Syllabus

Science Prerequisites for Health Professionals

CHEM 1021: Organic Chemistry II | Summer 2016

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

Check the course welcome page in Blackboard for specific instructor and support specialist contact information.

Further Assistance: Your student support specialist, listed on the course welcome page, 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 Blackboard, and more.

Materials

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

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. The mid-term exam is open book and open notes. Any material you use on the final exam, you must be able to hold. You will not have access to any material saved on your or any other computer. No access to the Internet or other communication devices is allowed during the final. You can have up to two hours and fifteen minutes to complete the mid-term exam.

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. This is an open book and open notes exam. Any material you use on the final exam, you must be able to hold. You will not have access to any material saved on your or any other computer. No access to the Internet or other communication devices is allowed during the final. The final exam consists of 65 multiple choice questions and you can have up to two hours and fifteen minutes to complete the exam.

Final Lab Exam

The final lab exam will take place after Week 14 and will cover the concepts and topics discussed in lab assignments for Weeks 6-14. The final lab exam will be a timed-proctored exam. This is an open book and open notes exam. Any material you use on the final lab exam, you must be able to hold. You will not have access to any material saved on your or any other computer. No access to the Internet or other communication devices is allowed during the final. The final lab exam consists of 50 multiple choice questions and you can have up to two hours and fifteen minutes to complete the exam.

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 30% of your final lecture grade.

1 Mid-term exam worth 50 points, will account for 35% of your final lecture grade.

1 Final exam worth 65 points, for 35% of your lecture grade.

Laboratory Grade

9 week lab quizzes will account for 60% 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 40% 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