Description for minor change to CHEM F105X / F106X laboratory course section listing
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry would like to propose a minor change in the way that
Chemistry 105 and Chemistry 106 are listed in the catalog. We propose this change to try to maximize the
choice that our general chemistry students have, to reduce the number of CRNs (and the amount of space in the
class schedule) that Chem 105/106 currently uses, and to reduce the work that must go on in the Chemistry
office to accommodate the current system.
These changes were initiated by Emily Reiter, our laboratory coordinator (who wrote most of this document),
and have been discussed in multiple departmental faculty meetings, where we have had support for the idea. In
addition, we have discussed these changes with the Registrar's office (Anna Brumbelow and Tim Stickel).
Currently, the Chemistry department offers three lecture sections of Chem 105 every fall semester. The students
in Chem 105 must also take a three hour lab section, so we have 14 sections of lab. Provided there is no time
conflict, we allow a student in any lecture section to be enrolled in any lab section.
Under the current system, there is a separate CRN for each lecture-plus-lab combination in the class schedule.
There is a space limitation in our labs—each lab section can only have 20 students. In order to allow this
flexibility for the students, the Chemistry office sets aside 10 seats from one lecture section and 10 seats from
another lecture section for each lab slot. Therefore, a lab section may be listed as “full” if all of the seats
reserved for one lecture section have been taken, although there are still lab spaces available if students have not
signed up for the second lecture-lab combination.
Currently, when class lists are viewed for the professors and TAs, we must look at two or three CRNs to find the
students enrolled in a single lab time. To find class lists for all of the students enrolled in all lab sections, there
are more than 30 CRNs that must be viewed. This action involves a large time commitment by the Chemistry
department administrative assistant and laboratory coordinator.
Blackboard course webpages are also affected by the current system. Since there is no separate CRN for the lab,
we have one massive blackboard site for all Chem 105 students. All three professors must share a single site
and clearly organize their course materials and grading. The alternative would one Blackboard site for each
professor, but then the TA must log into three sites to enter lab grades for their students.
These problems are duplicated in the spring semester, when the Chemistry department has two lecture sections
of Chem 106 and 11 sections of lab.
We would like to model our Chem 105 and 106 from existing UAA biology classes. Currently at UAA, several
Biology courses have multiple lecture sections and multiple labs. They have separated these slightly into a 4credit lecture (BIOL A111X) and a 0-credit lab (BIOL A111L). The lecture and lab courses are co-requisites,
and must be taken together to earn the 4 credits of BIOL 111. This would be much simpler, would increase the
flexibility for our CHEM 105/106 students, and be far easier to administer in terms of course lists and
Blackboard and the sheer number of CRNs required for a single course.
As the Chemistry department plans to expand to accommodate the increasing number of students enrolling in
general chemistry, we will soon offer multiple lecture sections of Chem 105 and 106 each fall and spring
semester. Therefore this issue will only get worse if we cannot come up with a way to simplify and clarify our
course offerings, while still allowing flexibility for our students.
The following page shows the class schedule for Chem 105 in Fall 09, with 30 CRNs for the three lecture
sections and 14 lab sections. Page three models the UAA class schedule for the BIOL 111X and BIOL 111L.
According to this proposed model, Chem 105 would require 17 CRNs for three lectures and 14 lab sections.
Students would have more choice, and the system would be less confusing. A column called Max enrollment
has been included, to demonstrate that the total number of students would not change between the two systems.
Both systems will allow a maximum enrollment of 280 students, and will take into account room capacity for
both lecture and lab rooms. Page four shows the current UAA course catalog description of their BIOL 111
class, and a proposed change to the UAF description of Chem 105 to model this change.
We at the front lines of this course truly believe that this change will be simpler to manage in both the
department and the Registrar’s office, and will make it easier for students to enroll in Chem 105 and 106.
Last Fall, the class schedule for Chem 105 looked like this:
CHEM F105X
General Chemistry I
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Prerequisites: Placement in ENGL F111X or higher; placement in MATH F107X or higher; or a B or better in
CHEM F103X; or permission of instructor and department chair. Meets: Core breadth or depth natural science
requirement or Natural science degree requirement with lab. Special Fees: $60.00
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If we follow the UAA BIOL A111 model for Chem 105, then our Fall class schedule would look
something like this:
CHEM F105X
General Chemistry I
4.0 CR
Prerequisites: Placement in ENGL F111X or higher; placement in MATH F107X or higher; or a B or better in
CHEM F103X; or permission of instructor and department chair. Meets: Core breadth or depth natural science
requirement or Natural science degree requirement with lab. Special Fees: $60.00. You MUST be co-enrolled
in both CHEM F105X and CHEM F105L
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This is the current course description for Chem 105, Gen Chem I, here at UAF:
UAF 2009 – 2010 Catalog
CHEM F105X General Chemistry I (n)
4 Credits
CHEM F105X-F106X, together, constitute the standard one-year engineering and science-major
general chemistry course with laboratory. Major subjects include measurements, calculations, atomic
and molecular structure, gas laws, stoichiometry, an introduction to organic chemistry, chemical
reactions and related energy changes. Special fees apply. Prerequisites: Placement in ENGL F111X or
higher; placement in MATH F107X or higher; or a B or better in CHEM F103X; or permission of
instructor and department chair. (3+3)
This is the current course description for Biol 111( and for Biol 112), at UAA. This is EXACTLY what
I propose we do with our Chem 105/106 courses:
University of Alaska Anchorage 2009-2010 Catalog
BIOL A111 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
4 CR
Contact Hours: 3 + 3
Corequisite: BIOL A111L.
May be stacked with: BIOL A113.
Course Attributes: UAA GER Natural Science w/ Lab.
Special Note: Does not apply for Biology major credit. Satisfies CAS B.S. requirements.
One 3-hour lab per week.
An introduction to human structure and function. The integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous and
endocrine systems are considered.
This is the proposed course description for Chem 105, Gen Chem I, after we make changes to reflect
the simplification of the class schedule. Changes are highlighted in yellow :
UAF some Catalog in the very near future
CHEM F105X General Chemistry I (n)
4 Credits
CHEM F105X-F106X, together, constitute the standard one-year engineering and science-major
general chemistry course with laboratory. Major subjects include measurements, calculations, atomic
and molecular structure, gas laws, stoichiometry, an introduction to organic chemistry, chemical
reactions and related energy changes. Special fees apply. Prerequisites: Placement in ENGL F111X or
higher; placement in MATH F107X or higher; or a B or better in CHEM F103X; or permission of
instructor and department chair. (3+3). Corequisite: CHEM F105L. Students must be enrolled in both
Chem F105X and Chem F105L to receive full credit.