Syllabus
Science Prerequisites for Health Professionals
CHEM 1021: Organic Chemistry II
Credits - 3 (Lecture) 1 (Lab)
Description
Overview
This is a one-semester course with a laboratory designed for individuals with a baccalaureate degree who need second-semester organic chemistry as a prerequisite to apply for admission to health professions’ programs. These may include graduate programs in medicine, veterinary medicine, dental medicine, nursing, physical therapy and physician assistant.
Instructor and Support Contact Information
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Study Lounge
The Study Lounge Discussion Board is a designated support forum in which students may engage with each other and grapple with course content. Feel free to post questions, seek clarification, and support each other, but be mindful of UNE’s Academic Integrity Policy.
Your instructor will monitor this forum. However, if you are seeking specific and timely answers to questions about content-matter or your personal grades, please contact your instructor via course messages. For questions about course materials, program policy, and how to navigate and proceed through the course, please contact your Student Support Specialist through the course messaging system.
Materials
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
Program Outcomes
In lecture courses, students should be able to:
- Communicate scientific concepts and information clearly.
- Illustrate fundamental laws, theories, and principles of scientific disciplines.
- Apply knowledge and critical thinking skills to scientific problems.
In lab courses, students should be able to:
- Ask a question or define a problem that can be tested.
- Hypothesize possible result(s).
- Plan and/or conduct an investigation individually and/or collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence.
- Analyze data using tools, technologies, and/or models (i.e. computational, mathematical, graphical, etc.) in order to make valid and reliable scientific claims or determine an optimal design solution.
- Communicate the results by constructing an explanation based on multiple pieces of valid and reliable evidence obtained from a variety of sources (including students’ own investigations, models, theories, simulations, peer review) and the assumption that theories and laws that describe the natural world operate today as they did in the past and will continue to do so in the future.
- Apply scientific ideas, principles, and/or evidence gained from various experiments, as well as other observations and/or research, to provide an explanation of phenomena and solve design problems, taking into account possible unanticipated effects.
Course Objectives
The goals of this course are divided into two major topics: The first goal is to introduce the student to important laboratory techniques and concepts covered on most professional entrance exams. These include separation and purification techniques and an introductory to spectroscopy. This will make up the first 6 weeks of the course and will include one laboratory assignment.
The second goal is to give the student interested in the health professions an introduction to the organic chemistry of important biological pathways that the student will encounter in his/her professional studies. The subjects include biochemistry, molecular genetics, and metabolism. This material will be covered in Weeks 8 – 15. Each of these weeks has a corresponding lab assignment.
Since this is the second of two semesters in this series, it will be assumed that the student taking this course has a good understanding of the different functional groups in organic chemistry and of the different reactions these functional groups undergo.
SELF PACED DESIGN
On the course start date, students will have access to orientation. This must be completed to be able to gain access to the first module in the course. Students must complete the first module to gain access to the next one. We recommend that students spend about 15 hours per week to complete a course in 16 weeks. When trying to complete the course in less than 16 weeks, we typically see students do this successfully within 12-14 weeks. Instructors will be timely in grading and feedback, but it will not be instant.
Assignments
Lectures and Laboratories
Medical Organic Chemistry II is divided into 16 weeks. Weeks 3-6 will cover the material presented in the Carey Supplement and Weeks 8-15 will cover chapters 16-23 from the Denniston textbook. Each week contains a reading assignment, a slide presentation with audio, homework assignment and a quiz. Please read the chapter and when you feel that you understand the material, take the quiz.
Assigned Homework Problems
Each week contains assigned homework problems taken from the end of the chapter problems. Detailed solutions to all assigned homework problems can be found in the solution manual within each week. The homework problems will not be collected nor graded. It is strongly suggested that you work as many of the assigned problems as necessary for you to have a solid understanding of the concepts presented in the week. The best way to prepare for a quiz or an exam in chemistry is to work and rework end of the chapter problems. You may work more problems than are assigned if you feel you need more work in a specific area.
Laboratory Assignments
The laboratory assignments start in week 6 and will continue in weeks 8 – 15. The laboratory assignment for Week 6 will include the concepts covered in Weeks 1-6 and is in the form of multiple-choice questions. The laboratory assignments for Weeks 8-15 can be found in the respective modules and are completed using the virtual laboratory software (with the exception of the lab assignment for Week 12. The lab assignment for Week 11 will be performed in a non-laboratory setting, such as your kitchen, usually common household items and fruit, such as a banana or strawberry. The laboratory assignments are listed at the end of the syllabus. Follow the instructions contained within each week to complete the laboratory assignment. There will be 9 laboratory assignments distributed throughout the course. Once you have completed the experiment, take the laboratory quiz before moving on to the next week.
Examination and Grading Information
Week Lecture & Lab Quizzes
All week lecture & lab quizzes are open book and open notes and contain 10 multiple-choice questions. You have 30 minutes to take the quizzes. Although the quizzes are open book and open notes, you need to study the material and work the problems in order to do well on the quizzes. The quizzes will be taken online through the course Blackboard site. The lecture and lab quizzes are not proctored. Doing well on the quizzes will help prepare you for the timed-proctored final exam. You will have only one attempt at the week Lecture and Lab quizzes.
Mid-term Lecture Exam
The mid-term exam will take place after Week 6. The mid-term exam will be a timed-proctored exam. The material for the mid-term exam will come from the concepts and topics covered in Weeks 1-6. The exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. You will be allowed up to two hours and fifteen minutes to complete all questions.
Resources allowed during the midterm exam:
- You may use the “Useful Information” PDF by opening it in front of your proctor just before you start your exam. It must be a digital copy; no printed copies are allowed.
- UNE-authorized whiteboard for scratch work
- Four-function or non-programmable scientific calculator
Resources NOT allowed during the midterm exam:
- Textbook
- Any notes, besides the “Useful Information” PDF
- Material saved on your computer
- Websites or other resources
- Scrap paper
If using the UNE authorized whiteboard, you must first show your proctor that your whiteboard is clear at the beginning of your testing session. You must also erase your whiteboard in front of the proctor before disconnecting from your session. If you do not do this, your exam will not be credited. These exams are closed for review. You will not be able to review this exam at any time. Please contact your instructor for specific feedback.
Final Lecture Exam
The final exam will take place after Week 15 and will cover the concepts and topics discussed in Weeks 8-15. The final will be a timed-proctored exam. The final exam consists of 65 multiple choice questions. You will be allowed up to two hours and fifteen minutes to complete all questions.
Resources allowed during the final exam:
- None
Resources NOT allowed during the final exam:
- “Useful Information” PDF provided in the course
- Calculator
- Textbook
- Any notes
- Material saved on your computer
- Websites or other resources
- Scrap paper
- Whiteboard
These exams are closed for review. You will not be able to review this exam at any time. Please contact your instructor for specific feedback.
Final Lab Exam
The final lab exam will take place after Week 15 and will cover the concepts and topics discussed in lab assignments for Weeks 6-15. The final lab exam will be a timed-proctored exam, consisting of 50 multiple choice questions. You will be allowed up to two hours to complete all questions.
Resources allowed during the final lab exam:
- You may use the “Useful Information” PDF by opening it in front of your proctor just before you start your exam. It must be a digital copy; no printed copies are allowed.
Resources NOT allowed during the final lab exam:
- Calculator
- Textbook
- Any notes besides the “Useful Information” PDF
- Material saved on your computer
- Websites or other resources
- Scrap paper
- Whiteboard
Grading
The student will receive a letter grade for each enrolled course (One grade for lecture and one grade for lab). Your final grade will be calculated from the following:
Lecture Grade:
14 Lecture quizzes, each worth 10 points, will account for 28% of your final lecture grade.
3 Discussion boards, each worth 12 points, will account for 12% of your final lecture grade.
1 Mid-term exam worth 50 points, will account for 30% of your final lecture grade.
1 Final exam worth 65 points, for 30% of your lecture grade.
Laboratory Grade
9 week lab quizzes will account for 40% of your lab grade. The lab quiz for Week 6 is worth 50 points while the lab quizzes for Weeks 7-14 are worth 10 points each. You do not need to submit lab reports for this course.
1 Final lab exam worth 50 points, will account for 60% of your final lab grade.
The lecture and lab quizzes are graded immediately. The mid-term lecture exam needs to be taken after Week 6 is completed and before you move on to Week 7. The final lecture and final lab exams should be taken after Week 14 is completed. You do not need to take the final lecture exam and final lab exam on the same day. Both exams should be completed as soon as possible once Week 14 has been completed. Please do not take the mid-term or final exam until all required course work has been completed.
Mid-term and Final lecture exams, as well as, the Final Lab exam will be taken online with Proctor U will be graded immediately. While you will see your exam scores, you will not have access to your final exam once you have submitted it for a grade.
The letter grades translate to the following numerical grades:
Grade Scale
| Grade | Points Grade | Point Average (GPA) |
| A | 94 – 100% | 4.00 |
| A- | 90 – 93% | 3.75 |
| B+ | 87 – 89% | 3.50 |
| B | 84 – 86% | 3.00 |
| B- | 80 – 83% | 2.75 |
| C+ | 77 – 79% | 2.50 |
| C | 74 – 76% | 2.00 |
| C- | 70 – 73% | 1.75 |
| D | 64 – 69% | 1.00 |
| F | 00 – 63% | 0.00 |
Schedule
Course Outline
This course is designed to be completed in a 16-week period, just like an on-campus Organic Chemistry II course. This breaks down to one section per week and two weeks to study for and take the final exam. One week in this online course is equivalent to 3-50 minute lectures in a traditional classroom setting. The general rule of studying for science courses is to spend 3 hours studying for every one hour that you are in class. Therefore, the suggested study time for each week is 9 hours above and beyond the time it takes to listen to the lecture. Please refer to the schedule below for the suggested schedule of lectures and the accompanying laboratory exercises. Students may complete the course in less than 16 weeks.
| Week | Section | Lecture | Textbook* Chapter | Lab Assignment |
| 1 | 1 | Chemical Separation and Purification Techniques Part I | NA | NA |
| 2 | 2 | Chemical Separation and Purification Techniques Part II | NA | NA |
| 3 | 3 | Introduction to Spectroscopy | Carey Supplement | NA |
| 4 | 4 | Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) | Carey Supplement | NA |
| 5 | 5 |
Proton NMR Spectroscopy (1H NMR) |
Carey Supplement | NA |
| 6 | 6 | Carbon-13 NMR Spectroscopy (13C NMR) | Carey Supplement | Solving Spectral Problems |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |||
| 8 | 7 | Carbohydrates | 16 | Reduction of Monosaccharide |
| 9 | 8 | Lipids and Their Functions in Biochemical Systems | 17 | Esterification of Fatty Acids |
| 10 | 9 | Protein Structure and Function | 18 | Formation of Peptide Bonds |
| 11 | 10 | Enzymes | 19 | Ester Hydrolysis |
| 12 | 11 | Introduction to Molecular Genetics | 20 | Isolation of DNA |
| 13 | 12 | Carbohydrate Metabolism | 21 | Alcohol Fermentation |
| 14 | 13 | Aerobic Respiration and Energy Production | 22 | Oxidation of Secondary Alcohol |
| 15 | 14 | Fatty Acid Metabolism | 23 | Fatty Acid Hydration |
| 16 | Review for and take final exam |
*Refers to the chapters in General, Organic, and Biochemistry textbook by Denniston, Topping, and Caret unless otherwise noted.
Student Resources
Accommodations
Any student who would like to request, or ask any questions regarding, academic adjustments or accommodations must contact the Student Access Center at (207) 221-4438 or pcstudentaccess@une.edu. Student Access Center staff will evaluate the student's documentation and determine eligibility of accommodation(s) through the Student Access Center registration procedure.
Online Peer Support
Togetherall is a 24/7 communication and emotional support platform monitored by trained clinicians. It’s a safe place online to get things off your chest, have conversations, express yourself creatively, and learn how to manage your mental health. If sharing isn’t your thing, Togetherall has other tools and courses to help you look after yourself with plenty of resources to explore. Whether you’re struggling to cope, feeling low, or just need a place to talk, Togetherall can help you explore your feelings in a safe supportive environment. You can join Togetherall using your UNE email address.
Information Technology Services (ITS)
Students should notify their Student Support Specialist and instructor in the event of a problem relating to a course. This notification should occur promptly and proactively to support timely resolution.
ITS Contact: Toll-Free Help Desk 24 hours/7 days per week at 1-877-518-4673.
Career Ready Program
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The Career Ready Program provides tools and resources to help students explore and hone in on their career goals, search for jobs, create and improve professional documents, build professional network, learn interview skills, grow as a professional, and more. Come back often, at any time, as you move through your journey from career readiness as a student to career growth, satisfaction, and success as alumni.
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Questions? Visit the Student Support Science Prerequisites page
Instructor and Support Contact Information
Check Brightspace for specific instructor and support specialist contact information.
Further Assistance
Your student service advisor monitors course progression and provides assistance or guidance when needed. They can assist questions regarding ordering course materials, University policies, billing, navigating the course in Brightspace, and more.
Student Lounge
The Student Lounge Discussion Board is a designated support forum in which students may engage with each other and grapple with course content. Feel free to post questions, seek clarification, and support each other, but be mindful of UNE's Academic Integrity Policy.
Your instructor will monitor this forum. However, if you are seeking specific and timely answers to questions about course content or your personal grades, please contact your instructor via course messages. For questions about course materials, program policy, and how to navigate and proceed through the course, please contact your Student Service Advisor through the Student Portal.
Policies
Proctored Examinations
The University of New England has contracted with ProctorU to provide students with the most convenient online exam proctoring system. This system provides a simple, no cost to the student, secure, online proctor for exams and allows the student to take all the exams at home and on their own schedule.
Upon enrollment into the course, each student will register with ProctorU and establish a login name and password. This will give the student access to all of ProctorU's services. When ready, students will schedule each of their proctored exams with ProctorU. Exams must be scheduled at least 72 hours in advance to avoid fees. Prior to taking their exams, students must be sure that they have downloaded the ProctorU Chrome or Firefox extension and are using the most current version of Chrome or Firefox. They must also be sure their testing site's connection meets the minimum requirements by using ProctorU's "Test It Out" utility.
Upon the exam day and hour, students will log in to ProctorU and click on "exams". After following the procedures outlined at ProctorU's web site, the student will log in to Brightspace and locate their correct exam. The proctor will then allow student access to that exam.
Students must use ProctorU and must follow all proctoring requirements for their exams to be credited.
Proctored exams are not available for review at any time. You will not be able to see the questions, nor the answers you've given, after completing the exams. Please contact your instructor for specific feedback.
Course Discussions
Discussion board assignments cover interesting current events or materials related to this course that contribute to a deeper understanding of key concepts and allow you to interact with your classmates and the instructor. Each assignment may require you to conduct internet research, read additional materials (a short journal or magazine article), visit a specific webpage, AND/OR view a short video prior to writing a response following the specific guidelines in the assignment.
To earn full credit: you will need to post a response to the discussion topic, respond to the original posts of at least two other students, and then contribute meaningfully to an ongoing discussion. You will need to post your initial response before you will see any posts from your classmates. Please keep in mind that only this initial response is included in your assignment grade, so make sure you have followed all of the guidelines and written a complete response prior to submitting the post. For special cases where one or two students are accelerating faster through the course, the instructor will participate in the discussion so that everyone has the opportunity to interact.
Please see Brightspace for a full description, along with specific guidelines, for each assignment. Discussion board assignments should be completed, along with all other assignments in the course, in the order that they appear. Due to the course design, you may be unable to take a proctored exam if you do not complete all assignments that appear prior to that exam.
Please also refer to the Grading Policy/Grade Breakdown section of the syllabus to learn the percentage of your grade that each discussion board assignment is worth.
Technology Requirements
Please review the technical requirements for UNE Online Programs: Technical Requirements
Course Length
A schedule of lectures and assignments is included in this syllabus. This is, however a self-paced course and you can complete the course in less time.
- Courses in the SPHP program are equivalent to one-semester courses designed to be completed in 16 weeks
- Enrollment in the course begins the day your section opens which is listed in the Academic Calendar found on the Student Success Portal.
- Course start and end dates are in respect to Eastern Time.
Withdrawal and Refund Policies
Please visit the enrollment page to review the withdrawal and refund policies.
Grade Policy
Students are expected to attempt and complete all graded assignments and proctored exams by the end date of the course. View the incomplete grade policy..
Transcripts
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To view your unofficial UNE student transcript:
- Log into uonline at http://uonline.une.edu
- Select Student Services
- Select Student Records
- Select Academic Transcript
To request your official UNE student transcript:
Please review your Unofficial Transcript prior to requesting an Official Transcript.
- Log into uonline at http://uonline.une.edu
- Select Student Services
- Select Student Records
- Select Request Printed/Official Transcript
- Follow the prompts
After you click Submit Request, your official transcript will be put into the queue to be printed in the Registrar's Office.
Academic Integrity
The University of New England values academic integrity in all aspects of the educational experience. Academic dishonesty in any form undermines this standard and devalues the original contributions of others. It is the responsibility of all members of the University community to actively uphold the integrity of the academy; failure to act, for any reason, is not acceptable.
Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Cheating, copying, or the offering or receiving of unauthorized assistance or information.
- Fabrication or falsification of data, results, or sources for papers or reports.
- Action which destroys or alters the work of another student.
- Multiple submission of the same paper or report for assignments in more than one course without permission of each instructor.
- Plagiarism, the appropriation of records, research, materials, ideas, or the language of other persons or writers and the submission of them as one's own.
Charges of academic dishonesty will be reviewed by the Program Director. Penalties for students found responsible for violations may depend upon the seriousness and circumstances of the violation, the degree of premeditation involved, and/or the student’s previous record of violations. Appeal of a decision may be made to the Dean whose decision will be final. Student appeals will take place through the grievance process outlined in the student handbook.