George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia

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George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia

• MARM 200235th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting
• American Chemical Society

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George Mason
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Chemistry 202 Online (Organic II)

• Ray Gross, PGCC

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Outline

• Rationale
• Tools
• Objectives
• Administration
• Results
• Future

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Rationale for Teaching Online

• Increase Course Availability
• Incorporate Technology

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Tools

• Web
• Web site and Blackboard
• Programs
• ChemWindow, Word, PowerPoint and FrontPage

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Personal Objectives

• Coverage
• Course Identity
• Standards

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AdministrationCommunication

• Web site
• BlackboardPassword
• Email

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Web SiteFrontPage

• Orientation
• Syllabus
• Sample Blackboard Layout
• How Online Course Works
• Hyperlinks
• Blackboard, Test Center, Dept, etc.

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Blackboard

• Course Administration
• Announcements, Grades, etc.
• Assignments

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12 Chapters

• Text Assignment
• Lecture Notes
• PowerPoint Summary
• Instructor Problems
• Solutions

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Text Assignment
Chapter 18 Polyenes Assigned Readings 18.1-18.4
Optional Readings 18.5 Assigned Problems in
Ege Chapter 18 18.19(all), 18.20(a-f),
18.21(all), 18.22(a-d), 18.23(a), 18.24(a-c)
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Lecture Notes
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PowerPoint Summary

• Review of lecture notes in summary form
• Example problems and solutions
• Links to Chime molecules and animations

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PowerPoint Summary
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Instructor Problems/Solutions

• Complement Text Problems
• Single-Concept Problems
• Solutions

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Student Assessments

• Three one-hour Exams
• Homework (submitted via email)
• Final Exam

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Results
No. Students Online Day Night Total
Start 13 11 9 33
Finish 9 10 5 24
A 2 2 0 4
B 2 3 3 8
C 3 3 2 8
D 1 2 0 3
F 1 0 0 1
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Course Assessment

• Eight Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
• Comprehensive Final Exam
• Each Q on Final Coded by CLO
• Results for Each CLO Tabulated by student and
  section
• Online vs. Resident Results

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Outcome by Section (200 Points)
Learning Outcome Weight Day Night Online
1. Nomenclature 25 72 76 78
2. Equations 100 71 81 71
3. Mechanisms 15 64 50 59
4. Non-synthesis Prob 15 55 48 38
5. Synthesis Problems 10 80 68 70
6. Explanations 15 62 48 78
7. Correlations 10 72 84 73
8. Classifications 10 53 82 46
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Future Direction

• New Text
• CD w/links to content, animations, etc.
• Electronic Model Kit and Viewer
• Maintain Course Identity
• Improve Outcomes