appointment with Department Chair.
· If your concerns are still unresolved then schedule an appointment with the appropriate divisional dean.
13. ADA Notice: Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.
14. Academic Integrity:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor