CHEM 1212L Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory Course Syllabus Spring 2017 Student learning disabilities documented through the Disability Services Coordinator (Student Center 255, (678) 466-5445, disabilityservices@mail.clayton.edu) will be honored as detailed to the instructor. Please inform the instructor within the first week of the course or as soon as possible. Course Information Course Description: Number and Title: CHEM 1212L (CRN 20289), Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0 semester credit hour Catalog Description: Laboratory accompanying CHEM 1212. Course Prerequisites and Co-requisites: Prerequisite: CHEM 1211L, Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I, with a C or better Co-requisite: CHEM 1212, Principles of Chemistry II Note: Due to the co-requisite nature of CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L, students dropping one of the two courses must also drop the other. Instructor Information: Instructor: Dr. John Meyers o E-mail: JohnMeyers@clayton.edu o Phone: (678) 466-4773 o Internet: http://clayton.edu/faculty/jmeyers2 Office: Lakeview Discovery and Science Center, Room 235D Office hours: MW 10-12:30 pm; R 3-4 pm; open door; and by appointment Class Meetings: Lab room and times: T 2:05 4:55 pm, MAG 183 Required Materials: Appropriate lab attire: Proper attire must be worn in lab and includes closed-toe, closed-heel shoes, full-length pants, and a full-coverage shirt with sleeves (e.g., at least a T-shirt). An ideal outfit would include sneakers, jeans, and a T-shirt. You will be asked to leave if you do not dress appropriately. Please let your lab instructor know in advance if you cannot follow this guideline due to cultural or religious requirements. Safety glasses: You are required to wear eye protection with side shields at all times during your lab session, even if you wear eyeglasses. Failure to do so will result in a grade penalty. You may purchase your own pair at the Loch Shop (the university bookstore) or elsewhere. Access to lab website: The lab website houses important documents (the lab manual, mini-reports, and report information) and can be found at http://www.clayton.edu/chemistry-physics/1212l. Use the password csuchemistry to access the lab manual. Calculator: A simple calculator capable of scientific notation will suffice. Bound carbonless copy laboratory notebook: You may purchase one from the Loch Shop or continue to use a lab notebook with available space such as your notebook from a previous semester. Laptop computer: We will make use of laptops throughout the semester to collect, analyze, and report data. Please ensure Microsoft Office (specifically Word and Excel) is installed. 1
Access to Desire2Learn (D2L): On-line activity will take place in Desire2Learn, the virtual classroom for the course. Posting of your work in D2L is a course requirement. Announcements and supplemental information such as course notes may be found on D2L. Sign in through the SWAN or https://clayton.view.usg.edu/. If you experience any difficulties in D2L, please email or call The HUB at TheHUB@clayton.edu or (678) 466-HELP. You will need to provide the date and time of the problem, your SWAN username, the name of the course that you are attempting to access, and your instructor's name. Access to CSU email: Important course announcements will be sent via email to your CSU email address. You are expected to check your CSU e-mail account regularly. Only use your CSU e-mail account to communicate academic information to your instructor. Computer Requirement: Each CSU student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a notebook computer that meets facultyapproved hardware and software requirements for the student's academic program. Students will sign a statement attesting to such access. For further information on CSU's Official Notebook Computer Policy, please go to http://www.clayton.edu/hub/itpchoice/notebookcomputerpolicy. Computer Skill Prerequisites: Ability to use your computer s operating system (Windows or Mac OS X), Microsoft Word TM word processing, Microsoft Excel TM spreadsheets, send and receive e-mail via CSU account, attach and retrieve attached files via email, and use a Web browser (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox recommended). In-Class Use of Student Notebook Computers: Computers will be required to access course materials and to communicate with your instructor. Student notebook computers will only be used in the lab room once in the semester (computer lab). Students are advised to refrain from bringing your computer and other electronic devices to lab as we are working with chemicals and will not be held responsible for any damage to these devices should you bring them to lab. Program Learning Outcomes: General education outcomes: The following link provides the Clayton State University Core Curriculum outcomes on page 112 (see Area D): http://www.clayton.edu/catalog-handbook Biology outcomes: CHEM 1212L is a required course in the B.S. degree program in Biology. CHEM 1212L supports outcomes 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the biology major. http://www.clayton.edu/biology/outcomes Chemistry outcomes: CHEM 1212L is a required course in the B.S. degree program in Chemistry. CHEM 1212L supports outcomes 1-6 of the chemistry major. http://www.clayton.edu/chemistry-physics/program_outcomes Course Learning Outcomes: Understand the basic principles of chemistry laboratory and apply them Use the scientific process Apply and use experimental techniques Synthesize, analyze and identify an unknown cobalt compound Carry out and complete suitable experiments for Chemistry 1212L Group Work: We will sometimes work in small groups in the laboratory. It is each individual's responsibility to ensure that everyone in the group participates in all aspects of the experiment. You are responsible for cleaning all equipment used and keeping the lab neat and clean. Points may be deducted for failure to wear safety glasses while physically in the laboratory, for messy labs, late reports, horseplay in lab, etc., at the discretion of the instructor. Even though we may perform the experiment in pairs or groups and we encourage an exchange of ideas for comprehension of the laboratory exercise, all reports must be of an individual nature. Copying work from another individual will be considered to be cheating and punished as such. 2
Assignments and Evaluations Evaluation: A student s grade will be determined by his or her performance on the following types of assignments. Component Percentage Project Laboratory Report (Cobalt Synthesis and Analysis) 60% Freezing Point Depression Experiment 5% Kinetics Experiment 15% Acid/Base Report 10% Laboratory Notebook 5% Attendance and Participation/Laboratory Safety 5% Assignments: 1. The attendance & participation serves to encourage all students to be actively involved during group work to acquire the most experience from the experiment. Lab will begin when designated in the schedule showing up late will result in a reduction in this grade. Repeated tardiness will result in a zero for this grade. At the instructor s discretion, repeat actions that signal contempt, standoffishness, lack of participation, or other generally unhelpful attitudes will result in a zero for this grade. 2. The laboratory notebook will be used to record your procedures, observations, data, calculations, and conclusions each week. Be sure to bring your notebook to each laboratory period. You will be required to turn in some of your notebook pages at the beginning and the rest at the end of each lab. Your purpose and procedure will be due at the START of lab. Your data and results will be due at the END of each laboratory period. The notebook is an original document, not a copy This means that your work is entered directly into the notebook. 3. A post-laboratory report will be assigned following each experiment. The report will include all essential data in tabular form along with the final results and conclusion. Supportive evidence of your conclusion will be presented at this time. You will be graded for completeness, correctness, grammar, spelling, and your understanding of the concepts as demonstrated by your responses and interpretation of the data. Each report must be typed, written in Standard English, and submitted electronically to the appropriate drop box on D2L, which is then subject to plagiarism scanning via Turnitin.com. Due dates are shown in the lab schedule at the end of this document. No report is to be handwritten or submitted via email unless instructed otherwise. Points will be deducted for unexcused late report at the cost of 5 % per day for up to seven days. Assignments over seven days late will not be accepted. Mini-reports for the cobalt synthesis and analysis experiments are found in both the laboratory manual and the course web site. Each student is expected to complete these reports at the conclusion of the appropriate experiment. The mini-reports are not required, but are designed to help you understand the lab and to simplify the task of writing the main laboratory report at the end of the semester. Remember, your grade in the course is based heavily on the laboratory reports, so use all the help you can get. By submitting these reports on a weekly basis, you can receive feed-back on significant figures, sample calculations, data tabulations and an overall understanding of the experiment. If you decide to do these, and you should, submit them in a timely manner, as I will not review them "all at once" or a "bunch" close to the end of the semester. They should be typed, using the computer form and printed for me to look at. If there are discussions on the grading of the final report, I will probably ask to see your mini-reports with my comments. Note: Your laboratory experiments should be prepared in advance. This includes having a working knowledge of the procedure, the calculations, and the problems pertaining to your experiment. There are specific problems, both examples and exercises, in the laboratory manual pertaining to each experiment. It is your responsibility to study and attempt these problems. This should help you in the write-up of the laboratory report due toward the end of the semester 3
Grading Scale: Letter grades will be assigned based on your final percentage as follows: Letter Grade Percentage A 90 100 B 80 89 C 70 79 D 60 69 F < 60 Grading Philosophy: A... The student demonstrates an ability to understand the course material, to apply the material to new problems and situations, and to communicate learned knowledge. The student exhibits overall excellence without major weaknesses. B... The student demonstrates an ability to understand the course material. The student is able to apply the material to new problems and situations as well as communicate learned knowledge to a limited extent. The student exhibits more strengths than weaknesses. C... The student demonstrates an ability to understand facts relative to the course material. The student exhibits an almost equal amount strengths and weaknesses. D... The student demonstrates a partial ability to understand facts relative to the course material. The student exhibits more weaknesses than strengths. F... Submitted work is unacceptable such that the students exhibits a lack of understanding and/or effort. Mid-term Progress Report: Due to the relatively small number of laboratory reports that will have been returned by mid-term, mid-term grades may not be reported for this course. Students making unsatisfactory progress will be contacted individually by the instructor before mid-term. If the instructor feels that enough lab reports have been completed by the deadline for mid-term grades, he or she may issue a mid-term grade report. If issued, the mid-term grade in this course will be issued on or about February 27 and reflects only a portion of the entire course grade. Based on this grade, students may choose to withdraw from the course and receive a grade of "W." Students pursuing this option must fill out an official withdrawal form, available in the Office of the Registrar, or withdraw on-line using the SWAN by mid-term, which occurs on March 3. Instructions for withdrawing are provided at http://www.clayton.edu/registrar/withdrawal. The last day to withdraw without academic accountability is Friday, March 3, 2017 Course Policies General Policy: Students must abide by policies in the Clayton State University Student Handbook, and the Basic Undergraduate Student Responsibilities. The Student Handbook is part of the Academic Catalog and Student Handbook, which begins on page 6. University Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend and participate in every class meeting. Instructors establish specific policies relating to absences in their courses and communicate these policies to the students through the course syllabi. Individual instructors, based upon the nature of the course, determine what effect excused and unexcused absences have in determining grades and upon students ability to remain enrolled in their courses. The university reserves the right to determine that excessive absences, whether justified or not, are sufficient cause for institutional withdrawals or failing grades. Course Attendance Policy: Attendance is required for all lab periods. To receive credit for laboratory exercises and reports, you must complete all of the laboratory experiments or make specific arrangements with the instructor. If you miss the lab that week, there are no guaranteed additional opportunities to make up the lab and you may be penalized with a reduction in score on the respective report. Please notify me of any conflicts as early as possible. 4
Missed Work: Because of the project nature of the lab, one does not miss a lab if they are absent. The instructor will not extend the laboratory schedule near the end of the semester simply for students who have missed regular laboratory days. An unexcused absence on the day of a lab will result in a grade of zero for all associated assignments. Excused absences, for which documentation is required upon request, are considered to be illness, dire circumstance, death in the family, or preapproved absences (e.g., a university-sponsored event). If you expect to miss a lab, you must make arrangements with the instructor in advance to attend another lab session. However, your ability to attend another lab is up to the discretion of the instructors for your lab and the lab you plan to attend there are no guarantees of a make up lab. Additionally, you must physically complete the laboratory experiment to get credit. You may not simply obtain the data from another student and receive credit. Anyone attempting to do so will receive a zero on the laboratory exercise as this is cheating. Notify me of any conflicts as early as possible. Tardiness: Lab will be in session during the scheduled time. It is expected that you will be present and ready to start on time. The experiment, including important concepts safety information, will be discussed at the beginning of each laboratory period so make sure to arrive early. Points will be deducted from your Attendance & Participation grade for that week for each minute you are late. If you miss an introduction, you will not be allowed to participate in that lab section. Excessive tardiness may also result in your removal from the laboratory. In order to use your time effectively, you are required to familiarize yourself with the materials provided for the experiment in advance. Academic Dishonesty: Absolute academic integrity is expected. Any type of activity that is considered dishonest by reasonable standards may constitute academic misconduct. Plagiarism, data fabrication, or other types of cheating will be dealt with severely. All instances of academic dishonesty will, at a minimum, result in a grade of zero for the work involved and can result in expulsion from the institution. Two violations in a semester will result in a failing grade in the course. According to university policy, all instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Office of Community Standards. Judicial procedures are described beginning on page 19 in the section of the Academic Catalog and Student Handbook titled, Procedures for Adjudicating Alleged Academic Conduct Infractions. Disruption of the Learning Environment: Behavior that disrupts the teaching learning process during class activities will not be tolerated. While a variety of behaviors can be disruptive in a classroom setting, more serious examples include belligerent, abusive, profane, and/or threatening behavior. A student who fails to respond to reasonable faculty direction regarding classroom behavior and/or behavior while participating in classroom activities may be dismissed from class. A student who is dismissed is entitled to due process and will be afforded such rights as soon as possible following dismissal. If found in violation, a student may be administratively withdrawn and may receive a grade of WF. More detailed descriptions of examples of disruptive behavior are provided in the CSU Academic Catalog and Student Handbook starting on page 8. Plagiarism Detection Software: Students agree that by taking this course, all required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. You should submit your papers in such a way that no identifying information about you is included. Risk: Participation in laboratory activities involves an inherent risk of injury. In the event of injury, the student should immediately inform the instructor who will contact the Campus Public Safety Officer. The officer will file an accident report and administer first aid or contact appropriate medical help 5
Laboratory Policies: 1. Arrive to lab on time and stay until the exercise is complete. 2. You must wear your safety glasses at all times in the laboratory. The instructor may deduct points from lab reports for failing to wear safety glasses. 3. Students will not be allowed in the lab and will lose all points for lab that day for not wearing the appropriate lab attire as described above under Required Materials. 4. No eating, smoking, or drinking in the laboratory. No consumables are allowed in the laboratory. This includes drink/water bottles. All refuse should be disposed of outside of the lab. 5. Keep a clean and tidy work area. 6. Report any chemical spills, broken glass, accidents, etc. to the instructor. 7. Turn off cell phones, pagers, music players, and other personal electronic devices. Failure to do so will result in the student: o having points deducted from his/her grade o being asked to leave the room and being reported for disruptive behavior 8. No children or visitors are allowed in the laboratory. 9. Be aware of all laboratory policies and procedures and abide by the safety rules. Failure to do so may result in your removal from the laboratory. 10. Egregious or repetitive safety violations are grounds from dismissal or removal from the course. Other Policies and Additional Information: Contacting Me: In general, the best way to contact me is via email. Keep in mind that an e-mail is a professional communication so be sure to use full sentences with proper spelling and grammar. Please include the course number and a relevant topic in the subject line. If you haven t heard back from me within 24 hours, please email me again. Laboratory Etiquette: Consider the laboratory to be a professional setting. Cell phones and other electronic devices capable of being a distraction to anyone are not to be seen or heard. Questions are encouraged at any point. Make sure to come on time as the objective, procedures, and safety information will be discussed at the beginning of lab. Food and drinks are not allowed in the lab. Office Hours: I will maintain an open door policy in addition to my posted office hours. This means that I am available for help when needed. If I am unavailable when you stop by, I will make an appointment to speak with you at a later time. Technology Policy: We will be using several online technologies this semester, including online submission of assignments. Technology mishaps are not an emergency, but a regular part of using online systems and computers. You are responsible for submitting your work in sufficient time to accommodate potential network outages or computer mishaps. Crashed computers, downed networks, and virus attacks are not a valid excuse for late assignments. Save often, back up your work, and be prepared (The University recommends Microsoft OneDrive). Assignments cannot be submitted by email. 6
Tentative Lab Schedule: The preparation and set-up of the chemistry laboratories is not an easy chore. There are multiple sections and courses that use the same laboratory. It is critical that you attend and arrive on time to the laboratory during your scheduled time period. The instructor cannot guarantee a make-up. Week of Exp. # Experiment (Associated chapter in Tro, 1 st ed.) Assignment(s) Due at Start** 1/9 Introduction, safety rules, and lab waiver 1/16 1/23 1 1/30 1 2/6 1 No Lab This Week Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Synthesis/HCl Standardization/Worksheet (See sequence on next page for your task) Synthesis/HCl Standardization/Worksheet (See sequence on next page for your task) Synthesis/HCl Standardization/Worksheet (See sequence on next page for your task) Read pages 6-12 of lab manual Bring safety glasses to lab from now on!! 2/13 2* Freezing Point/Boiling Point 2/20 1 Analysis Day 1 FP/BP Report 2/27 3* Kinetics 3/6 No Labs This Week Spring Break 3/13 1 Analysis Day 2 Kinetics Report 3/20 1 Analysis Day 3 3/27 1 Analysis Day 4 4/3 4* Acid/Base Titration 4/10 1 Analysis Make Up Titration Report 4/17 Cleanup and Checkout Analysis Report 4/24 No Lab This Week * To be completed in pairs. Unmarked experiments will be completed individually. **You are responsible for completing your objective and procedures in your notebook before lab and collecting your data/observations in your notebook during lab. 7
Tentative Lab Sequence Week of: Experiment/sequence assigned A B C D E F 1/9 Introduction, Safety, etc ALL 1/16 MLK Holiday NO LAB THIS WEEK 1/23 1/30 2/6 Synthesis / Standardization / Worksheet Synthesis / Standardization / Worksheet Synthesis / Standardization / Worksheet i i ii ii iii iii ii ii iii iii i i iii iii i i ii ii 2/13 Freezing Point / Boiling Point ALL 2/20 Analysis Day 1 (FP/BP Report Due) 2 4 3 3 4 2 2/27 Kinetics ALL 3/6 Spring Break NO LAB THIS WEEK 3/13 Analysis Day 2 3 5 4 4 5 4 3/20 Analysis Day 3 4 2 2 5 3 5 3/27 Analysis Day 4 5 3 5 2 2 3 4/3 Acid/Base Titration ALL 4/10 Analysis Make up (Titration Report Due) ALL 4/17 Checkout (Final Report Due) ALL Last updated: January 8, 2017 8