CHEM 111L General Chemistry 1 Lab*

Lab for CHEM 111.

Credits

0 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

60

Semester Contact Hours Lab

45

Corequisite

CHEM 111

General Education Competency

Scientific Way of Knowing

CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry 1 Lab*

Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.

I. General Information

Department

II. Course Specification

Course Type

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General Education Competency

Scientific Way of Knowing

Credit Hours Narrative

0 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

60

Semester Contact Hours Lab

45

Corequisite Narrative

CHEM 111

Repeatable

No

III. Catalog Course Description

Lab for CHEM 111.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

• Follow and understand the reasons behind applicable safety rules in the lab;
• Handle dangerous chemicals with ease under instructor supervision;
• Deal with small amounts of hazardous waste produced in a laboratory setting and under-stand the rationale for the rules;
• Prepare a lab report with prelab, lab data and post lab components as directed by the laboratory instructor;
• Apply the scientific method in multi-step experiments to achieve the desired outcomes;
• Correctly identify and use significant figures as produced in the context of the laboratory measurement process;
• Correctly and safely handle essential laboratory equipment including various types of glass-ware (pipets, burets, graduated cylinders, beakers, flasks, etc.), and other ancillary equip-ment (burners, hot plates, etc) under a variety of laboratory conditions and temperatures;
• Use basic computer tools to assist in laboratory evaluation specifically focused on the use of spread sheets and computer graphing to assist in data evaluation;
• Relate activities covered in lab to the relevant material from the classroom portion of the course;
• Perform all necessary calculations for the various experiments; Gain confidence in their ability to perform good work in a laboratory setting.

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

VI. Delivery Methodologies