CHEM-290H Chemistry Research - Honors

Chemistry Research is an honors course which provides students with an opportunity to engage in chemical research.  The goal of this course is to develop chemical research skills. The instructor will be working closely with students as they choose, develop, and carry out a research project. Students will learn how to use state‑of‑the‑art research equipment that can be applied to their own research project. The instructor will provide assistance with the learning of laboratory techniques, statistical methods, library research, computer‑assisted data analysis, and research paper writing and presentation.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

A or B in CHEM-101 or CHEM-103 and consent of instructor

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Formulate a scientific problem and appropriate hypotheses.
   
2. 2. Use specific laboratory equipment to identify chemical compounds and to separate mixtures for
   identification.
3. 3. Apply the scientific method to the development of an independent research project.
4. 4. Review scientific literature to show the relevance of his/her research project to current or classical
   research.
   
5. 5. Design and implement a scientific research project and write a formal research proposal.
6. 6. Record data and observations during the course of the research.
7. 7. Write a formal research paper in which the problem, background information, and research procedures,
   results and conclusions are presented.
8. 8. Deliver a formal oral presentation of his or her research project which effectively and clearly
   communicates to the listeners the student's research problem, procedures and results.
9. 9. Evaluate the research projects presented by other class members.
   
10. 10. Evaluate the oral presentations delivered by other class members.
    

Course Objectives

1. 1. Formulate a scientific problem and appropriate hypotheses.
   
2. 2. Use specific laboratory equipment to identify chemical compounds and to separate mixtures for
   identification.
3. 3. Apply the scientific method to the development of an independent research project.
4. 4. Review scientific literature to show the relevance of his/her research project to current or classical
   research.
   
5. 5. Design and implement a scientific research project and write a formal research proposal.
6. 6. Record data and observations during the course of the research.
7. 7. Write a formal research paper in which the problem, background information, and research procedures,
   results and conclusions are presented.
8. 8. Deliver a formal oral presentation of his or her research project which effectively and clearly
   communicates to the listeners the student's research problem, procedures and results.
9. 9. Evaluate the research projects presented by other class members.
   
10. 10. Evaluate the oral presentations delivered by other class members.