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CHE 106

I. TITLE : Introductory Chemistry II

II. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:  A continuation of CHE 105 emphasizing elementary organic chemistry and biochemistry. Three lectures and two hours of laboratory per week. Not applicable to major or minor. Prerequisite: CHE105.

III. PURPOSE:  Chemistry is the science and study of the behavior of matter and how it interacts with other matter.  This course will introduce the student to the fundamental chemistry of substances important to life, with an emphasis on the functional groups of organic molecules that are most important in biochemistry.  Focus is on carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids.  The course will present that material in a manner to permit the student to continue his/her study of chemistry if desired or mandated by the student's curriculum.

Emphasis will be placed on logical thinking, on critical thinking, on actual learning (rather than rote memorization), and on general problem-solving skills (with emphasis on essay-analysis problems in the subject matter), as they are applicable to chemistry and to other physical, life, and social sciences and to related subjects.

IV. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
A.  To introduce the student to the nature of hydrocarbon compounds that are the backbone of biochemical molecules, including alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, and aromatic hydrocarbons (awareness and understanding levels of learning).

B.  To have the student learn the language of organic chemistry and biochemistry in the form of systematized nomenclature by IUPAC convention (applications level of learning).

C.  To introduce the student to the idea of the functional group on a hydrocarbon backbone.  Functional groups to be studied will include alcohols, phenols, ethers, alkyl halides, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and esters (awareness and understanding levels of learning).  Application of IUPAC nomenclature to these functional groups (application and synthesis levels of learning).

D.  To have the student learn the nature of the four main types of biologically important organic molecules; carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids (awareness and understanding levels of learning).

E.  To provide the student a gestalt of the previous four objectives as a single unit (awareness level of learning).

F.  To direct the student to more specific applications of the first four objectives (applications and synthesis levels of learning).  Application to current events as they relate will be noted throughout the semester.

V. CONTENT OUTLINE: (tentative)
Alkanes (Ch. 10)
Alkenes, Alkynes and Aromatic compounds (Ch.11)
Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers and Halides (Ch. 12)
Aldehydes and Ketones (Ch. 13)
Carboxylic Acids and Esters (Ch. 14)
Amines and Amides (Ch. 15)
Carbohydrates (Ch. 16)
Lipids (Ch. 17)
Proteins (Ch.18)
Enzymes (Ch. 19)
Nucleic acids (Ch.23)

VI. INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES:  General activities will include lecture and laboratory.  Lecture time may include any/all of the following activities:  lecture; discussion; multimedia presentations; problem-solving presentations; homework review; prelaboratory assistance; administration of quizzes and examinations.  Laboratory will be reserved largely for actual laboratory experiments and laboratory examinations, though some time may be used for lecture activities instead.  Laboratory is an integral part of the course.  A lab outline follows.
A written laboratory report is prepared for each experiment.

VII. RESOURCES:  You must have:  (1)  the textbook;   (2)  a new laboratory manual; (3)  a scientific calculator; (4) approved eye protection (e.g., splash goggles).

VIII. GRADING PROCEDURES:  Tentatively, grades will be based on 800 points
Examinations and Quizzes   400 points                 A = 720-800 points
Final Examination               200                            B = 640-719
Laboratory:                        200                           C = 560-639
                                                                           D = 480-559

IX. ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Students are expected to attend those courses for which they are registered.  Examinations will cover the material presented in lecture.  There is a correlation between attention to attendance and good grades.  You are responsible for any and all material covered, assignments made or to be turned in, announcements, etc. during any class/lab meeting.  An excused absence does not excuse you from this responsibility.

X. ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY:  The policy outlined in the current Undergraduate Bulletin will be followed.  Academic dishonesty in this course can result in failure and/or your being expelled from the university.

XI. TEXT AND REFERENCES:
Lecture:  Bettelheim and March, Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 3nd edition.
Laboratory:  "Laboratory Manual, Chemistry 106", MSU

XII. PREREQUISITES:  CHE 105 (may be waived for those having an adequate high-school chemistry background).
JUSTIFICATION FOR INCLUSION OF CHE 106 IN THE
UNIVERSITY STUDIES PROGRAM

As noted in the catalog description, CHE 106 is a continuation of CHE 105, with emphasis on organic chemistry and biochemistry.  Students enrolling in this course are from a wide variety of science and technical programs, although any student in any program can enroll and many have done so.  A specific point about this course is that it is specificed as a required course for students enrolled in the Nursing Area (B.S.N.) program.  This curriculum is rigidly defined, with a minimum of 131 hours required, including 128 hours of required courses.  Of course, the reason for this rigidity is that the program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.  The nursing department cannot arbitrarily change these requirements without losing accreditation, and without accreditation, effectively there would be no nursing program.

In the original Report of the Committee to Review General Education, as approved by the MSU Academic Council (Sept. 1996), an applicable statement appears:

"Flexibility should be provided in the Bachelor of Science model so that those students in accredited professional programs, whose general education course selections are rigidly prescribed by accreditation agencies, can "fit" better into the MSU general education plan than the present model has allowed."

The gist of this statement is obvious.  The nursing program is accredited by NLNAC.  Any change in requirements is nontrivial.  Arbitrary addition of more courses to the program (especially in the physical and biological sciences, wherein the nursing program already includes twenty-four required hours in the form of BIO 199, 228, 229, 300, and CHE 105 and 106) would overload needlessly an already heavy curriculum which includes more-than-sufficient overview, theory, and practice of the sciences.  It is therefore appropriate to include CHE 106 as fulfillment of that portion of the University Studies Program.

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