KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL OR REVISION,
Cover Sheet (10/02/2002)
Course Number/Program Name CHEM 7300 - Synthetic Methods / MS Chemical Sciences
Department Chemistry and Biochemistry
Degree Title (if applicable) Master of Science
Proposed Effective Date Fall 2012
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Sections to be Completed
II, III, IV, V, VII
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I, II, III
I, II, III
I, II, III
I, II, III
Notes:
If proposed changes to an existing course are substantial (credit hours, title, and description), a new course with a
new number should be proposed.
A new Course Proposal (Sections II, III, IV, V, VII) is required for each new course proposed as part of a new
program. Current catalog information (Section I) is required for each existing course incorporated into the
program.
Minor changes to a course can use the simplified E-Z Course Change Form.
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John Haseltine
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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE/CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM CHANGE
I.
Current Information (Fill in for changes)
Page Number in Current Catalog
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Class Hours
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Description (or Current Degree Requirements)
II.
Proposed Information (Fill in for changes and new courses)
Course Prefix and Number CHEM 7300
Course Title Synthetic Methods
Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 0 CreditHours 3
Prerequisites Admission and enrollment in the Master of Science in Chemical
Sciences degree program or permission of the program director or chair.
Description (or Proposed Degree Requirements)
This course will provide a background in the fundamental methods of synthesis,
focusing on applications in the broad fields of organic, inorganic, bioinorganic,
and organometallic chemistry. Topics may include: tactics of carbon-carbon bond
formation, oxidations, reductions, and other functional group transformations;
strategies and tactics for stereochemically asymmetric synthesis; and supporting
discussions of synthetic design, molecular structure, and reaction mechanisms.
III.
Justification
The Master of Science in Chemical Sciences will prepare students to integrate concepts
and content that span traditional academic subdisciplines to answer scientific questions
that span traditional boundaries of chemistry, biochemistry and beyond. This course is a
required foundation that will familiarize students with traditional and modern synthetic
methods. Mastery of the concepts, strategies, and tactics to be covered is essential for
progress and student maturation on thesis projects with a significant synthetic component.
IV.
Additional Information (for New Courses only)
Instructor(s): Baruah, B., Gabriel, G., Gwaltney, K., Haseltine, J., Shaw, J., Tapu,
D.
Text: none required
Prerequisites: Admission and enrollment in the Master of Science in Chemical
Sciences degree program or permission of the program director or chair.
This course may be repeated for credit with the permission of the Department.
Objectives: Upon completing this course, student will be able to:
1. Recall and employ reactions in synthetic transformations, including carboncarbon bond formation, oxidations, reductions, and other functional group
transformations.
2. Recall and employ currently accepted mechanisms of reactions including
those listed above.
3. Apply reactions in multi-step synthesis.
4. Conceive effective approaches for the synthesis of simple targets.
5. Evaluate syntheses (published or proposed) in terms of efficiency and
selectivity.
6. Oral presentation of a synthetic method, a multi-step reaction sequence, or
critiques thereof.
Instructional Method
Lectures, Group Discussions, Problem Solving, Presentations. Students will be
assigned readings from the primary and secondary literature that will introduce
topics for discussion. Students will work problem sets, in class and for
homework, that illustrate important methods. Specific papers and topics from the
primary literature will be assigned for oral presentations.
Method of Evaluation
Students will be evaluated by periodic examinations requiring recall and
application of methods and concepts covered in class. Regularly assigned
problems sets (homework) will be evaluated for the students’ ability to apply
important methods accurately and effectively. In-class presentations will allow
the assessment of students’ oral communication of scientific ideas and data.
V.
Resources and Funding Required (New Courses only)
Resource
Amount
Faculty
Other Personnel
Equipment
Supplies
Travel
New Books
New Journals
Other (Specify)
no new faculty needed, graduate TA’s will allow existing
faculty to teach graduate courses by alleviating the
workload in the undergraduate classes.
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
TOTAL
$0.00
Funding Required Beyond
Normal Departmental Growth
none
VI. COURSE MASTER FORM
This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the
Registrar once the course has been approved by the Office of the President.
The form is required for all new courses.
DISCIPLINE
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE TITLE FOR LABEL
(Note: Limit 30 spaces)
CLASS-LAB-CREDIT HOURS
Approval, Effective Term
Grades Allowed (Regular or S/U)
If course used to satisfy CPC, what areas?
Learning Support Programs courses which are
required as prerequisites
Chemistry and Biochemistry
CHEM 7300
Synthetic Methods
3-0-3
Fall 2012
Regular
N/A
N/A
APPROVED:
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Vice President for Academic Affairs or Designee __
VII Attach Syllabus
CHEMISTRY 7300: Synthetic Methods
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Prerequisite: Admission and Enrollment in the Master of Science in Chemical Sciences degree
program or permission of the program director or chair.
Course Description: This course will provide a background in the fundamental methods of
synthesis, focusing on applications in the broad fields of organic, inorganic, bioinorganic,
and organometallic chemistry. Topics may include: tactics of carbon-carbon bond
formation, oxidations, reductions, and other functional group transformations; strategies
and tactics for stereochemically asymmetric synthesis; and supporting discussions of
synthetic design, molecular structure, and reaction mechanisms.
Course Materials: Students will be assigned readings from the primary and secondary literature that will
introduce topics for discussion.
Objectives: Upon completing this course, student will be able to:
1.
Recall and employ reactions in synthetic transformations, including carbon-carbon
bond formation, oxidations, reductions, and other functional group transformations.
2.
Recall and employ currently accepted mechanisms of reactions including those listed
above.
3.
Apply reactions in multi-step synthesis.
4.
Conceive effective approaches for the synthesis of simple targets.
5.
Evaluate syntheses (published or proposed) in terms of efficiency and selectivity.
6.
Oral presentation of a synthetic method, a multi-step reaction sequence, or critiques
thereof.
Grading and Evaluation for CHEM 7300
Exams Students will be evaluated by periodic examinations requiring recall and application of
methods and concepts covered in class.
Problem Sets/Homework Students will work problem sets for homework that illustrate important
methods.
Presentations Specific papers and topics from the primary literature will be assigned for oral
presentations.
Grading will be a weighted average of the numerical grades accumulated according to:
Exams
Problem Sets/Homework
Oral Presentation
60%
30%
10%
A – 89.5-100
B – 79.5-89.49
C – 69.5-79.49
D – 59.5-69.49
F – below 59.5
A note on your responsibility as a student: You are responsible for all material presented in class and
ALL material in the covered assignments regardless of whether or not we discuss it in class.
Academic Honesty: Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code
of Conduct, as published in the Undergraduate Catalog. Section II of the Student Code of Conduct
addresses the University’s policy on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and
cheating, unauthorized access to University materials, misrepresentation / falsification of University
records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or destruction of library materials, malicious /
intentional misuse of computer facilities and / or services, and misuse of student identification cards.
Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled through the established procedures of the
University Judiciary Program, which includes either an “informal” resolution by a faculty member,
resulting in a grade adjustment, or a formal hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of
Conduct’s minimum one semester suspension requirement.
Please note the following policies that apply during our quizzes and exams:
1) No bathroom breaks.
2) No scratch paper, calculators or other non-medical electronic devices
may be used.
3) Phones and pagers must be turned down or off.
Attendance: The student is responsible for all information and assignments from each lecture. Early or
late exams will not be allowed. As many as one hourly exam will be dropped if a student is late or absent
due to unavoidable circumstances. It is strongly recommended that you not miss any exams.
Special Needs Students: If you are a student with special needs as approved by the disabled Student
Support Services office, you must indicate this to the instructor with the letter from the disabled Student
Support Services office within the first week of class.
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requirements of the course.