Seminar in Chemistry,
Chemistry 475
Spring 2008, Winona State University
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Schedule of Lectures: Fridays 11:00-11:50 in Pasteur 307
Course Description: Group discussions and papers
presented in the field of chemistry. Prerequisite: 20 semester hours of
chemistry. Offered yearly. 1 S.H.
Instructor: Tom Nalli, , 457-2467, tnalli@winona.edu Office:
PA 350 M 3-4, T 9-10, 12-4, W 3-4, Th 9-10, 12-1, F
9-10
Text: The ACS Style Guide, 3rd ed.; Dodd, J. S., Ed.;
American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2007.
Software: Microsoft PowerPoint will be used extensively in the course. You will also need a molecule
drawing program such as ChemDraw or ISIS/Draw.
Course Details:
Poster Presentation: The main requirement of the course
is that you make a poster presentation
on a chemistry topic of your choosing (preferably your undergraduate
research). The poster should be presented both to the Chemistry
Department during one of our class periods and at the WSU Research
Celebration Symposium in April. Because, there will not be enough time
during the class periods for this, I will also need to meet with each
student individually by appointment in order to hear each you present your
poster orally,
Abstract: An abstract of your presentation written according to
the same guidelines used for ACS National Meetings will also
be required.
Other Assignments: There will be at least one additional homework
assignment that will contribute to your grade in the course.
Off-Campus Presentations: You may be requested to present on your
undergraduate research experience at an area high school. Extra credit
will be awarded if you participate in such an activity.
Visiting Speakers: A number of oral presentations by visiting chemists
have been scheduled for this class. (See seminar
schedule) In addition, there will be numerous opportunities to attend chemistry
seminars that do not conform to our class time or location (e.g., in-house seminars at
times other than 11:00 on Friday and/or off-campus seminars).
Critiques: Students will critique one another using the seminar critique form. Forms will be collected by the
professor and anonymous feedback will be distributed to the presenters.
Attendance: Attendance and participation during the scheduled class
time is absolutely required. More than two unexcused absences will result in a lowering of
the final grade by one letter grade. In addition, your attendance at at least
one non-conforming chemistry seminar (see above and the class
schedule sheet) is also required.
Grading: Since the principle goal of this course is to present a
seminar the poster presentation to other members of the Chemistry Department and
students, failure to present this poster will result in failure of the course.
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Grade Calculation |
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Final Grade Assignment: |
| Critiques |
10% |
|
90 - 100 |
A |
| Poster Quality |
60% |
|
80 - 89 |
B |
| Oral presentation of Poster |
20% |
|
70 - 79 |
C |
| Other Assignments |
10% |
|
60 - 69 |
D |
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<60 |
E |