CH101G:
Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details
Contact Information
Upon successful completion of this course…
1. The student will be able to compute mathematical equations to solve problems in a great variety of
fields of study, problems involving ratios, percentages, approximation and estimation, measures of central
tendency, standard deviation, statistical inference, reading and interpreting graphs, charts and tables.
2. The student will be able to manipulate calculators as tools for solving problems encountered in
everyday life.
3. The student will be able to perform algebraic formulas to solve mathematical exercises.
4. The student will be able to explain science as a way of knowing about the physical world.
5. The student will be able to analyze and perform experimentation as a way of asking and answering
questions about science.
6. The student will be able to recognize the types of questions that science, by its nature, can and cannot
answer.
7. The student will be able to generalize concepts of natural science to convey its complexity and to
comprehend that asking a science question requires prior knowledge.
8 The student will be able to discuss some of the practical and ethical human implications of scientifically
derived knowledge.
9. The student will be able to compose a theory and demonstrate that theory in practice.
The lecture text which this course follows is Chemistry for the changing times (13th ed.) by Hill, McCreary, and Kolb. (ISBN10: 0-321-75087-X, ISBN13: 978-0-321-75087-7). This book is what the lecture will be based on and can be used as a reference during worksheets. This does not make it mandatory; it is up to you individually if you wish to purchase it.
There is no textbook for the laboratory portion of the course. When you attend lab you will be provided with either a worksheet or a procedure for that days experiment. There will be two written lab reports during the course of the semester with examples and instructions provided in Blackboard for what they should contain. These labs reports will be submitted in Blackboard for grading by your lab instructor.
You will need a calculator, preferably a scientific calculator (as you will need the “log” function).
This course addresses the following goals/objectives in the General Education program: “Use mathematics to solve problems in a great variety of fields of study, problems involving ratios, percentages, approximation and estimation, measures of central tendency, standard deviation, statistical inference, reading and interpreting graphs, charts and tables. Use calculators as tools for solving problems encountered in everyday life. Solve mathematical exercises that require the use of algebraic formulae. Demonstrate an understanding of science as a way of knowing about the physical world; ask and answer questions using observation and /or experimentation; and recognize the types of questions that science, by its nature, can and cannot answer. Demonstrate an understanding of a natural science in a depth sufficient to convey its complexity and to understand that to ask a question requires prior knowledge. Demonstrate an understanding of some of the practical and ethical human implications of scientifically-derived knowledge. Apply theory to practice.” (from the General Education Goals and Objectives)
Global Skill Development: We will cover several environmental issues as they relate to the global climate. We will discuss what effect we have had on our environment and what we can do as engaged members of our global community to have a positive effect on the environment.
LIST OF LAB EXPERIMENTS (Subject to change):
Experimental procedures will be provided during the lab time.
2. All About Laboratory
3. Density
4. Solutions
5. Color and Concentration
6. About pH
8. Ethanol (this is a two-week experiment)
9. Sugars
10. Freezing point
##. Ethanol in Gasoline
13. Amino Acids
COURSE TOPICS and corresponding text:
Chemistry Chap 1
Atoms Chap 2
Atomic Structure Chap 3
Chemical Bonds Chap 4
Chemical Accounting Chap 5
Gases, Liquids, Solids… and Intermolecular forces Chap 6
Acids and Bases Chap 7
Oxidation and Reduction Chap 8
Organic Chemistry Chap 9
Worksheets: A total of eight (8) worksheets will be given, with the lowest 2 scores being dropped (Hence, six (6) worksheets are counted). Worksheets will generally be given on selected Thursdays/Fridays (except where noted). The worksheet dates* are:
Section M1: January 16th, 23rd, February 13th, 20th, March 20th, 27th, April 17th, 29th
Term and Final exams: Three (3) tests will be given, roughly covering three to four chapters of material. Test dates* are:
Section M1: January 30th, February 27th, April 3rd
Term and Final exams: Three (3) tests will be given, roughly covering three to four chapters of material. Test dates* are: Section M1: January 30th, February 27th, April 3rd
*Disclaimer: In the event of an emergency or unforeseeable event, it may be necessary to move the date of a quiz or test. Students will be notified as far in advance as possible via the Blackboard system and also in class, when possible. The time and date of the final exam are fixed by the college.
Quizzes and tests should be taken in the time period allotted for the section of the course in which you are registered, and these are assumed to begin at the start of the period unless otherwise notified. If you have a special request to take a quiz or test during another lecture section's time period, please ask.
Lab Reports: Lab reports consist of worksheets from the professor which will be turned in at the end of the experiment and two lab reports which will be submitted in Blackboard.
A penalty of 10% per day late may be assessed by your lab instructor to late lab reports.
Homework and Blackboard: There is no graded homework for the lecture. For those who need additional practice, the lecture text listed at the top of the syllabus contains many practice problems and worked examples. It is expected that you will study and work on course material at least two hours for each hour in class.
You are expected to regularly check both the Blackboard page for the course as well as your Wilmington College email account for any materials or announcements related to this course. Grades for all your course assignments will be posted to Blackboard. (Please be aware that since different students may have different lab instructors, lab grades may be posted at different times.). You are encouraged to regularly check your scores in Blackboard and to alert the instructor if you believe that there are any errors.
If/when we go online only, I will use a synchronous delivery method for the course. We will meet in Blackboard Collaborate during our normally scheduled lecture periods. The quizzes and exams will still follow our original schedule with roughly one quiz/exam each week. The quizzes and exams will be posted in Blackboard and will be available from noon Friday to end of day Sunday. The lab is TBD based on when we go online only.
Your grade will be determined by: worksheets; tests; lab reports; and a final exam.
| Tests | 100 pts each | X3 | =300 |
| Worksheets | 30 pts each | X6 | =180 |
| Lab Reports | 30 pts each | X10 | =300 |
| Lab Exit Inspection | 20 pts | =20 | |
| Final Exam | 200 pts | =200 | |
| Total | =1000 points | ||
Grading for the Course:
Final grades will be based on the +/- system. The grading ranges are:
100-93%=A | <93-90%=A- | <90-87%=B+ | <87-82%=B | <82-79%=B- | <79-76%=C+ |
| <76-65%=C | <65-60%=C- | <60-55%=D+ | <55-50%=D | Less than 50%=F |
If scores on a particular quiz or test are deemed by the instructor to be unusually low over the score range for the entire class, the instructor might offer to the entire class a curve or an extra credit assignment of the instructor’s choosing. There will be no personal extra credit assignments.
Instructor Course Policies
Attendance and Absence: Attendance will not be taken during lecture, however, I recommend you attend class as it will likely be a major factor in your performance in this class. It is your responsibility to find out about any announcements from class as well as getting a copy of the notes from a classmate. If you are absent for a quiz or worksheet you will get a zero for that assignment and there are no make ups for these assignments, your two lowest quiz or worksheet grades will be dropped at the end of the semester. If you are absent for a test, you will by default receive a zero for that assignment, unless you can provide a reasonable excuse (some documentation may be required), such as an illness (yours or a family member’s), a death in the family, participation in an official college extra-curricular activity, an auto-accident, unsafe weather conditions, or some other unforeseeable emergency (See the current Student Handbook for the college’s Attendance policy, especially as it pertains to excused absences.). If you know in advance that you will be absent, please let me know so that arrangements can be made beforehand. Make-up work will be given to those who can provide an acceptable, reasonable excuse; make up work will be different than the original quiz/exam, but will be closely equivalent in material covered.
For lab, if you are late more than 15 minutes, this will be treated as a violation, and points may be deducted. If you arrive at a time that is considered by the instructor (at his or her discretion) to be too late to properly perform the experiment, he or she may choose to refuse your entrance to the lab, and you would then receive a zero for this experiment (if you are unable or not permitted by the instructor to complete it at another time). If you are absent from lab, you will receive a zero for that experiment, because you cannot turn in a lab report for an experiment that you didn’t perform. If you must miss a lab you should attend a different lab during that week (with the approval of that section's instructor). If you wish to inquire about the ability to perform an experiment during a different section’s allotted time, please contact both the instructor for your usual section and the instructor who teaches the section which you wish to attend for that particular experiment.
Winter Weather: There may be occasions during this semester when the weather (i.e. snow/ice) may make travel to campus difficult and/or dangerous. In such cases, you should consider your absence for this class/lab excused and you will be able to make-up any missed assignments. In the event that I am unable to reach campus for class and/or lab, I will notify the class by the Blackboard system and email as soon as possible (typically before 7:00 AM). On days in which the winter weather forecasts make the ability to travel questionable, you should check your Blackboard account and College email before class to see if I have sent a message about class. In the instructor's opinion, when travel is questionable, you should consider your safety first. If the College officially closes, then there will be no contact from me, as the College will be closed. If we are online only due to weather we will meet at our normal class time in Blackboard collaborate.
General Business
Office Hours: These hours are subject to change and you will be notified whether the change is one day change or a permanent change. You are welcome to stop by my office during hours other than this or make appointments to meet with me. Generally, if I am not in my office during normal hours, I will be in one of the chemistry labs.
Americans with Disabilities Act and other needs: If you have a documented disability that requires accommodation(s), contact Amber Walters, the Accessibility and Disability Services Director at 937-481-2444, Robinson Communication Center 111. If you have a condition which may require additional accommodations in the laboratory, including but not limited to chemical allergies or temporary physical injuries, you may consult your lab instructor.
Academic Misconduct: Student academic misconduct on class assignments, such as but not limited to cheating on quizzes/tests or copying information on laboratory report assignment sheets may result in point reductions (up to a complete, 100% penalty) for that particular assignment (Unapproved sharing of laboratory data and calculations is considered cheating). Cases may also be reported to the Office of Academic Affairs. See the current Student Handbook for the College’s Academic Integrity policies as they pertain to examinations, plagiarism, classroom behavior, and the process for handling academic misconduct charges.
Classroom Etiquette: There are sometimes occasions in which you may miss portions of the class. If you need to leave early, I would appreciate if you let me know this before class begins. If you are late to class, you are welcome to come late; please enter without disturbing the class. While in the classroom, please give the proper respect to all who are in the class. Do not insult, harm, or in other ways inappropriately embarrass other class members. The use of cell phones and music devices in class and lab is generally prohibited. Repeated use of these items in a disrupting manner will result in warnings, followed by a request to leave the classroom. If you have an emergency situation which requires the availability of your phone for an urgent call, please let me know before class so that you can be accommodated.
On the first day of laboratory, you will receive a list of laboratory safety rules, which will be reviewed by your lab instructor. You must abide by all safety rules, as well as the instructions of your lab instructor. Failure to do so may result in your expulsion from the laboratory, which would then be treated the same as an unexcused absence from lab.
Contact Information: My email is mark_chrisman@wilmington.edu and my office phone number is 937-481-2259. In case of an absolute emergency or in cases in which I have instructed you to do so I can be contacted at 740-572-3086. In general my preferred contact method is email or text and will typically have the quickest response time. Never leave any assignments in my campus mail box. If you need to turn them in when I am not available leave them on my chair if the door is open. If the door is not open slide them under the door and email me that you have done this.
Should any student feel ill at any time during the semester it is important to contact the college nurse, wchealthcenter@wilmington.edu , 937-481-2217) immediately. She will determine if testing, isolation or quarantine are necessary. If the nurse, or some other health authority, indicates the need to isolate or quarantine, your faculty will be notified through the Office of Academic Affairs of the dates of excused absences, once confirmed by the school nurse. It is, however, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to contact your professors immediately in order to determine how best to maintain engagement with course content and assignments during your absence.
Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Out-of-class Work Expectation A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week. |
Instructional Course Delivery |
Academic Integrity Policy The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions. |
Academic Misconduct - Examples [10/24]
ACADEMIC CODE OF CONDUCT
This policy is directly related to the first Testimony, which is part of the Student Code of Conduct. “I will practice personal and academic integrity.” The initial responsibility for dealing with academic misconduct lies with the individual faculty member in whose classroom or course of study the offense occurs. The responsibility includes determination of the consequences for the offense. The goal is for faculty to confront cheating and plagiarism, to teach ethical behavior, and to provide an appropriate consequence based on the nature of the incident. Faculty are encouraged to explicitly address academic misconduct and its consequences in the course syllabus.
EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
A. Examination offenses include, but are not limited to, the following:
1.Taking unauthorized materials into or out of the examination room.
2.Leaving the examination room without authorization before completing an examination.
3.Talking in the examination room without authorization.
4.Discussing the examination outside the examination room during the course of the examination.
5.Attempting to observe the work of another student.
6.Taking an examination for another person or permitting someone else to do so.
7.Collaborating improperly by discussion, joint research, or joint effort in any way expressly prohibited by the instructor. This includes using a cell phone or other device to access information from another source or another student.
8.Improper knowledge of contents of an examination - No student shall knowingly acquire unauthorized knowledge of an examination or any part of an examination, or solicit, offer, or give information about any part of an examination.
B. Student work offenses include, but are not limited to, the following, which are expressly prohibited in the absence of prior written approval of the instructor or instructors involved:
1.Resubmission of work - Submitting work which has been previously submitted for credit.
2. Plagiarism - Submitting work done wholly or partly by another, including the unattributed copying of all or parts of a published work or internet document. Using generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) sources to produce work (when not expressly permitted) is also a form of plagiarism. Some instances of plagiarism are the result of ignorance rather than dishonesty. When plagiarism is encountered, the instructor should be sure that the student knows proper procedures for attributing content.
3.Prohibited sources - Consulting material or persons contrary to the directions of the instructor.
4.Improper collaboration - Engaging in any discussion, joint research, or joint effort of any kind expressly prohibited by the instructor.
5.Deception - Misrepresenting the authenticity of sources, citations, or principles in any written work.
6. Sharing work – Students who share their work with others are responsible for how that work is used. For example, if a student shares a paper with another student to help him or her understand an assignment, and that student submits the work as their own, the author of the paper shares responsibility for the plagiarism committed by the other student.
D. Other misconduct - Engaging in any other improper conduct as specified by the instructor.
E. Lying – deliberately providing false information relevant to academic matters, such as misrepresenting the inability to take an examination because of illness.
F. Disruptive or disrespectful classroom behavior – causing a disturbance in the classroom, interrupting instruction, speaking rudely or threatening students or faculty.
Class Attendance Policy |
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
Students with Disabilities
In accordance with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973), Wilmington College provides access through reasonable accommodations to students with documented physical and psychological disabilities.
Students who wish to access Services need to meet with the Director of Accessibility and Disability Services and provide verification of their disability. To register with Accessibility and Disability Services, students submit an Application for Services. In addition, the student must provide the Disability Verification form accompanied by current disability documentation from a licensed professional. For more information, contact the Director of Accessibility and Disability Services at accessibility@wilmington.edu or 937.481.2444, 114 Robinson Communcation Center.