Brock University is offering several introductory Chemistry courses this spring that will help students to build fundamental skills in science and grow their confidence in the lab.<\/p>\n
Designed for students who do not yet have a solid foundation in chemistry, CHEM 1P00 Introductory Chemistry<\/a>\u00a0aims to \u201ceven the playing field\u201d for students who had limited exposure to the subject in high school, says Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry Paul Zelisko.<\/p>\n The spring offering helps to bridge students into courses such as CHEM 1P91 Chemistry Principles and Properties I<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0CHEM 1P92 Chemistry Principles and Properties II<\/a>\u00a0that are required for certain programs.<\/p>\n Students in non-science programs across the University can also expand their understanding of chemistry in SCIS 1P52 Chemistry in Everyday Life<\/a>, which is offered in a virtual, asynchronous format that allows learners to work at their own pace.<\/p>\n \u201cSCIS 1P52 explores\u00a0environmental issues and chemistry as it\u00a0impacts\u00a0society, taking\u00a0a holistic approach\u00a0to science and chemistry rather than focusing on concepts that require a strong scientific background,\u201d Zelisko says. \u201cThe goal is to increase science literacy in non-scientists.\u201d<\/p>\n For students already in the sciences, CHEM 2P20 Principles of Organic Chemistry I<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0CHEM 2P21 Principles of Organic Chemistry II<\/a> offer an introduction to organic chemistry, which explores\u00a0carbon-containing compounds found in natural and human-made materials.<\/p>\n \u201cThe aim is to give students an appreciation for the chemistry that\u2019s in their everyday lives and to demonstrate the transdisciplinary nature of science,\u201d Zelisko says.<\/p>\n Labs play a critical role in\u00a0CHEM 1P00,\u00a0CHEM 1P91, CHEM 1P92, CHEM\u00a02P20\u00a0and CHEM 2P21, allowing students to build scientific thinking skills and learn fundamental techniques, such as how to identify unknown\u00a0compounds.<\/p>\n \u201cThinking like a scientist means being able to look at a challenge, propose hypotheses, execute experiments and then draw conclusions based on the results,\u201d Zelisko says.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you can understand the fundamentals, you always have the basis to approach any problems.\u201d<\/p>\n While the shift in focus from memorizing information to understanding processes can be a challenge for some students, Zelisko says students who are adaptable\u00a0in\u00a0how they\u00a0approach\u00a0courses tend to be successful.<\/p>\n \u201cTo support students across all courses, we take a\u00a0proactive\u00a0approach,\u201d he says. \u201cRegular\u00a0assessments\u00a0help\u00a0identify\u00a0students that are struggling earlier followed by\u00a0additional\u00a0supports.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brock University is offering several introductory Chemistry courses this spring that will help students to build fundamental skills in science and grow their confidence in the lab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":108846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12374,41,1],"tags":[12230,48,7437,348,11305],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108845"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108847,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108845\/revisions\/108847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}