CLARENDON COLLEGE

CLARENDON COLLEGE

Chemistry Department

P.O. Box 968; Clarendon, Texas 79226

Fall 2008

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Course: Organic Chemistry, CHEM 2323, is a 3 hour credit course.

Instructor: Larry M. Wiginton, M.S.

Purpose: The course is intended to prepare the student for future studies in chemistry

and other related scientific areas. This course meets the core requirements of a

laboratory science for the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree.

Scope: Comprehensive study of carbon compounds. This study includes properties,

stereochemistry, nomenclature, resonance, reactions, and preparations of organic

compounds. An indepth study of aliphatic hydrocarbons for chemistry majors.

Exemplary Objectives: The learner shall:

* understand and apply method and appropriate technology to the study of

natural sciences.

* recognize scientific and quantitative methods and the differences between

these approaches and other methods of inquiry and to communicate findings,

analyses, and interpretation both orally and in writing.

* identify and recognize the differences among competing scientific theories.

* demonstrate knowledge of the major issues and problems facing modern

science, including issues that touch upon ethics, values, and public policies.

* demonstrate knowledge of the interdependence of science and technology and

their influence on, and contribution to , modern culture.

Student Learning Outcomes: The learner shall:

* Predict products of organic chemical reactions.

* Explain parameters of organic chemical reactions.

* Name and give structures of various groups of organic compounds.

* Develop an overview of the carbon atom and its role in organic chemistry.

Prerequisite: General College Chemistry

Corequisite: CHEM 2223 - Organic Chemistry Lab I

Text: Organic Chemistry: sixth edition by Morrison & Boyd

Attendance: Clarendon College believes strongly that the greatest single predictor of

student success is attendance. Class attendance is the responsibility of the

student. Each student is expected to be on time and prepared to begin class

within the assigned time frame. A student having 6 clock hours of

unexcused absences will be, upon the discretion of the instructor, dropped

from the class with an F. If an absence is unavoidable notify the instructor

as soon as possible.

Classroom Etiquette:

(1) Arrive in a timely manor, prepared for class.

(2) No cell phones are allowed during class time. If special needs exist, please

make prior arrangements.

(3) During an exam, no one will be allowed to leave the room until the exam is

handed in.

(4) No profane or inappropriate slogans and/or language.

(5) Disruptive behavior could result in the student being dropped from the class.

Academic Honesty: Cheating or plagiarizing on assignments or exams will not be

tolerated. Such conduct will result in the student being dropped

from the class with an F. The use of any unauthorized electronic

devices such as cell phones with text messaging, programmable

calculators, palm pilots is not allowed.

Tests: Four to six exams, each covering the material presented since the previous exam,

and 10 to 15 daily quizzes will be given throughout the semester. The last exam

will be given during finals week. Each test will cover approximately two chapters

from the text and will consist of 1 or 2 short essay questions and/or a selection of

several problems from the assigned problem sets. Quizzes will be averaged over

the semester and the quiz average will have the same weight as one exam.

No makeup tests will be given. If a student is absent due to school related

activities, he or she must take the exam before being gone.

Grading: Grades will be calculated based on the numeric average of lecture exams.

A -- 88-100 ; B – 75-87; C -- 60-74; D -- 50-59; F -- below 50

Withdrawal: If you decide that you are unable to complete this course or that it will be

impossible to complete the course with a passing grade, you may drop the course and

receive a “W” on your transcript instead. Withdrawal from a course is a formal procedure

that you must initiate. If you do not go through the formal withdrawal procedure, you will

receive a grade of "F" on your transcript.

A student is permitted to drop a course if he/she obtains an official drop slip from the office

and has the instructor sign the slip before the 12^th class week.

Remember, a student is only allowed to drop the same class twice before he/she

will be charged triple the tuition amount for taking the class a third time or more.

Furthermore, beginning with the Fall 2007 semester, students in Texas may only

drop a total of 6 courses throughout their entire undergraduate career. After the 6,

he/she will no longer be able to withdraw from any classes.

Office: Room 210 of the Academic Center.

Office phone: 874-4828 Home phone: 259-3837

email: larry.wiginton@clarendoncollege.edu

Office hours: 9:00 - 10:00 and 11:00 - 12:00 MWF ; 8:00-9:30 TTh

Americans with Disabilities Act: The instructor, upon request, is committed to

rendering appropriate assistance to any student with a disability.

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