Intensive
General Chemistry
Laboratory
Spring 2005
Collaborative: 2 or more students work out jointly a single
solution to a problem
Cooperative: Each group member completes a part of a
greater task
Tutored: One student helps another gain expertise in a
given topic or technique
Fosters cognitive skills
Promotes social skills
Imparts workplace skills
Ability to solve complex problems
Ability to understand experimental results
Ability to Make Decisions
Respect for others
Reliance in others for assistance
Sensitivity to group expectations
Team work
Leader or follower according to situation
Deal with difficult associates
Learn norms and practices of a group
Positive
Interdependence
Individual Accountability
Face-to-Face Promotive Interaction
Appropriate Use of Collaborative Skills
Group Processing
A group of people working toward a
common goal
The Leader or Coordinator
The Examiner
The Recorder
The Skeptic
Be professional
Moderate Differences
Coordinate the actions of the team
Motivate the members
Be professional
Work the best of their abilities
Put aside any differences
Accept decisions once they are made
A team is created under the premise that
the whole is greater than the sum of the
parts
A team allows pooling of skills
Trust
Respect
Support
Teams of highly talented individuals
producing unexpectedly poor results
Dr. Meredith Belbin
“Management Teams”, 1981
Destructive debate, petty bickering
Lack of coherence in decisions made
Lack of group coordination
Overcompensation
What do we want to do?
What are the obstacles in our way?
How can we overcome them?
What is the best choice?
Act
So What is C2507?
Introduction to practices and
techniques of general chemistry in a
contextual, collaborative learning
environment
SCHEDULE
Section
Day - Time
Room
Activity
All
Thur sday - 1:10-2:00 p.m.
7th Floor Lounge
Mentoring Session
Friday
Friday - 1:00Π 6:00 p.m.
302-222 Hav
Laboratory Session
Monday
Mond ay - 1:00 Π 6:00 p.m.
302 Π222 Hav
Laboratory Session
Course material
Laboratory manual
Laboratory notebook (to purchase)
Webpage http://www.columbia.edu/itc/chemistry/chemc2507/
LEARNING BLOCK DESCRIPTION
I
Workplace skills
Wet Techniques (Calibrating Glassware, Acid-Base Titration)
Chlorophyll Extraction (Partition Equilibrium, TLC, Column)
Chlorophyll Photophysics (Visible, Fluorescence, and Laser spectroscopy)
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, FTIR
II
Chromatography (HPLC/GC)
Laser properties
Flame Atomic Absorption (Coral Tank chemistry)
Electrochemistry (Coral Tank chemistry)
III
Case Study, PBL project, three weeks
Undergraduate Poster Session
Assessment
Group grade 50%
Assessment form
Plan of action (E2 through E9)
Group reports (E1, E2, E8/E9)
Case Study plan of action
Case Study poster and presentation
Total Group Grade
Total points
160
60
30
30
280 pts.
Individual grade 50%
Assessment form
3 Individual laboratory reports (E3/E4, E6, E7)
In-class FT-IR assessment (E5)
Preparation for lab
Laboratory notebook
Peer Assessment
Safety, techniques and procedure grade
Total Individual Grade
Total points
120
30
30
40
30
30
280 pts.
E1 - Workplace Skills
Check in
Group assignment
Safety and discipline in a laboratory
Laboratory facilities
Instrumentation and equipment
Poster and presentation
Joint report
Before the first lab..
•Take a laboratory manual
•Read the General Information section
•Read E1: Workplace Skills