| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1/07 | Research Project Introduction |
Lead Analysis Proposal |
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| 1/14 | Synthesis of Bouncing Putty | Synthesis of Bouncing Putty  |
Silicone Polymers
Paper (30 pts) |
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| 1/21 | MLK Holiday | |||
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1/28
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The Oxidation States of Vanadium
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Zubrick, Ch 26, 28 |
Academic
Laboratory Report (50 pts) |
Research Proposal
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2/04
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Chromium Contamination in Natural Waters
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Introduction
to Spectroscopy |
Memo and Press Release
(30 pts) |
Silicone Polymers Paper Proposal Reviews |
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2/11
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Lead in Pottery Glazes Project
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Client Report/Cover Letter Lead Team
(30 pts) |
Memo and Press Release Vanadium Academic Laboratory Report to Editor |
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2/18
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Sunscreen Project Quiz #1 |
PowerPoint Class Presentation of Sunscreen Project Results (20 pts) Resume and Job Application Letter(20 pts) |
Vanadium Academic Laboratory Report Final Version
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| 2/25 | Micropipetting
and Electrophoresis  |
Writing
the Ticket to Work |
Client Report and Cover Letter
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3/04
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Water Quality Testing via DNA Background Reading Quiz #2 |
Resume and Job Application Letter (20 pts) |
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3/11
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DNA Fingerprinting Quiz #2 |
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Resume/Application Letter
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| 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 | ||
