Chemistry Program
Outcomes and Curriculum Map
2015-2016
Student Learning Outcomes
Successful Students will be able to:
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2.
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5.
Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of chemistry and its applications
1.1. The law of Conservation of Mass and Atomic Theory
1.2. Theories of Structure and Bonding
1.3. Understanding Chemical Reactions
1.4. Spectroscopy and Methods of Chemical Investigation
Write comprehensive laboratory reports that follow ACS guidelines for publishing
academic material
Use laboratory techniques to perform complicated experimental procedures and have a
working knowledge of modern instrumentation
Demonstrate their ability to search for, comprehend and critically evaluate scientific
literature through classroom presentations and reports
Design and conduct original research, and present the results in a scientific poster and/or
oral presentation.
Curriculum Map
The following table lists the Chemistry Courses in the major and shows the alignment between
the stated Student Learning Outcomes and each course.
Course
CHEM 110: Fund. Chem I lec/lab
CHEM 112: Fund. Chem II lec/lab
CHEM 210: Organic Chem I lec/lab
CHEM 212: Organic Chem II lec/lab
CHEM 323: Analytical Chem lec/lab
CHEM 340/341: P-Chem I lec/lab
CHEM 342/343: P-Chem II lec/lab
CHEM 421: Adv. Organic Lec
CHEM 424: Instrum Anal lec/lab
CHEM 425: Biochemistry Lec
CHEM 426: Biochemistry I Lab
CHEM 443: Adv. Inorg lec/lab
CHEM 445: Medicinal Chem Lec
CHEM 446: Biochemistry II Lec
SRSH
301/310/401/402:
TAS
Research Honors
1.1
X
X
X
SLO 1*
1.2
1.3
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SLO
2
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SLO
3
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SLO
4
SLO
5
X
X
X
X
X
1.4
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
*Student Learning Outcome #1
‘Successful students will be able to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of chemistry and its
applications’
This broadly defined outcome has been broken down into four general sub-levels. In the Concept
Inventory given below, the actual specific chemistry concepts from each of the courses listed has
been tied to each Student Learning Outcome 1sub-level.
1.1. The Law of Conservation of Mass and Atomic Theory
· Writing and balancing chemical equations (CHEM 110, 112)
· The mole and stoichiometry, (CHEM 110, 112)
· Empirical Gas Laws (CHEM 110)
· Atomic properties and the Periodic Table of Elements (CHEM 110)
· Atomic orbitals and electronic configuration of the elements (CHEM 110, 443)
· Quantum mechanics: historical development and application in determining the structure
of the hydrogen atom (CHEM 342, 443)
1.2. Theories of Structure and Bonding
· Covalent bonding, Lewis-dot structures and VSEPR (CHEM 110, 210, 443)
· Intermolecular forces of attraction (CHEM 112, 210)
· Naming chemical compounds using IUPAC rules (CHEM 110, 210, 212)
· Constitutional isomers and stereoisomers of organic compounds (CHEM 210, 212)
· Deriving the Schrodinger equation and using it to determine the wavefunctions and
energies of the particle in a box, the harmonic oscillator, and the rigid rotor (CHEM 342)
· Structure, properties and methods of analyzing amino acids, peptides and proteins
(CHEM 425, 446)
· Structure of carbohydrates, mono-, di- and polysaccharides (CHEM 425, 446)
· DNA: conformation, role in protein synthesis and sequencing methods (CHEM 425, 446)
· Molecular Orbital Theory (CHEM 110, 421, 443)
· Crystal Field Theory and the Spectrochemical Series (CHEM 443)
· Metal-ligand bonding in coordination and organometallic compounds (CHEM 443)
1.3. Understanding Chemical Reactions
· Acids, bases and neutralization reactions (CHEM 110, 112, 210, 212, 421)
· Thermochemistry (heats of reaction, exothermic, endothermic) and Laws of
Thermodynamics (Enthalpy, Entropy, Gibbs’ Free Energy) (CHEM 112, 340)
· Kinetics/Rates of Reaction (rate law, reaction order, half-life) (CHEM 112, 340)
· Equilibrium Reactions and Le Chatelier’s Principle (CHEM 112)
· Oxidation and reduction reactions (110, 212, 323, 421)
· Organic Functional-Group chemistry: identification, synthesis and characteristic reactions
(CHEM 210, 212, 421)
· Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination reactions (CHEM 210, 212, 421)
· Mechanisms and rearrangements of organic reactions (CHEM 210, 212, 421)
· Aromatic compounds and electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions (CHEM 212, 421)
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Devising a reaction mechanism from rates of reaction and thermodynamic data (CHEM
340)
Enzymes: mechanism of action and types of inhibition (CHEM 425, 445, 446)
Metabolic and biochemical pathways: conversions and high energy compounds (CHEM
425, 446)
1.4. Spectroscopy and Methods of Chemical Investigation
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Fundamentals and interpretation of atomic and molecular spectroscopies (Infra-red, NMR,
rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopy) (CHEM 210, 212, 342, 434, 443)
Applying thermodynamic concepts to solutions and mixtures (ideal and non-ideal) of
condensed phases (CHEM 340)
Analytical practice (uncertainty in measurement, statistics, method development and
validation) (CHEM 323, 424)
Titrations and gravimetric analysis, analytical electrochemistry (CHEM 323)
Basis of chemical separations (CHEM 323, 424)
Conversion of electrical signals to chemical measurements (CHEM 424)