1. General Chemistry Laboratory
Using the Web in the
General Chemistry Laboratory
GENCHEM – a combination of hardware and software
From PreLab to Final Grade
Professor Rudolph W. Kluiber
Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102

2. What GenChem Does Creates a course Syllabus. Puts it on the web.
Produces printer ready copy for a Lab Manual.
Provides Laboratory Talks as downloadable videos.
Produces individualized PreLabs. Records passing.
Provides Start-of-Experiment Quiz.
Individualizes each experiment.
Accepts student’s Experimental Work and evaluates.
Accepts Calculations and Conclusion and evaluates.
Issues Warnings but only on initial entries.
Grades each student’s work. Treats all students equally.
Keeps all records of student work.
Gives out Final Course Grade at the end of the semester.
Allows student’s access to Course Record, anytime.

3. Before starting an experiment Lecture and Lab Manual
GenChem
Dell Poweredge 2600
1.8 GHz Xeon dual CPU
33.8 GB SCSI Memory
$3,000 +
SOFTWARE
PreLabs
Web Page and Tutorials
Videos
Record keeping

4. COOK BOOK GenChem Before starting an experiment Lecture and Lab Manual
Dell Poweredge 2600
1.8 GHz Xeon dual CPU
33.8 GB SCSI Memory
$3,000 +
SOFTWARE
COOK BOOK
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5. General Chemistry Laboratory
Rutgers University (Newark)
General Chemistry Laboratory
Talk to the Molecules
Two semester course; 1 credit/semester
Meet for 170 min, 1X/week, 14 weeks
14 experiments-5 extra credit/semester
Written 3 hour FINAL Exam
Pre- or Co-Requisite: 4 credit lecture
Separate grade for Laboratory
Students work individually
Laboratory correlated with lecture
Four Lab Practicals per semester

6. Background Material PreLab Laboratory talk
General Chemistry Laboratory
Before Starting an Experiment
Background Material
(Lab Manual, Lecture Text, Lecture Notes, Tutorials)
PreLab
Laboratory talk
In their classical form, none of the above are highly rated

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WELCOME to the introductory
Chemistry Laboratories at Rutgers University in Newark ... Classical hands-on laboratories, computer individualized and controlled from pre-lab to grade. ABOUT the LABORATORIES
                            
                                          
                         
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8. TUTORIALS

9. GenChem working for the Student
Pre-Experiment
GenChem working for the Student
PreLab “Ticket” to start Experiment
Individualized Problem
Must answer problem correctly to continue.
8 multiple choice questions
(7 correct to pass)
May have 10 or more variations
Written in:
Visual Basic Script,
Active Server Protocol ASP.

10. GenChem working for the Student
Pre-Experiment
GenChem working for the Student
Videos show background and data collection
Videos are min ( MB)
Show background, DATA collection
Calculations are displayed but not explained.
SONY CCR VX2000
Windows Movie Maker

11. Use of web to check PreLab status
Use of web to check current experiment starts and finishes.
Use of web to check grade
Links disabled for security reasons

12. STUDENT EVALUATION (Chem 113 7/7/2006) Based on ratings of 1-5
Total students getting grades (61) Total students evaluating... 48
Help from Lecture…………. 3.21
Help from Manual
Lab help in Lecture
Help from PreLabs Help from Videos……
Instructor (TA) rating………… Improve logic and thinking Positive learning experience Overall Rating

13. General Chemistry Laboratory
Using the Web in the
General Chemistry Laboratory
GENCHEM – a combination of hardware and software
From PreLab to Final Grade
Professor Rudolph W. Kluiber
Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102