Pierce Chem. 102 Laboratory Spring 2014 Section 8137
Class on M in CFS #92021 at 5:00-9:05pm,
Instructor: Dr. Grazyna E. Orzechowska
e-mail: orzechg@piercecollege.edu
Web page http://faculty.piercecollege.edu/orzechg
Section 8137 meets in the Laboratory on Mondays
Lectures with Prof. Ogar
BOOKS
Laboratory Manual: Chemistry 102 Laboratory Manual 2e
Laboratory notebook/draft Lab Report
On-line resources: Pierce moodle is our official and mandatory on-line site for our lab class. You need to
have your Pierce moodle account. It is your responsibility to check the moodle for all information
pertaining to our class, grades, and lab report submissions.
Laboratory guidelines
No make up for labs will be possible. Please set your schedule accordingly to this course meeting
time.
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Safety Goggles (you may purchase them in the bookstore or from any other sources) are
mandatory in the lab.
You need to bring to class the Chemistry 102 Laboratory Manual 2e and the notebook.
The lab manual is available in the Pierce bookstore.
Wearing goggles and following laboratory safety procedures will be strictly enforced.
Attire:
- You must wear pants that cover ankles.
- No skirts are allowed-unless required by Religious/Cultural reasons; they have
to be long enough to cover ankles
- You must wear closed toed & closed heeled shoes. Sandals, high-heel etc.,
shoes, are not permitted in the lab. Tank tops and shorts are not allowed in the
lab.
Long hair need to be tied back and secured.
If you come to the lab wearing improper attire you will be excused and you will lose
points for that experiment.
LAB REPORTS AND GRADES
1. Lab reports will be submitted and graded on-line through the Turnitin assignments posted in our
moodle class. The grade will be directly posted to your moodle grades.
2. Each laboratory experiment is worth of 10 points, but the longer experiments will be worth of 20
points.
3. The % grade from your laboratory will be sent to Prof. Ogar.
4. You will have to complete all laboratory experimental parts, document them in your labnotebook/draft lab reports including calculations, and receive my signature before leaving the
laboratory class.
5. At the end of a laboratory exercise we will be working on a draft of lab report related to
that experiment. At home, you will have to edit your draft report, tape it, and then submit
before the deadline via our moodle to Turnitin site. Note: Turnitin accepts only doc.
format!
6. Reports submitted via e-mail, handed it, or submitted late will not be accepted and graded.
7. Identical lab reports are considered to be a plagiarism. You will receive a grade 0 and you
will be reported to the Chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department.
In order to be able to complete lab exercises and generate drafts of reports you need to come
prepared- read the experiment carefully and prepare your notebook/draft lab report for an
experiment. You will be given complete guidelines as to how to prepare your notebook for a given
lab experiment and a lab report. Follow these carefully.
Laboratory schedule
Will be posted before the class starts on our moodle page