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UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE's PROPOSAL OF CHEMISTRY COURSES
CHEMISTRY 006 ?
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This course was referred back to the Department at the
Faculty meeting of February 9th.
Section D, which reads,
"credit for 006 will not be allowed
for persons who have already completed and passed more than one
laboratory course in Chemistry or who are declared majors in Chemistry,
Biology, Physics or related interdisciplinary fields."
has been revised
and the revision has been approved by the Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee at its meeting on March 31st.
B. L. Funt
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Approved by the Faculty of Science at its meeting of April 20, 1970
Revised as result of
Faculty Meeting of
February 9, 1970
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
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CALENDAR INFORMATION
Department:
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Chemistry
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Course Number: .006
Title
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Chemistry in the World: an experimental approach
Credit Flours
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Vector Description: 004
Pre-requisite(s) :
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none.
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ENROLMENT AND SCHEDULING
Estimated Enrolment:
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25
Semester Offered (eg. Yearly, every Spring; twice yearly, Fall and
Spring):
every Fall
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When course will first 6e offered:
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Fall, 1970
'JUSTIFICATION:
A.
What is the detailed description of the course including differentiation
from lower level courses, from similar courses in the same department
and from courses in other departments in the University?
This course is explicitly designed as a laboratory course for non-scientists.
As such there is no other such course offered at this University. Courses
such as Bio.101 and Chem.106 could be considered similar but their approach
and aim are different. It is intended in this course to involve a non-scientist
directly with experimental methods and also to illustrate to him the relation-
ship between the studies a chemist does in the laboratory and the world outside.
B.
What is the range of topics that may be dealt with in the course?
This laboratory course is separated into three stages which are:
- a short stage introducing the student to the laboratory and some, basic
techniques.
- a second, longer stage in which several interesting and relevant experiments
are performed.
- a final stage in which each student selects and performs an individual
project which can be completed safely and in the time allotted.
The time allotted for each stage is roughly 1:2:1, respectively over a 13
week period and a tentative list of weekly experiments is appended.
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C.
How does this course fit the goals of the department?
This course fits the goals of the department by allowing students of any
discipline to experience the way a chemist works in the laboratory and
thus to give him an appreciation of the world of chemistry.
D.
How does
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this course affect degree requirements?
Credit for 006 will not be allowed for persons who have already completed
and passed more than one laboratory course in Chemistry or who are
declared majors in Chemistry, Biology, Physics or related interdisciplinary
fields.
E.
What are the calendar changes necessary to reflect the addition of
this course?
An additional entry is necessary to reflect the addition of this course
to the list of chemistry course offerings.
F.
What course, if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this
course is approved?
G.
What is the nature of student demands for this course?
This course was tried with small, pilot groups in Chem.106 with interested
non-chemists (and non-scientists) for 2 semesters. The response was
quite positive and all suggested expanding it into a separate course. It
is expected that the majority of students enrolling in this course will he
non-scientists.
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Other reasons for introducing the course.
Their seems to be a real need at this time to allow interested non-science
students the opportunity to become involved directly in a laboratory
course without the rigor demanded of science students.
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BUDGETARY AND SPACE FACTORS
A.
Which faculty will be available to teach this course?
Dr. J. D'Auria, Dr. J. Walkley
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Dr. B.D. Pate. Changes in the pre-requisites
for Chem. 361, 362 and 462 would allow a lower frequency of offering of
these courses and therefore free faculty.
B.
What are the special space and/or equipment requirements for this course?
Generally no special equipment is required and the present Chem. 106
laboratory could accommodate presently predicted enrollments.
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C. Any, other budgetary implications of mounting this course:
No significant budget increase is anticipated initially as the materials
and supplies necessary forthis course are available in other laboratory
courses.
APPROVAL - Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Committee:
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A tentative list of experiments for the proposed course Chem. 006 on a weekly
basis include:
- Black Box
Mass and Volume
Language of Chemistry
- Basic Components of Matter
- Physical and Chemical Properties
- Making Beautiful Crystals and Watching Them Grow
- Making Plastics and Drugs
- Exploring Chemical Reactions of Aspirin?
Studying the Action of Pre-Soak Soaps
- A Study of Water
- Paper Chromatography - A Method of Separation and Identification
- Gas-Liquid Chromatography and some practical applications
- Radioactivity and the Nucleus
PROJECT
A laboratory report will be required for all experiments.
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