CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
INTER-CAMPUS COURSE-ADOPTION PROPOSAL
STOP!!
Unless you have submitted your Letter-of-Intent to the College
Associate Dean for Curriculum Development, Jennifer Browne at
[email protected], and received a Response form
back from her, do not continue with this proposal form.
This form is to be used for adopting a course that is already in existence at another campus. Course
adoptions are multi-campus proposals and must be approved by the College Curriculum Committee.
If possible, please attach an electronic copy of the original documentation establishing the course. If
the proposer wishes to initiate an inter-campus curriculum adoption, the New Curriculum Proposal
Form should be used. Guidelines and General Procedures for developing a Course-Adoption Proposal
can be found on the Governance Curriculum website.
Proposal Checklist
Please be sure you send ALL of the below documents and information in a single email to the College
Curriculum Chair, Tina Good, when you are ready to have the proposal considered by the College
Curriculum Committee.
(X )
Electronic Letter of Intent with Response from College Associate Dean
for Curriculum Development
( X ) Vote of Department at Adopting Campus:
For: __11___ Against: ___0__
Abstentions: __1___
Date of Vote: ___3/10/2015_______ Proposer's Initials: __YZ___
Check One:
__X___APPROVED
_____NOT APPROVED
( X ) Completed Inter-Campus Course Adoption Proposal Form
( X ) Completed Course Syllabus
( X ) Sample Course Outline with 15-week topic outline
( x ) Executive Dean's Acknowledgment-of-Support Form from the
Executive Dean at Adopting Campus
cc:
Jennifer Browne. Associate Dean of Curriculum Development
Executive Deans of affected campuses
Academic Chairs of affected departments at all three campuses
1
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
NAME OF PROPOSAL: CHE250- Organic Chemistry I
Requesting Campus: _____Ammerman
_____Grant
Course Currently Given On: ___X__Ammerman
___X__East
__X___Grant
_____East
Name of Proposer: _____Yu Zhang________________________
I.
GENERAL RATIONALE
Discuss reason(s) for teaching existing course at additional campus.
CHE250- Organic Chemistry I satisfies one of the science options required by the
LAGS- AS degree options Biology emphasis (LABI-AS), Environmental
Science/Forestry emphasis (LAFR- AS) and required by the Chemistry emphasis
(LASC-AS) that were recently approved by the CCC and Governance on all three
campuses. Since this course is satisfies the degree requirements, it is now
necessary that we begin to offer this course on the eastern campus.
The eastern campus enrollment has increased from 2,000 students in 2004 to ~
4,000 students in the fall 2014 semester. As such, the number of students that can
take organic chemistry has now reached levels that can support a section of organic
chemistry on the eastern campus.
The course is proposed to be adopted in response to the needs of students who are
located around the eastern campus and require taking organic chemistry I as part
of their degree requirements. In addition, the course will also make the chemistry
and biology curriculum complete in the science department at eastern campus.
Dr. Yu Zhang, an organic chemist and full time faculty member on the eastern
campus has been working with chemists from the Ammerman and Grant campuses
to select and secure laboratory supplies to run the lab sections for Organic
Chemistry on the eastern campus.
II.
RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENTS
A.
Proposed cycle for offering (e.g., fall, spring, and summer)
CHE250 will be offered as needed in collaboration with the Ammerman
and Grant campus chemistry departments. Currently, it is anticipated
to offer CHE250 in the fall semester.
2
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
B.
Estimate of student enrollment
18
III.
COSTS
A.
List costs and space requirements
One time fixed costs are approximated at $20,000 with recurring costs
currently being approximated at ~$1,000 per section offered.
B.
IV.
Number of faculty available to teach course
One full time faculty in the Chemistry department is available to teach
this course on the eastern campus.
Course Syllabus
(Complete Course Syllabus Form below.)
V.
SAMPLE COURSE OUTLINE
(See the Faculty Handbook online at Faculty Handbook for guidelines. Be sure to include a 15week topic outline. Please note: The audience for the Sample Course Outline is not your
students. It is the College Community, other colleges and universities, and possibly SUNY
System Administration and the New York State Education Department. A modified excerpt of a
Sample Course Outline is below to help you with providing the necessary information. It is
NOT a form but merely a guideline for drafting an example of a course outline for the course.)
3
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS and COMPUTER SCIENCE
CHE250
Course Outline
Fall 2014
Instructor:
Section:
Course: Organic Chemistry I
Time and Location:
Prerequisites: CHE134 or permission of instructor.
Telephone:
E-mail:
Office hours:
CRN:
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identifying the major functional groups of organic compounds.
2. naming by the IUPAC system alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, ethers,
and alkyl halides.
3. describing the physical and chemical properties of the compounds listed
above, including their methods of preparation and their reactions, with an
emphasis on fundamental reaction mechanisms and stereochemistry.
4. designing synthetic strategies for organic molecules using retrosynthetic
analysis.
5. interpreting infrared spectra.
6. performing basic laboratory operations such as distillation, crystallization,
extraction, melting point determination, and chromatography.
7. synthesizing simple organic molecules in the laboratory and identifying
unknown compounds.
8. maintaining a current and well-written lab notebook.
GRADING PRACTICES:
Students are expected to take all examinations. NO make-up tests will be given.
The grade of zero will be recorded for a missing exam.
The final grade will be calculated by taking into account:
Lecture Exams 65%
Recitation
10%
Laboratory
25%
Letter grades are assigned according to college guidelines (90 and above "A", 8589.9 "B+", 80-84.5 "B", 75-79.5 "C+", 70-75.5 "C", 65-69.5 "D+", 60-65.5 "D",
Below 60 "F").
4
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
A grade of 'W' will be given only if the student withdraws officially by returning a
withdrawal slip with my signature to the Registrar's Office. No grade of 'W' will
be given after mid-semester as defined by the academic calendar.
ATTENDANCE:
COLLEGE-WIDE ATTENDANCE POLICY:
All students are expected to attend every session of each course for which they are
registered. Students are responsible for all that transpires in class whether or not
they are in attendance. The College defines excessive absence or lateness as more
than the equivalent of one week of class meetings during the semester. Excess
absence or lateness may lead to failure in a course or removal from the class
roster.
INSTRUCTOR’S ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Students should attend class prepared if they expect to learn the material. Students
who stop attending class without properly withdrawing will receive a grade of F.
Requests for withdrawal from class should be made in writing prior to midsemester. Daily attendance logs will be kept according to college policy.
TEXTBOOK:
T. W. Graham Solomons, Organic Chemistry. 11th Edition, Wiley 2013 (ISBN-10:
1118147391; ISBN-13: 978-1118147399)
Hayden-McNeil Top Bound Chemistry Lab Notebook, 100 pages with carbonless
copies. ISBN: 9781930882003
5
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
OUTLINE OF TOPICS
Week
1, 2
3
4
5, 6
7, 8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Lecture Schedule
Structure & Bonding
Acids & Bases
Functional Groups
Alkanes
Stereochemistry
Understanding Org. Reactions
Substitution Reactions
Elimination Reactions
Alcohols, Ethers, & Epoxides
Alkenes
Alkynes
Review and Final Exam
Laboratory Schedule
Check-in and Safety Overview
Melting Points
Acid-Base Extraction
Extraction of Caffeine from Tea
Crystallization of Naphthalene
Infrared Spectroscopy
Stereochemistry
Steam Distillation
Fractional Distillation
SN2 Reaction: 1-Bromobutane
Dehydration of 2-Methyl-2-butene
Chromatography
Check-out
6
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS FORM
To meet the ideals of Suffolk County Community College, new courses should, if appropriate, consider
issues arising from elements of cultural diversity in areas of textbook choice, selection of library and
audio-visual materials, and teaching methodology. (Please note that a course syllabus is not the same
as a course outline. A course syllabus outlines the general requirements for a course. A course
outline is the specific document created by the individual faculty member to distribute to a specific
course section. Please see the Faculty Handbook for further details as to what to include in a course
outline. A SAMPLE course outline should be attached below.)
I. Course Number and Title:
(Be sure to consider whether this course is a 100- or 200-level course and give a
rationale for the decision.)
CHE250 – Organic Chemistry I
II. Catalog Description:
Two-semester sequence presenting theory, nomenclature, preparation, fundamental
reactions and reaction mechanisms of both aliphatic and aromatic compounds, including
behavior of the major functional groups. Both chemical and instrumental methods of
organic analysis, including separation and structure elucidation techniques, are
developed. Basic laboratory techniques are taught and representative compounds are
prepared. Some products prepared in the laboratory are characterized utilizing
chromatographic and instrumental techniques. (3 hrs. lecture, 1 hr. recitation, 4 hrs.
laboratory.)
III. *Learning Outcomes: (Main concepts, principles, and skills
you want students to learn from this course)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identifying the major functional groups of organic compounds.
2. naming by the IUPAC system alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, ethers, and
alkyl halides.
3. describing the physical and chemical properties of the compounds listed
above, including their methods of preparation and their reactions, with an
emphasis on fundamental reaction mechanisms and stereochemistry.
4. designing synthetic strategies for organic molecules using retrosynthetic
analysis.
5. interpreting infrared spectra.
6. performing basic laboratory operations such as distillation, crystallization,
extraction, melting point determination, and chromatography.
7. synthesizing simple organic molecules in the laboratory and identifying
unknown compounds.
7
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
8. maintaining a current and well-written lab notebook.
IV. Programs that Require this Course: (List or indicate none.)


Liberal Arts and Sciences: Science Emphasis – Biology option / A.S. Degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences: Science Emphasis – Chemistry option / A.S. Degree
V. Major Topics Required:
Week
1, 2
3
4
5, 6
7, 8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Lecture Schedule
Structure & Bonding
Acids & Bases
Functional Groups
Alkanes
Stereochemistry
Understanding Org. Reactions
Substitution Reactions
Elimination Reactions
Alcohols, Ethers, & Epoxides
Alkenes
Alkynes
Review and Final Exam
Laboratory Schedule
Check-in and Safety Overview
Melting Points
Acid-Base Extraction
Extraction of Caffeine from Tea
Crystallization of Naphthalene
Infrared Spectroscopy
Stereochemistry
Steam Distillation
Fractional Distillation
SN2 Reaction: 1-Bromobutane
Dehydration of 2-Methyl-2-butene
Chromatography
Check-out
VI. Special Instructions:
A. Prerequisite(s) to this Course: (List or indicate none)
8
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
CHE134 or permission of instructor.
B. Course(s) that Require this Course as a Prerequisite:
(List courses or indicate none)
None
C. External Jurisdiction: (List credentialing organization/association if
appropriate or indicate none.)
None.
VII. Supporting Information: (Examples – newspapers, journals,
Internet resources, CD-ROMS, Videos, other teaching materials, textbooks, etc.)
1. T. W. Graham Solomons, Organic Chemistry. 11th Edition, Wiley 2013 (ISBN-10: 11181473
2. Hayden-McNeil Top Bound Chemistry Lab Notebook, 100 pages with carbonless copies.
(ISBN: 9781930882003
VIII. Optional Topics: (List or indicate none)
None
IX. Evaluation of Student Performance:
List possible methods to be used for evaluating students’ achievement of the
course’s learning outcomes.
To be determined by the instructor.
9
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LETTER-OF-INTENT
T0 COLLEGE ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSER E-MAILS LETTER-OF-INTENT AS WORD DOCUMENT TO
JENNIFER BROWNE, COLLEGE ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT. Dean Browne determines which campuses are affected by
proposal and fills out the Response to Proposal Form below. Dean Browne returns
the Letter-of Intent and Response to Proposal forms to proposer with copies to the
appropriate Executive Deans.
Email Letter of Intent to Dean Browne at [email protected]
Proposer____Yu Zhang______ Campus:
(name)
A____
E_X___
G_____
Department/Discipline___Mathematics and Science/ Chemistry___________
Telephone___2584___________________
E-mail___zhangyu__________
Name of Curriculum/Course Proposal____CHE250- Organic Chemistry I
Date: _________March 10, 2015__________________________
College Associate Dean for Curriculum Development completes form below this line.
******************************************************************
Type of Proposal
Course
New_________________________________
Revised_______________________________
Adoption________X______________________
Curriculum
New__________________________
Revised________________________
Expedited Revision_______________
A.A._____ A.S. _____ A.A.S _____
Certificate __
This proposal requires the following approval(s)
Single Campus _____
*College__X___
*College approval is required when the proposal has an
impact on more than one campus.
10
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LETTER-OF-INTENT
T0 COLLEGE ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Description of proposal idea and rationale.
(Proposer should present description of proposal idea on this page along with a
rationale for the proposal.)
CHE250- Organic Chemistry I satisfies one of the science options required by the
LAGS- AS degree options Biology emphasis (LABI-AS), Environmental
Science/Forestry emphasis (LAFR- AS) and required by the Chemistry emphasis
(LASC-AS) that were recently approved by the CCC and Governance on all three
campuses. Since this course satisfies the degree requirements, it is now necessary
that we begin to offer this course on the eastern campus.
The eastern campus enrollment has increased from 2,000 students in 2004 to ~
4,000 students in the fall 2014 semester. As such, the number of students that can
take organic chemistry has now reached levels that can support a section of organic
chemistry on the eastern campus.
The course is proposed to be adopted in response to the needs of students who are
located around the eastern campus and require taking organic chemistry I as part
of their degree requirements. In addition, the course will also make the chemistry
and biology curriculum complete in the science department at eastern campus.
Dr. Yu Zhang, an organic chemist and full time faculty member on the eastern
campus has been working with chemists from the Ammerman and Grant campuses
to select and secure laboratory supplies to run the lab sections for Organic
Chemistry on the eastern campus.
11
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL
FROM COLLEGE ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT
College Associate Dean for Curriculum Development uses this form to respond to
the proposal with instructions for further developing proposal (e.g., which forms to
use, the campuses and departments who need to be consulted, items to be
considered when developing the proposal.)
******************************************************************
TO: Yu Zhang, Instructor of Chemistry, Eastern Campus
FROM: Jenn Browne, College Associate Dean for Curriculum Development
DATE: March 28, 2015
***********************************************************
Comments:
I have reviewed the letter of intent to adopt CHE250: Organic Chemistry I for the
Eastern Campus.
Please proceed with the proposal by completing a Course Adoption Proposal Form.
Once the form is complete including the department vote, email the completed
proposal form along with an Executive Dean's Acknowledgement of Support Form to
Executive Laffin.
As course adoptions are considered multi-campus proposals and are reviewed by
the College-wide Curriculum Committee, after receiving Executive Dean Laffin’s
approval, email the entire proposal packet to Dr. Tina Good, Chair of the Collegewide Curriculum Committee.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you should have any questions at 451-4101
or [email protected].
Cc:
Executive Dean Laffin
Tina Good, College Curriculum Committee Chair
12
CHE250 Organic Chemistry I (AG)
Course Adoption Proposal-Eastern Campus
September 2015
SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
EXECUTIVE DEAN’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT-OF-SUPPORT
The Proposer should email completed proposal packet along with the Executive Dean’s
Acknowledgment-of-Support Form. The Proposer should complete the top half of the form and the
Executive Dean should check the “Support” or “Do Not Support” line based on the Campus’ ability to
commit to implementing the proposal if it is approved through the Governance process.
Criteria to consider for supporting this proposal are listed below. If the Executive Dean is in general
support of the proposal but has specific concerns related to the proposal, these concerns should be
stated in the comment section. If the Executive Dean does not support the proposal, specific reasons
should be listed in the comment section.
The Executive Dean should email completed form to Proposer so that it can be included in the
proposal packet to be submitted to the College Curriculum Committee Chair.
******************************************************************
The Executive Dean’s Acknowledgement-of Support is a commitment to
support the implementation of the course adoption in terms of:
 Academic Merit
 Availability of Personnel
 Adequacy of Facilities
 Budgetary Needs for Supplies and Equipment
******************************************************************
This section to be filled out by Proposer:
Name of Proposal: ________ CHE250- Organic Chemistry I_________________
Adopting Campus: A____
E__X__
G_____
************************************************************************
This section to be filled out by Executive Dean:
____x______Support
__________Do Not Support
Name of Executive Dean:___Dorothy J. Laffin_____________________________
Date__April 7, 2015_______________________
Comments: Thank you for the hard, collaborative work here. The academic merit is
obvious and all efforts will be expended to provide the best learning environment
for this important science offering. DJL
13