CHEM 255 LABORATORY OUTLINE

 

Contact Info:             OFFICE: A-210 (back room) or A-106(end of hall-CSF).

PHONE:         563-1877(Office)                   

WEBSITE: http://faculty.cbu.ca/chowley/

 

Marking Scheme:

 

Data Sheets                                                                                                                 5 pt

Quizzes                                                                                                                       15 pt

 

General Regulations and Notes:     

 

In order to receive a passing mark for the course, a student must pass the laboratory component of the course. The laboratory grade is determined from the submission of datasheets for completed experiments and quizzes. Quizzes for a completed experiment are written during the next scheduled lab period and are conducted during the first 15 minutes of the lab period. Extra time and rewrites are not available for students who are late or absent.

Data sheets are due at the end of the laboratory period. Data sheets not submitted at this time will be penalized and given a grade of zero and included in the overall lab mark.

Plagiarism of datasheets/quizzes is a serious offense. Plagiarism is defined as the imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work. See section: Academic Regulations – Ethical Behaviour in Academic Matters in the academic calendar. Work found to contain plagiarized material will be given a grade of zero and in some circumstances a student may receive a total lab grade of zero.

            Students are encouraged to see me if there are any questions concerning the laboratory component of the course. The only requirement for assistance is that the student has reviewed the relevant material and has at least attempted to complete the experimental work.

Attendance in all laboratory periods is compulsory. Any student who misses up to two(2) scheduled laboratory period will be required to write a comprehensive Lab Exam to make up for the missed material. Students who miss more than two laboratory periods or fail to write the comprehensive Lab Exam will receive a mark of 0 (zero) for the missed experimental data sheet and the corresponding quiz.

 

Clean-Up

 

It is the responsibility of each individual student to clean and properly put away any equipment used during his/her experiment. Students are encouraged to remind others who do not clean up after themselves and not to clean up for them. Items often missed include the following:

 

1)      Reagent spills left on balances.

2)      Reagent bottles left open.

3)      Glassware not put away or put away dirty.

4)      Chemical spills on lab benches and countertops uncleaned.