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CHEM 4353 - VIEW COURSE PROPOSAL – NEW COURSE

Approvals Received:

Department
on 09-17-04
by Carol Ford
(fordcj@umn.edu)

Curriculum Committee
on 10-07-04
by Karen Van Horn
(vanhornk@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

1059 - Fall 2005

Course:

CHEM 4353

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDSM - UMM-Science & Math, Div of

Department:

242 - UMM-Sci & Math, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

Synthesis Laboratory

Course Title Long:

Synthesis Laboratory

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

1.0 to 1.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

Modern organometallic synthetic methods applied to the preparation of small organic molecules. Preparation, purification, analysis and identification of synthetic products. Scientific record-keeping and literature searching.

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

Grading Basis:

Stdnt Opt

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Even years only

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Fall, Spring

Component 1:

LAB (no final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

Graded
Component:

LAB

Academic
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
1.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
1.0 credit(s)

Repetition of
Course:

Repetition not allowed.

Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:

Chem 4352

Course
Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent
Requirement:

No required consent

Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

No prerequisites

Editor Comments:

Proposal Changes:

History Information:

Assessment
and Goals:

Asssessment: lab writeups, reports, products and technique. Goals: proficiency with modern synthetic methods in organometallic chemistry; improvement of: analytical thinking, scientific writing skills and literature searching and reading ability.

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

CHEMISTRY IS A LABORATORY SCIENCE AND WE HAVE VERY FEW ADVANCED ELECTIVE LABORATORY COURSES. ADDITIONAL LAB HOURS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE ACS-CERTIFIED MAJOR.

General Education

Faculty
Sponsor Name:

Nancy Carpenter

Requirement
this course fulfills:

Provisional
Approval:

Regular
Approval:

Yes; date: Sept 30, 2004