| Instructor: | Dr. Arlene Courtney, NS 112 |
| Office Hours: | MW 9-11, W 1-2 (other hours by appointment) |
| Texts: | Zubrick, "The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual" |
| Other Materials: | Bound Laboratory Manual with carbon copy pages Ch 462 Resources Webpage |
| Course Description: |
This course will utilize the laboratory skills that you developed in your general, organic and analytical chemistry courses. You will also learn new techniques and design an investigation of your own. Since this course will fulfill part of WOU's writing intensive requirement, there will be a significant writing component. Your writing assignments will expose you to a number of the different types of written communication used by professional chemists such as letters, memos, proposals, and reports. You will also make extensive use of the chemical literature in this course. |
| Date | Topic | Background Reading Assignments | Writing Assignments | Assignments Due |
| 1/05 | Research Project Introduction |
Lead Analysis Proposal |
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| 1/12 | Synthesis of Bouncing Putty | Synthesis of Bouncing Putty | Silicone Polymers
Paper (30 pts) |
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| 1/19 | MLK Holiday (no lab) | |||
| 1/26 | Bouncing Putty continued |
Research Proposal Due |
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2/02
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The Oxidation States of Vanadium
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Zubrick, Ch 26, 28 |
Academic Laboratory Report (50 pts) |
Proposal Reviews The Proposals: Proposal #1 (Cu)
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2/09
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Chromium Contamination in Natural Waters
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Light
Absorption |
Memo and Press Release (30 pts) | Silicone Polymers Paper |
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2/16
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Lead in Pottery Glazes or Copper in Residential Water Projects
Quiz #1 |
Client Report/Cover Letter Lead Team (30 pts) Client Report/Cover Letter Copper Team (30 pts) How to Do Group Editing of
Word Documents A
Basic Powerpoint Tutorial PowerPoint Class Presentation of Team Results (20 pts) |
Memo and Press Release Vanadium Academic Laboratory Report to Editor |
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| 3/23 | Micropipetting
and Electrophoresis  |
Vanadium Academic Laboratory Report Final Version
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3/02
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DNA Fingerprinting
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Writing
the Ticket to Work |
Resume and Job Application Letter(20 pts) |
Client Report and Cover Letter
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3/09
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Water Quality Testing via DNA Background Reading Quiz #2 |
Resume/Application Letter
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| 3/16 | All Work Due By 2 pm!!!!! |
Powerpoint Class Presentation Lab Notebook |
| Icon | Explanation |
| a handout |
| an HTML document |
 | a computer tutorial |
| literature search |
| GRADING SCALE | |||
| ASSIGNMENTS |
1@50 pts |
220 pts | A: 300-277 pts B: 260-247 pts C: 232-220 pts D: 202-187 pts F: Below 178pts |
| QUIZZES | 2@30 pts | 60 pts | |
| NOTEBOOK | 1@20 pts | 20 pts | |
| TOTAL | 300 pts | ||
2/06/09
