Modern Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for an Enhanced Chemistry Curriculum and Support of Local Two-Year College Organic Chemistry

化学 (12) 密西西比学院致力于通过为科学和非科学本科生开发光谱学和生物化学主题的课程来改善科学教育。为了扩展这些变化，我们正在实施核磁共振仪器能力的重大升级，这对密西西比学院和五所当地两年制社区学院（Hinds、Holmes、Copiah-Lincoln、Jones County 和西南密西西比社区学院）的化学课程产生广泛影响。课程变化范围从基础课程到专业课程，并在学位课程的高三年级中分阶段提高学生的技能。这些变化是通过将教育和研究文献中的实验改编到本科课程中来实现的。在该项目中，第一个目标是本科第二年的基础：提高密西西比学院有机化学领域学生对磁共振的理解和实践，并制定和实施对当地五所两年制学院的年度讲师培训、持续材料开发、红外和核磁光谱方面的支持和参观课堂实践的推广。第二个目标是发展性的：向学生介绍更多的探索性实验，这些实验利用仪器的广泛分析范围及其在生物化学、有机和仪器分析以及化学动力学方面的专业应用。正在为这两个目标开发支持性互联网资源。第三个目标是研究性的：通过为学生的合成和实验工作提供现代光谱手段来提高本科生的研究和荣誉。当地其他四年制机构的同事可以使用这些设施。实施期结束后，该项目将支持当地学生有机化学基本技能的长期提高，以及高年级学生的更多专业活动。每个计划的要素和校外外展活动将在第一年年底前进行评估，此后进行年度评估。校内和校外项目均根据学生和教师对方法和经验的评估进行评估。受影响的两年制大学项目目前缺乏工具支持，应该会实现理科学生、教师和项目的重大改进。理科学生将为高年级课程、转学课程以及研究生和专业学习做好更好的准备。

Chemistry (12) Mississippi College has striven to improve science education by curriculum development employing spectroscopy and biochemical subject matter for science and non-science undergraduate students. Extending these changes, we are implementing a significant upgrade of nuclear magnetic resonance instrumental capability with broad implications for the chemistry curriculum at Mississippi College and five local two-year community colleges, Hinds, Holmes, Copiah-Lincoln, Jones County, and Southwest Mississippi Community Colleges. Curricular changes range from foundational to specialized courses and improve student skills in stages through the higher three years of the degree program. These changes are made by adapting experiments from the educational and research literature into undergraduate courses. In this project, a first goal is foundational for the second undergraduate year: improving student understanding and practice of magnetic resonance in organic chemistry at Mississippi College, and developing and implementing an outreach to the five local two-year colleges for annual instructor training, ongoing materials development, support and visiting class practice in infrared and nuclear magnetic spectroscopy. A second goal is developmental: introducing students to more searching experiments which take advantage of the wide analytical range of the instrumentation and its specialized applications in biochemistry, organic and instrumental analysis, and chemical dynamics. Supportive internet resources are being developed for both of these goals. A third goal is investigational: improving undergraduate research and honors by providing students with modern spectroscopic means for their synthetic and experimental work. Facilities are available to colleagues at other local four-year institutions. Following the implementation period, the project will support a long-term improvement of basic student skills in organic chemistry locally, and more specialized activities by upper-division students. Each planned element and the off-campus outreach will be evaluated by the end of the first year with annual assessments thereafter. Both intramural and extramural programs are being assessed based on student and faculty evaluation of the methods and experiences. Affected two-year college programs, which presently lack instrumental support, should realize significant science student, faculty, and program improvements. Science students will be better prepared for higher division classes, transfer programs, and for graduate and professional studies.