Course Redesign: Chemistry 161

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Course Redesign Chemistry 161 General,
Organic and Biochemistry I

• Dr. John R. Crooks
• Associate Provost of the University Partnership
• Lorain County Community College

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Phases of Redesigning Chemistry 161

• Phase 1 Lectures paired with specific
  laboratories.
• Phase 2 Development of technology based labs
  and the elimination of the use of toxic
  chemicals.
• Phase 3 The implementation of the Buffet model.

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Improved Retention
Term A/B/C D/F/W Success
Fall 2007 174 55 76
Fall 2006 193 63 75
Fall 2005 173 62 74
Fall 2004 168 61 73
Fall 2003 142 63 69
Fall 2002 93 63 60
Fall 2001 55 58 49
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Cost Reduction Techniques

• Increased Class Size
• Campus Based Sections no direct size increase
• Internet Sections 20 to 25
• Use of Technology

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Implementation Issues

• Change is difficult
• Faculty Preferences
• Management

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Sustainability

• Departmental/Divisional Issues
• Classroom space
• Faculty assignments
• Student Issues
• Comfort with online material
• Comfort floating between sections
• Administrative
• Enhance Quality of Learning, Student Engagement,
  and Retention
• Employ components of Distance Learning
• Reduce Overall Costs