This lab course is at a level for introductory level, college general chemistry II course. An emphasis is placed on understanding the concepts of the labs and the scientific method. Since today’s healthcare professionals are expected to have a general understanding of how science and the scientific method contribute to their profession, this course is appropriate for students preparing for a program in the health sciences as well as those who need a working knowledge of general chemistry for a number of applications. The hands-on labs will be performed in the home of the student using a designated lab kit. Course pre-req: one semester of college chemistry with lab and second semester of college chemistry lecture.
In lecture courses, students should be able to:
In lab courses, students should be able to:
After completing the lab section of this course, students should be able to:
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.
Course Details
The General Chemistry II course is divided into 16 weeks. For the lab component of this course, most weeks contain a short introductory video, followed by information on that week’s activity assignment.
Laboratory Assignments
Most of the weeks include a laboratory assignment. Introductions to a week’s laboratory assignment can be found in that week’s learning module. However, the actual lab work will be completed in the completed in the HOL/Science Interactive Cloud website.
You will perform all laboratory assignments in a non-laboratory setting, such as your kitchen. The labs include four prerequisite labs that can be done before the lab kits arrives, and 10 graded laboratory assignments distributed throughout the course. Each lab in the HOL/Science Interactive Cloud website includes pre-lab questions, the experiment, and post-lab evaluation questions. There is a lab video that accompanies each lab. This will give you some details about the lab and suggestions for things that will make the lab go smoothly. It will also connect the lab to the chemistry content. Parts of the lab are graded automatically within HOL/Science Interactive. Data and free response questions are graded by your instructor.
Laboratory Report
One originally written lab report turned in as a Word document or .pdf file in Brightspace, is assigned for the “Titration for Acetic Acid in Vinegar” experiment, found in Week 7. Guidelines for writing a lab report can be found in the document “How to Write Lab Notes and Lab Reports” published by Hands-on Labs. This can be found in the Week #7 Lab module. The lab report is due in Week 8.
Discussion Board Posts
Discussion questions cover interesting current events or materials that contribute to a deeper understanding of key concepts and allow you to interact with your classmates and the instructor. There are a total of two required discussion questions found in weeks 6 and 12.
To earn full credit: you will need to post a response, respond to the original posts of at least two other students, and then contribute to an ongoing discussion. 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.
Discussion Question Guidelines
Lab Final Exam
The final exam is CLOSED book, CLOSED notes, timed and proctored by ProctorU. If you use the official UNE whiteboard (see Materials Section, above), you will be required to show your proctor that your whiteboard is clear at the beginning of your testing session, and you must 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. You will also be required to set up a UNE-compliant webcam as described above in the “Materials” section.
You may use:
Detailed instructions for registering for your exams with ProctorU are located in Brightspace’s Welcome and Getting started module.
The lab final consists of 40 multiple choice questions and you can have up to 120 minutes to complete it.
Your exam scores will be available after you take the exam, but exams will not be released to students for review. Please contact your instructor for specific feedback.
Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:
Assignment Category | Points Available |
---|---|
Lab Component | |
Lab Assignments | 60% |
Lab Discussions | 10% |
Lab Report | 15% |
Lab Final Exam | 15% |
Total | 100% |
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 |
Week |
Assignments |
1 |
Prerequisite labs (Laboratory Safety, Getting Started) |
2 |
Lab Activity: Colligative Properties and Osmotic Pressure |
3 |
Lab Activity: Reaction Order & Rate Laws |
4 |
No lab activity |
5 |
Lab Activity: Equilibrium and LeChatelier’s Principle |
6 |
Lab Activity: Determination of Ka for a Weak Acid & Week 6 Discussion |
7 |
Lab Activity: Titration for Acetic Acid in Vinegar |
8 |
Lab Report: Titration for Acetic Acid in Vinegar |
9 |
Lab Activity: Determination of Water Hardness Using a Titrator |
10 |
No lab activity |
11 |
Lab Activity: Oxidation/Reduction Activity Series |
12 |
Lab Activity: Electrochemical Cells and Cell Potentials & Week 12 Discussion |
13 |
Lab Activity: Anions, Cations, and Ionic Reactions |
14 |
Lab Activity: Naming Organic Compounds; Stereochemistry 1, Structural Isomers |
15 |
No lab activity |
16 |
Lab Final Exam |
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The Student Lounge Discussion Forum 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.
Your course may have proctored exams. Please see your course for full details, access, testing requirements, and guidelines.
Students must follow all proctoring requirements for their exams to be credited. Please contact your instructor for specific feedback.
Students will receive two attempts at all proctored examinations. The higher score of the two attempts will be calculated into the final grade.
All students are encouraged to use a second attempt on their exams in order to improve their overall performance in the course.
Discussion topics cover 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 discussion topic may require you to conduct internet research, read additional materials, visit a specific webpage, AND/OR view a short video before writing a response following the specific guidelines in the discussion topic prompt.
To earn full credit you will need to post a response to the discussion topic, respond to the original posts of other students, and then contribute meaningfully to an ongoing discussion. You may need to post your initial response before you will see any posts from your classmates. 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 discussion topic. 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 is worth.
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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.
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