Course Syllabus


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Course ID: CHM138
Title: Chemistry for Allied Health
Modality: Internet
Credit Hours: 3.00

Course Section Information

Institution: Rio Salado College

Section: 14464

Term: Fall 2014

Start Date: 10/20/2014

Weeks: 16

Last date to withdraw: None

Instructor: Tien Olson

Course Materials

Be sure that you have all the necessary materials prior to the start date of your course.

Software Required for Course:

Microsoft Word is required for this course. Please refer to your MySite page and click on the Software Purchase link for information on purchasing Word.

Required Textbook:

Title: Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
Author: Karen C. Timberlake
ISBN: 9781269733748

Rio Salado College has developed a unique Textbook Savings Program that uses customized textbooks and saves students up to 50% off the original price of textbooks. This textbook is included in the Textbook Savings Program and has been customized specifically for this course at Rio Salado College by Pearson Custom Publishing so that it contains information most relevant to the course. Your course materials are available through the Rio Salado College Bookstore.  All materials should be verified by ISBN before purchasing at the Rio Salado Bookstore or from another seller.

Course Description and Competencies

Official Course Description
Elements of fundamental and organic chemistry. Includes the general chemical behavior of inorganic matter and the structure of organic and biochemical systems. Course designed for specific allied health programs at MCCD. May not be applicable to other allied health programs or transferable.
Official Course Prerequisite
A grade of "C" or better in CHM090, or one year of high school chemistry with a grade of "C" or better, or MAT092, or satisfactory score on placement exam.
Official Course Competencies
  1. Define chemistry and describe its main branches.
  2. Describe the relationships between matter and energy.
  3. Describe the physical states of matter with the aid of the Kinetic Molecular theory.
  4. Describe the properties of ionic and covalent compounds.
  5. Describe the shape and polarity of simple molecules.
  6. Explain hydrogen bonding and identify compounds in which it could exist.
  7. Describe the relationship between the outer electronic structure of atoms and their chemical properties.
  8. Complete and balance simple chemical equations.
  9. Describe the chemical and physical properties of water.
  10. Describe the properties of solutions.
  11. Identify substances as electrolytes or nonelectrolytes.
  12. Classify substances as acids, bases, or salts.
  13. Explain the behavior of buffer systems.
  14. Define the pH scale of measuring the relative acidity of solutions.
  15. Distinguish between inorganic and organic compounds.
  16. Identify the distinctive properties of carbon.
  17. Classify organic compounds on the basis of their functional groups.
  18. Identify and describe selected functional groups.
  19. Name and draw the structures of appropriate examples of organic compounds from major classes of compounds.
  20. Predict the major product(s) of reactions that a compound would be expected to undergo on the basis of the functional groups it contains.
  21. Name, draw and recognize by sight the structures for selected alkyl groups.
  22. Define, describe, and name selected isomers.
  23. Describe the composition, structure and function of biochemical molecules.

Course Requirements

  1. You must complete all 14 lesson assignments in the course.
  2. Examinations: There are six online quizzes that will be submitted electronically. You will also take an in-person midterm and final exam. The Midterm and Final exams are both proctored exams. Refer to the Exams section below.
  3. Note: You must average 60% on the combined Midterm and Final exams to pass the course.
  4. Remember that this is a three credit-hour class. As such, you will need to dedicate significant time to this course. Plan to spend at least three hours on course content and at least six hours on homework for a total of at least nine hours each week. Be prepared to double your weekly class and study time if you choose an accelerated calendar.

Grading Procedure and Scale

Grading procedures are administered equally to all students in the course. Do not expect to receive a grade higher than that earned by your scored work. There will be no point adjustments made for such things as class participation or other subjective factors. There is no extra credit offered in this course.

Note to students: You must earn a minimum of 60% on the midterm and final exams to pass the course.

Grading Procedure-Class

Lesson Essays: Eight essay assignments. The first essay is worth 40 points, and essays 2–8 are worth 40 points.

Quizzes: Six online quizzes worth 100 points each.

Exams: Two in-person exams worth 900 points each.

Total Points possible: 3,000

Grading Scale

There are 3,000 possible points for this course.
Essay assignment 1 40 Points
Essay assignments 2 - 8(80 points each) 560 Points
Six quizzes(100 points each) 600 Points
Midterm 900 Points
Final 900 Points
Total =   3000

 

Letter grades for the course will be determined by the following scale:

2700 - 3000 points = A (90% - 100%)
2400 - 2699 points = B (80% - 89%)
2100 - 2399 points = C (70% - 79%)
1800 - 2099 points = D (60% - 69%)
0 - 1799 points = F (0% - 59%)

Submitting Assignments

All assignments are listed under the "Reading Assignment" box and in the "Assessing Your Learning" section. The lessons can be accessed from the "Lessons" link on the navigation at the top of this page.

For all essay assignments, you are expected to write at a college level. Please see Grading Matrix for Essays/Short Answers. It is recommended that you type your essay in a word processing program, then copy/paste it into the appropriate text box in the online submit form. This way, you can use spell/grammar check.

You need to submit your essays the following way:

  • Using the Essay link provided at the end of each lesson and placing the response in the submission box.

Distance Learning Drive-thru Drop Box

Distance Learning students can now drop off class assignments (in an appropriately addressed envelope) and return library books, videotapes and/or cassettes at the Distance Learning Drive-thru Drop Box.

The Drive-thru Drop Box is conveniently located along the curb in front of the Rio Salado Administrative office building at 2323 W. 14th Street in Tempe.

Mailed Assignments

All mailed assignments must be properly addressed and mailed with adequate postage. Assignments will not be accepted if postage is due. If you are unsure of the postage required, take the item to the post office and have it weighed.

Include the course section number and assignment identifier on the envelope below your name and return address. Envelopes that are labeled incorrectly can cause a delay in processing your work. Address your envelope as shown in this example:

From:

Your Name: Jane Q. Doe

Your Address: 1234 Anywhere Street, Anytown, AZ

Course and Section Numbers: CHM 138LL, Section

To:

The Course Support Office

Rio Salado College

PO Box 63310

Phoenix, AZ 85082-3310

Attn: (Write your instructor's name here)

Your section number is the four-digit number that appears in the course schedule next to the course number. It also appears on your bill and on the address label on the envelopes you receive from the Course Support Office.

Attachment to a Rio Email Message
  1. Open your Rio e-mail account by clicking on the e-mail button.
  2. Click on New / Message at the top of your Inbox.
  3. Enter your instructor's name in the to field and your name and assignment number in the subject field.
  4. Type the following information in the body of the e-mail
    • Your Full Name
    • Your student ID number
    • Lab assignment number
    • The software program and version you used to complete the assignment
  5. Click on Attachments
  6. Click on Browse under Choose a file to attach and select your filename, then click Attach. You will see your filename in the Current file attachments box.
  7. Click Close, and then click Send to send the message and attachment.
  8. You can see your sent message by clicking on the Sent Items folder.

Writing Assignment

Rio Salado College is committed to the success of its students.  The college has identified some core competencies that will be the focus of student learning within some classes.  In this class, the writing competency is the focus of attention.  What does this mean to you as a student in this class?  We have identified one assignment in Lesson 1 that will be evaluated not only on the content related to the course, but also on the writing skills demonstrated.  The evaluation of your writing skills will not impact your grade on the assignment but is meant to give you direction and guidance so that writing skills at a college level can be attained and improved.  The scoring will be assigned using the rubric below.  If you have any questions concerning the writing competency, please contact your instructor for further information.  The assignment is identified in the Introduction section of the lesson.

Note:  Even though you will not receive a grade for the writing assessment, it is a required assignment in this course.  Note also that submitting all assignments is one of the requirements for passing the course.

Writing Assignment
Scoring Rubric

On a written assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to adhere to the conventions of correct mechanics and sentence structure.

Writing Competency: Four-Point Rubric

4  =  High level excellence in evidence of writing ability and performance at the college level

3  =  Demonstrable, competent, expected evidence of writing ability and performance at the college level

2  =  Minimally acceptable, inconsistent evidence of writing ability and performance at the college level

1  =  Poor, unacceptable evidence of writing ability and performance at the college level

Sentence Structure and Mechanical Errors

 

4.  Uses correct, varied sentences with few, if any, errors in mechanics, grammar, syntax or spelling

3.  Uses sentences that are usually correct but sometimes awkward with some errors in mechanics, grammar, syntax or spelling

2.  Uses sentences that are often incorrect and are difficult for the reader to understand with multiple errors in mechanics, grammar, syntax, or spelling

1. Uses sentences that are incorrect and are impossible for the reader to understand with many errors in mechanics, grammar, syntax, or spelling  

Copyright Acknowledgements

Some images used in courses are licensed as follows: Accunet/AP Multimedia Archive, http://www.clipart.com, http://www.jupiterimages.com, EBSCO Image Collection.

Syllabus Acknowledgement

Special Note: The online syllabus acknowledgement (found in Lesson or Lab 1) should be completed prior to accessing any assignments for the class. If the online syllabus acknowledgement is not completed by its due date, students will be automatically purged from the course. Additionally, if a student is purged from class and has been provided permission by the department to be reinstated, the syllabus acknowledgement must be completed upon reinstatement into the class; even if it had been previously completed.

Late or Missing Assignments

Assignments that have due dates are due on time according to the due dates in your gradebook. If you need to request an extension for an assignment, a request must be made to your instructor via RioLearn prior to the due date. You can request a due date change using the “Modify Due Dates” feature from the “Due Dates” tab in the Gradebook.

See the course’s Welcome letter for the late point deduction policy for the department.

Course Completion Policy

A student who registers for a Distance Learning course is assigned a "start date" and an "end date." It is the student's responsibility to note due dates for assignments and to keep up with the course work.

Submitting Assignments

Online Submission Platform

The assignment due dates in this course are structured to complete all the lessons over the span of the course. Regular and consistent progress is expected in the course through the submission of assignments. The submission of an assignment can be no earlier than 7 days prior to the due date. Consult your course gradebook for specific due dates. Assignments/acknowledgments must be submitted through the online submission platform unless otherwise directed.

Final Grade Options

  • Letter grade (A, B, C, D, F)

  • Extension (in lieu of an incomplete grade): Students may request an assessment extension because of illness or other extenuating circumstances, if they have been doing acceptable work. Assessment extensions may extend up to two weeks beyond the established course end as indicated in the gradebook. Please Note: Assessment extensions are given at the instructor’s discretion. Instructors are not obligated to give extensions.

  • Withdrawn Failing (Y) – Students may be removed from their classes with a Withdrawn Failing (Y) grade for non-participation, which counts like an F in GPA calculation.

  • Withdrawal (W) - Students may submit a withdrawal request on or prior to the "Last Date to Withdraw" indicated in their RioLearn Gradebook.

  • Instructors are unable to submit a withdrawal (W) on behalf of a student. A student wishing to withdraw from a class within the stated timeline must do so by visiting View My Classes/Schedule in the Student Center, and selecting Drop Classes. In extreme circumstances, students do have the option of requesting a complete withdrawal from the college by submitting a "Request for Complete Withdrawal From All Courses" available under the Records heading on Rio’s Important Forms page.

    Before withdrawing, students should consider contacting their instructor and/or Rio's Counseling Services to see what options are available to help them stay in class.

    STUDENTS – STOP Before You Drop! A withdrawal request is irrevocable, and may affect future Financial Aid, Visa status, Veteran benefit eligibility, scholarship eligibility and may delay graduation. Please be sure that it is the right option for you before submission.

    STOP BEFORE YOU DROP

  • Credit/No Credit Option (P/Z) - Some courses may be offered with a credit/no credit option which, if offered, would be identified in the Grading Procedure and Scale section of this syllabus. See detailed information about the (P/Z) option here.

  • Note: Choosing the P/Z option is a permanent change to the gradebook. A P/Z grade will not be changed to a letter grade after the course end date.

Regular and Substantive Faculty-Student Interaction

The Rio Salado College faculty provide learners with frequent opportunities for regular and substantive interaction, which are critical components of a quality online program. At a minimum, faculty teaching online courses for credit monitor weekly due dates and initiate contact with students, post course announcements and/or "From Your Instructor" (FYI) notes that are academic and relevant, respond to academic inquiries within 72 hours, and provide detailed, personalized, and timely feedback. In addition, faculty regularly engage in synchronous and/or asynchronous interaction with students via tools such as discussion boards, rubrics, voice threads, video conferences, audio recordings, phone calls, email and/or text messages, social media, and online collaboration software. Though faculty members are responsible for initiating interaction, providing academic information, and facilitating learning, Rio students are responsible for remaining in regular contact with their instructors and engaging with the course content as active participants in the educational experience.

Requirement for Active Class Participation

Withdrawal for Non-Participation (Y) – Students need to communicate regularly with their instructor and engage in academic activities as determined by the instructor and department. Students may be removed from their classes after 14 days of non-participation with a Withdrawn Failing (Y) grade, which counts like an F in GPA calculation.

If you receive financial aid of any kind, it is your responsibility to protect your eligibility to receive financial aid by meeting the active participation requirements of this class.

Pregnant and Parenting Students

Students will not be discriminated against on the basis of a disclosed pregnancy. This includes discrimination against a student based on pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or recovery from any of these conditions. As a result, a pregnant or parenting student (a student during a defined postpartum period lasting up to 8 weeks after delivery), may be provided adjustments so they are able to access and participate in their educational program or activity.

Please visit the Working with Pregnant and Parenting webpage to learn more about this policy, reasonable adjustments and complete the Pregnancy Adjustment Form. If you have questions about the policy, please contact Rio Salado College’s Title IX/504 Coordinator Tafari Osayande at o.tafari.osayande@riosalado.edu or (480) 517-8196.

In the event of certain pregnancy-related medical complications, contact Disability.Services@riosalado.edu or call (480) 517-8562 for assistance in providing accommodations/academic adjustments.

Basic Needs

If a lack of basic needs such as food, transportation, school supplies, etc. is affecting your participation and/or performance in this course, please contact the Rio Salado Counseling Department at 480-517-8785 or via email at counseling.receptionist@riosalado.edu.

For additional services and resources:

Rio Salado College Counseling and Career Services
Maricopa Basic Needs and Community Resources

Library Services

The Rio Salado Library is committed to student success and provides a variety of materials and services to enhance student learning. Utilizing Rio’s online library for your research is the best way to ensure that your sources are validated, authoritative, and appropriate for college-level coursework. The library's Video Tutorials page provides instruction on how to use the online library to find books, articles, ebooks, and more. Librarians are available to help you at all times via our Ask a Librarian live chat service.

Please note that when library materials (e.g., articles, ebooks, and streaming media) are integrated into your lesson content, you will see the notation “…provided to you through the Rio Salado Library.

Academic Misconduct

Academic Misconduct includes cheating, conspiring to cheat, soliciting to cheat, attempting to cheat, plagiarism, fabrication on an assignment, or other forms of dishonest presentation.

Posting assessments on an unauthorized web site, soliciting assessment answers and the unauthorized acquisition of assessments, assessment answers, or other academic material is cheating. Turning in content created by essay generators or other types of artificial intelligence platforms is also academic misconduct.

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use of paraphrase or direct quotation of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling or sharing of term papers or other academic materials. Information gathered from the Internet and not properly identified is also considered plagiarism.

We expect every student to produce his/her original, independent work. Any student whose work indicates a violation of the MCCCD Academic Misconduct Policy (including cheating and plagiarism) can expect sanctions as specified in the college catalog.

Rio Salado College uses software that uncovers plagiarism from student to student and other data sources on the Internet. If a student is found to have plagiarized content, grade consequences will be applied in accordance with departmental policies.

Civility Policy

The faculty of Rio Salado place a high value on the importance of general ethical standards of academic behavior and expect that communication between students and instructors or among students shall maintain the level of formality and mutual respect appropriate to any college teaching/learning situation.

Language or behavior that is rude, abusive, profane, disruptive, or threatening will not be tolerated. Activity of this type is Academic Misconduct as defined in MCCCD Policy AR 2.3.11. Students engaging in such behavior will be removed from the course with a failing grade. Additional sanctions may be applied pursuant to AR 2.3.11.

Honors Program

If you are taking this course for Honors credit, you must complete all assessments, including the Honors Project(s). The Honors Project(s) are listed in one or more lessons of the course and are designated for "Honors Students." Failure to complete the Honors Project(s) will result in a failing grade in the course and a loss of Honors credit.

Honors students are also enrolled in a non-credit Honors Achievement Award (HAA) or Presidential Honors Scholarship (PHS) section within RioLearn to submit co-curricular activity submissions. Co-curriculars must be completed in order to receive funding.

The Honors Department is here to support you! Connect with the college and other Honors students in our INSCRIBE community.

The Honors Department is available to provide additional resources and support to support your journey. Please contact the Honors department at RioSalado.Honors@riosalado.edu.

Classroom Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and its associated colleges are committed to providing equitable access to learning opportunities to students with documented disabilities (e.g. mental health, attentional, learning, chronic health, sensory, or physical). Visit district.maricopa.edu/mandatory-drs-title-ix-syllabus-statements for more information.

Religious Accommodations

Rio Salado College will reasonably accommodate the religious needs, observances, and practices of their students, when requested and the requests are made in accordance with the procedures set forth in ND-4. Any student may request a religious accommodation by making a written request for an accommodation to the appropriate faculty member using the Religious Accommodation Request form. To the extent possible, requests must be made at least two (2) weeks before the requested absence from class due to religious holiday or day of observance.

Addressing Incidents of Sexual Harassment/Assault, Dating/Domestic Violence, and Stalking

In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, MCCCD prohibits unlawful sex discrimination against any participant in its education programs or activities. The District also prohibits sexual harassment—including sexual violence—committed by or against students, District employees, and visitors to campus. As outlined in District policy, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking are considered forms of "Sexual Misconduct" prohibited by District policy. Visit district.maricopa.edu/mandatory-drs-title-ix-syllabus-statements for more information.

Student Solution Center

Rio Salado College is dedicated to a quality learning experience and has provided the Student Solution Center webpage as a resource for students to raise issues to our attention. We look forward to the opportunity to provide an equitable solution for all involved parties. For grading or instructional issues, students should first contact their faculty member(s) in accordance with the Instructional Grievance Process. For non-instructional complaints, students may contact Institutional Integrity and Compliance by submitting the non-instructional complaint form, emailing studentcomplaints@riosalado.edu, or calling 480-517-8505. Students may also contact their state regulatory agency; the Arizona SARA Council; and/or the Higher Learning Commission to escalate their concerns.

Change of Address

Please notify Course Support at (480) 517-8243 or 1-800-729-1197 or by email at course.support@riosalado.edu. Please include your name, student number, phone number, and new address including city, state, and zip code.

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