Chemistry 303L
SUMMER 2011
Instructor:
Office:
Office Phone:
FAX number:
(310) 243-2593
E-Mail Address:
Office Hours:
by appointment
Required Text and Materials:
1 Laboratory Manual
2 Laboratory Text: Pavia, Introduction to Organic Laboratory Techniques
3 Laboratory Notebook, Quadrille-Ruled, Also available at the bookstore
4 Laboratory Safety Glasses. Bring your own or buy them at the Bookstore.
5 Shoes that cover the tops and bottoms of your feet. Keep a pair in your locker, if you plan
on wearing open shoes or sandals.
Grading:
Letter Grade
Percentages
Letter Grade
Percentages
A
91 – 100
A-
89 - 90
B+
87 – 88
B
81 - 86
B-
79 – 80
C+
77 - 78
C
71 – 76
C-
69 - 70
D+
67 – 68
D
60 - 66
Grades based on lab score - 400 points possible, distributed as follows:
Final exam
Laboratory Reports
Laboratory Practicum
100 points
100 points
100 points
Deductions for poor laboratory performance, and non-attendance
Points for Lab Reports, Quizzes and Exams
Experiment
Points
EAS Nitration of Bromobenzene
10
Thin Layer Chromatography
5
Arene Oxidation
10
Determination of Benzoic Acid Molecular Weight
5
Reduction of Benzophenone
10
Alcohol Classification Tests
5
Oxidation of Cyclohexanol to Cyclohexanone
10
Carbonyl Classification Tests
5
Synthesis of Methyl Benzoate
20
Triphenylmethanol Via Grignard
20
Total: Lab Report Points
100
Oxidation Practicum
Comprehensive final
100
100
Course Total
300
Study Guidelines for CHE 303
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MATERIAL CONTAINED IN YOUR
LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, DISCUSSED IN PRE LAB, OR DISCUSSED IN
LAB.
The exercises at the end of each experiment will help you answer most of the test
questions. You Must know the structures and names of every chemical used, except those
specifically excluded by the instructor.
Laboratory Reports
Laboratory report sheets at the end of each experiment are to be used for the laboratory reports,
and are due the following lab period after completion of the experiment, at 1:00 P.M.. Reports
may be turned in the next scheduled laboratory period - for a 5-point penalty. No reports will be
accepted after 1:00 P.M., the day after the report was due. YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO
FOR THAT LAB.
Schedule of Laboratory Exercises
WEDNESDAY
July 6th
Orientation
Check-In
EAS Nitration / TLC
July 13th
Molecular Weight Determination
Melting Range of Oxidation Product
Carbonyl Reduction
Alcohol Tests
July 20th
Preparation of Methyl Benzoate
July 27th
Grignard Cont’d
August 3rd
Practicum Cont’d
Melting Range of Practicum Product
TURN IN REPORT BY THE END OF
THE PERIOD
Check-Out
MONDAY
July 11th
Arene Oxidation
EAS Melting Ranges
July 18th
Cyclohexanol Oxidation
Carbonyl Classification Tests
Melting Range of Carbonyl Reduction Product
July 25th
Grignard reagent Synthesis and Reaction with Methyl
Benzoate
August 1st
Melting Range of Grignard Product
Adipic Acid Practicum
THURSDAY, August 4th
Written Exam
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Academic Integrity: Its Place in the University Community
The University Community
A university is a community of learners bonded together by the search for knowledge; the pursuit of
personal, social, cultural, physical, and intellectual development; and the desire for the liberating
effects of an advanced education. California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has a
culture--the academic culture--shared with other universities and colleges across the nation. Integral to
that culture is a set of values such as academic freedom, dedication to teaching and learning, diversity,
civility toward others, and academic integrity.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is of central importance in the university community and involves committed
allegiance to the values, the principles, and the code of behavior held to be central in that community.
Integrity concerns honesty and implies being truthful, fair, and free from lies, fraud, and deceit.
The core of a university's integrity is its scholastic honesty. Honesty is valued across all cultures and is
a fundamental value in the academic culture. There are, however, cultural differences with regard to
the ownership of ideas and the importance of individual efforts. Nonetheless, the university expects all
students and other campus members to document the intellectual contributions of others and to ensure
that the work they submit is their own.
Education provides students with the resources to master content, learn skills, and develop processes to
maximize self potential and the potential of others. Students must demonstrate mastery of each step of
learning by tangible products such as test performance, papers, and presentations. This process enables
the student and the instructor to assess the student's readiness for the next steps and gives the student
the confidence to undertake future steps. Students who cheat may not have mastered the necessary
steps nor gained the necessary knowledge; they miss the opportunity to gain an accurate picture of
what they know and what they do not know.
Cheating harms others and the institution in addition to limiting one's own potential. Other students are
rightfully angry when dishonest students use inappropriate methods to get grades for which honest
students work hard. The fairness of the grading process is compromised when a student falsely obtains
a grade. Academic dishonesty may result in loss of confidence in the system and devaluation of the
quality of the university degree.
The Nature of Academic Dishonesty
A standard definition of academic dishonesty has been provided by Kibler, Nuss, Paterson, and Pavela
(1988):
Academic dishonesty usually refers to forms
of cheating and plagiarism which result in
students giving or receiving unauthorized
assistance in an academic exercise or receiving credit for work which is not their own.
They further define the following specific forms of academic dishonesty:
Cheating--intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, or study
aids in any academic exercise. The term academic exercise includes all forms of work submitted
for credit or hours.
Cheating also includes: unauthorized multiple submissions, altering or interfering with grading,
lying to improve a grade, altering graded work, unauthorized removal of tests from classroom or
office, and forging signatures on academic documents.
Fabrication--intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or citation in
an academic exercise.
Facilitating academic dishonesty--intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another
to violate a provision of the institutional code of academic integrity.
Plagiarism--the deliberate adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another
person as one's own without acknowledgment.
At the heart of any university are its efforts to encourage critical reading skills, effective
communication and, above all, intellectual honesty among its students. Thus, all academic work
submitted by a student as his or her own should be in his or her own unique style, words and form.
When a student submits work that purports to be his/her original work, but actually is not, the
student has committed plagiarism.
Plagiarism is considered a gross violation of the University's academic and disciplinary standards.
Plagiarism includes the following: copying of one person's work by another and claiming it as his or
her own, false presentation of one's self as the author or creator of a work, falsely taking credit for
another person's unique method of treatment or expression, falsely representing one's self as the
source of ideas or expression, or the presentation of someone else's language, ideas or works
without giving that person due credit. It is not limited to written works. For example, one could
plagiarize music compositions, photographs, works of art, choreography, computer programs or any
other unique creative effort.
Further information about the various forms of academic dishonesty can be obtained from the office
of any Instructional Dean or the Student Development office. Individual departments and faculty
may also provide specific examples.
Who Has the Responsibility for Promoting Academic Integrity and Preventing Academic
Dishonesty ?
Faculty Responsibility
The faculty as representatives of the institution have the opportunity to encourage academic
integrity and the responsibility to discourage and curtail academic fraud. At CSUDH, incidents
should be reported to the Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs. Unless incidents are
reported to a central location, repeated violations may go undetected as they occur in separate
departments or with different faculty. The Vice President of Student Affairs will notify the student
if a report is received.
Student Responsibility
Students are responsible for the integrity of the actions and must be willing to accept consequences
for these actions. Students have the responsibility to be familiar with the University policies and to
seek clarification with faculty if they are unclear about expectations for any assignment. Students
are also encouraged to report academic dishonesty. In the sense that a university is a community,
students should understand their own role in the creation of the kind of environment that encourages honesty and discourages academic fraud. Students need not tolerate any action on the part of
another that diminishes their own integrity or that of the university.
Options for Addressing Academic Dishonesty
When a faculty member detects dishonesty, he or she will address it. If appropriate, the faculty
member will first confront the student and seek an "in-office" resolution. Remember the charge is
an allegation that should be examined under due process.
If the faculty member is convinced that dishonesty has occurred, she or he will use one or more of
the following options:
a. Adjust the evaluation of the student's work, i.e., nullify the effort or a portion of it. This action
may be taken as part of a decision regarding assignment of a grade. The faculty member is not
required to formally report the incident through the campus disciplinary process but is strongly
encouraged to do so.
b. Refer the matter to the Vice President for Student Affairs for an investigation as part of the
Student Disciplinary Procedures. These procedures call for due process, a hearing or the
opportunity to waive a hearing and accept a sanction without admitting guilt. (An "F" grade
supported by a decision in a disciplinary case may not be the subject of a grade appeal and may not
be repeated and canceled.)
c. Use both "a" and "b" above.
The California State University Disciplinary Procedures
Student enrollment is a voluntary entrance into the academic community of learners. By such
entrance, the student voluntarily assumes, and is expected to assume, obligations of performance
and behavior that are imposed by the university relevant to its lawful missions, processes, and
functions. The University reserves the right to discipline students in order to secure compliance
with these obligations.
Students who engage in dishonest behavior are charged with violating Title 5, California
Administrative Code, Section 41301, under the Student Disciplinary Procedures for the California
State University established by Executive Order #628 by the Chancellor. A copy of these
procedures may be obtained from the Offices of the Vice President for Student Affairs or Student
Development.