Department of Sciences and Mathematics

Fall 2016

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CHE 231 A
Organic Chemistry I
3
Prerequisite: CHE 102 with a grade of B or better or CHE 114 with a grade of C
or better. Co-requisite: CHE 241
A study of the structure and bonding in alkanes, alkenes, aromatics, and alkynes;
functional groups; stereochemistry; addition, nucleophilic substitution, elimination,
addition, and cationic rearrangement reactions and mechanisms. Three lecture hours per
week and one hour of recitation per week. Offered fall semester.
SCM 103
TH 8-9:15
Dr. Christina McCartha, Professor of Chemistry
SCM 314B or SCM 304
TH 9:30-12:00
By email anytime; Other Office times by appointment
Office 803-321-5260
Cell 803-530-2115 (not after 9:00 pm); text anytime
Christina.mccartha@newberry.edu
REQUIRED TEXT:
Organic Chemistry, 8th Francis A. Carey and Robert M. Giuliano. ISBN: 13 978-007-340261-1. (8th, 9th, or 10th edition is fine). Purchase a used copy on-line.
Organic Chemistry, A Guided Inquiry, 2nd edition, Straumanis, A. ISBN: 978-0-61897412-2
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS:
Required
Molecular Visions Organic, Organometallic, Inorganic Model Set, Darling Models
(may be purchased from ACS for $18. See Dr. McCarth after class.)
Optional
Student Solutions Manual to accompany Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition by N. T.
Allison, R.M Giuliano, R. C. Atkins and F. A. Carey. ISBN: 978-0-07-329397-4.
Preparing for your ACS Examination in Organic Chemistry. ISBN: 0-9708042-1-0.
(Order online. Be sure to start your search by the end of October.)

POLICY ON
ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY:

EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES:

Academic integrity at Newberry College assumes that all work, written or oral,
submitted by a student is that students own work. The student must adhere to the
Colleges policy, which deals severely with cheatingincluding plagiarism. Plagiarism
is the theft of another persons words or ideas. It is a dishonest, unethical attempt to
claim someones work as your ownand will not be tolerated in this class. Students
who fail to comply will receive one of these penalties: (1) A paper may receive a grade
of 0; a Report of Academic Dishonesty will be filed as part of the students record in
the Office of the Registrar, (2) A student may receive a grade of F for the course; a
Report of Academic Dishonesty will be filed with the Office of Academic Affairs and
the Office of the Registrar, as part of that students permanent record, (3) A student
whose offense is particularly heinous may be remanded to the Academic Integrity
Committee, which may result in a judicial sanction and/or expulsion. For complete
explanation of academic integrity, students must review the complete Policies and
Procedures Governing Issues of Academic Integrity in the 2016-17 College Catalog,
pages 36-42 (https://www.newberry.edu/catalog). Faculty may locate the Academic
Dishonesty form in Wolf Den: Wolf Den>Academics>Faculty> Academic Dishonesty
Report. The Academic Integrity Policy can be found in the same location. Students may
request dishonesty forms from the Office of Academic Affairs.
The mission of Educational Services is to support each students educational goals by
offering opportunities to enrich and enhance their academic experience. Located in
Wessels Library, these services include: Advising, Career Services, Disability Services,

POLICY ON
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SPECIAL NEEDS:

EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS:

Test Proctoring, and Diversity Education. Students should visit the Educational
Services Tab in Wolf Den for more information about these services.
Students who wish to register with the Student Disability Services Office, located in
Wessels Library, must have appropriate documentation on file in this office. Once
approved for accommodations, students are responsible for scheduling a conference
with their professors to discuss how to implement these accommodations. However,
instructors are not permitted to discuss students disabilities with them until they have
registered with the Student Disability Services Office. Accommodations must be
requested through the Student Disability Services Office at the beginning of each
semester
In case of any emergency situation on campus (including a pandemic), please visit the
following Newberry College web pages frequently for updated information and
instructions:
https://www.newberry.edu/emergency-info
https://www.newberry.edu/policies/emergency-management
https://www.newberry.edu/policies
https://www.newberry.edu/security
https://www.newberry.edu/health-services
Also, you may find emergency information in Wolf Den at these paths:
Wolf Den>Student Life>Campus Security and Parking and/or Wolf Den>Student
Life>Health Services.

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Students are expected to adhere to the Colleges Emergency Preparedness Plans as

stated above. The College could be closed because of weatherhurricane, tornado,
snow/sleet, a pandemic (worldwide or localized disease outbreak), or other situations.
In case of a pandemic, students should take appropriate personal preventive measures to
avoid contracting influenza and other communicable diseases, minimize personal
contact with others when feeling ill, and follow instructions of Newberry College
administration/health services personnel as provided in Wolf Den and in the links above.
Individual students who are sick should notify course faculty of their illness as soon as
possible to develop a plan for completion of course requirements within the timeframe
of the course. If students are quarantined and therefore unable to attend class or if faceto-face classes are cancelled because of a pandemic emergency, students in this class
will follow the course outline and complete the reading and other assignments as posted
on Wolf Den. In case of a pandemic or other major emergency, all instructional
communications will take place via Wolf Den and email.
Wessels Library is open daily to provide students a study and research space, as well as
access to academic resources. The Library provides traditional print books and scholarly
journals, and a wide variety of electronic resources through the library website,
including eBooks, databases, and electronic journals. Professional library staff is
available for library instruction and to assist students in the research process. Wessels
Library provides students collaborative group study spaces, and quiet areas for
individual work.
The Newberry College peer-tutoring program is located in Wessels Library and provides
free academic support for all Newberry College students seeking assistance in nearly
any academic area. A Writing Center, staffed by trained tutors, assists students with their
written work. Tutoring schedules are located on the Library website, Wolf Den and in
the library itself.
http://newberry.libguides.com/wesselslibrary
Through Wolf Den, all students have free access to Microsoft 365 that provides
functionality equivalent to the latest version of Microsoft Office such as Word, Excel and
PowerPoint. Also included is a free service called OneDrive, where students can securely
store all documents. A students Wolf Den account, as well as Microsoft 365 and OneDrive,
can be accessed by virtually any network-capable computer on or off campus.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs) & PROGRAM LEARNING

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OUTCOMES (PLOs): Newberry College is committed to monitoring student learning

for continual program improvement. This class has course-level student learning
outcomes (SLOs listed below) which are aligned to overall program learning outcomes
(PLO alignment indicated in parentheses below). After completion of this course, you
will be able to
1. Convert organic structures between Lewis structures, condensed structures, and lineangle forms. (PLO1)
2. Name, recognize, and classify basic organic functional groups and simple organic
molecules. (PLO1)
3. Draw resonance structures of a given compound using curved arrows to show
electron movement. (PLO1)
4. Predict properties and reactivity generally imparted to specific functional groups.
(PLO1)
5. Use arrow pushing to explain and define the mechanisms of typical organic reactions.
(PLO1)
6. Predict acid and base strength based on pKa values. (PLO1)
7. Understand and interpret potential energy diagrams and reaction coordinate diagrams.
(PLO1)
Program Learning Outcomes Chemistry
1- Students have the chemistry content knowledge needed in the 5 foundations.
2- Students will have the skills and knowledge necessary to work safely in a laboratory.
This PLO must be demonstrated by the end of the 2nd year.
3- Students will be able to effectively discuss chemical concepts orally using
appropriate scientific terminology.
4- Students will be able to report scientific data effectively in ACS Standard Format
using appropriate scientific terminology.
5- Students demonstrate chemical isolation, purification, and synthesis skills.
6- Students will be able to collect and interpret spectral and chromatographic data.
In-class activities in groups will be the primary mode of instruction in the course.
Problem solving will also be an instructional method.
To meet Program Learning Outcomes for the upcoming academic year and to provide
access to technology, it is highly recommended that students own a laptop with wireless
networking capabilities meeting or exceeding the recommended laptop requirements
specified under the Technology Tab in Wolf Den. Such laptops must have installed fully
functional 2010 or greater Microsoft Office Suite, which includes Microsoft Access,
Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, available free of charge via Office 365. Instructions for
installation can be accessed through the Technology Tab in Wolf Den. While basic
computer lab capability is provided in the Library Commons, there may be program
specific computer requirements. See catalog. To meet Program Learning Outcomes for
the academic year and to provide access to technology, students in the Department of
Science and Mathematics (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Environmental Science,
Forensic Science, Computer Science, Physics) will be required to use a computer with a
minimum operating environment of Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 or 2013
(including Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Newberry College has no excused absences. If a student is not physically present in
class, the student will be marked absent. Each faculty member must define his/her
own absence policy and so inform students on the first day of classes in writing on the
syllabus. Students who represent the College in officially recognized academic or
athletic activities are responsible for making necessary plans for class absences with
each professor in advance of the absence. Student athletes are subject to NCAA rules
which state that a student-athlete must be allowed to make up any material when they
miss for a competition, and that student cannot be removed from class for competitionrelated absences alone. However, being an athlete does not give students extra
absences. A class missed for competition is counted as a class absence and becomes a
part of the official student attendance record. Special circumstances will be considered
on an individual basis.
There is a very clear correlation between class attendance and grade earned: regular (or
even perfect) attendance in class is important to your success. Therefore, any student
who misses 8 hours (6 classes) may be removed from the course roster with a grade of

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EVALUATION
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FA. Dismissal from lecture for any reason (including sleeping, disrespect, or any
disruption that interferes with the learning of others) will result in a 1.25 hour absence.
VERIFICATION OF PREREQUISITE: Log into WolfDen and print your Course
History to turn in on the second class meeting to verify that you meet the prerequisite
requirement (earned at least a C in CHE114) for this course. This will count as your
first quiz grade. If you do not turn it in, Dr. McCartha will verify your prerequisite by
pulling your general chemistry grade. In this case, you may not earn the 10 points for
the quiz, but may earn partial points, -10% per day late.
COURSE EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
Practice Problems: Practice will be assigned by chapters in the text and workbook for
your independent practice of problems which relate to the new material as it is covered.
Answers are available in the answer key which you may purchase. Help with homework
problems will be available in recitation, during office hours, and from peer tutors at the
Student Success Center. The practice problems will not be graded, the problems are for
your benefit.
Exams: All exams will be cumulative and based on the homework, quizzes, material
covered in the required texts and material covered in class and recitations. There will be
no make-up exams. For an excused absence and request to make up a missed exam, a
medical note is required. If you have a valid conflict with an exam date, you must
contact the instructor at least ONE WEEK before the exam date and make arrangements
to take the exam early, that is, PRIOR to the scheduled date. If you wait until after the
exam is given, you should expect a grade of zero for that exam. Model kits are allowed
and encouraged for use on exams.
If you believe an error was made in grading your exam, you must bring it to my
attention within one week of receiving the graded exam. The entire exam will be regraded. (Please do not write in the exam question itself as this can lead to much
confusion. Just note your objections on a separate piece of paper or on the exam cover
sheet.)
Quizzes: 10-point quizzes will be taken during recitation each week. These will be used
to monitor your attendance, to assess your progress in mastering the material as it is
taught, and to provide you an opportunity for another grade to potentially improve your
course average.
Your best TEN quizzes will be used to calculate your quiz average for the semester.
There will be no make-ups quizzes. The quizzes will typically be 2-5 questions, similar
to the homework or to a problem from the in-class activities covering very recent
material.
Final exam: The American Chemical Society (ACS) First Semester Organic Chemistry
multiple choice exam will be given as the final cumulative assessment of student
mastery of material in this course.
RECITATION: In recitation, difficult material from the lectures from the previous
week will be re-examined under the direction of a teaching assistant. Strategies such as
guided practice, group discussions, question and answer sessions, and mastery of
visualizing organic molecules with modeling kits will be emphasized. Weekly quizzes
will be given at each recitation as formative assessments of student understanding.

COURSE GRADING
SCALE:

HELP BEFORE EXAMS: Prior to each exam, a review session will be held. Time and
location will be announced in lecture. The review session will be student-driven: bring
questions.
Assessments: Exams (I-III) 300 pts (100 each)
Recitation Quizzes 100 pts (best 10)
Final Exam 100 pts
TOTAL possible points 500
Your course grade will be a percentage calculated based on the total points you earned

out of the available 500 points.

CACP (2007 CORE

CURRICULUM
only):

The projected final grade scale is shown below:

A >90% (>450 points)
B+ 87-89.999% (>392 points)
B 80-86.999% (>400 points)
C+ 77-79.999% (>385 points)
C 70-76.999% (>350 points)
D+ 67-69.999% (>335 points)
D 60-66.999% (>300 points)
F <59.999% (<300 points)
2007 core CACP credit is not available in this course.

Instructors should feel free to add individual or other procedures, requirements, or statements as appropriate. This
template is a means to create consistency across the College, but not restrict creativity or individuality.
COURSE CALENDAR (tentative):