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理科和非理科本科生开发使用光谱学和生化科目的课程来改善科学教育。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，对密西西比学院和当地五所两年制社区学院Hinds、Holmes、Copiah-林肯、琼斯县和密西西比西南社区学院的化学课程产生广泛影响。课程的变化范围从基础课程到专业课程，并通过学位课程的高三年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。在这个项目中，第一个目标是第二个本科学年的基础：在密西西比学院提高学生对有机化学中磁共振的理解和实践，并开发和实施一项与当地五所两年制学院的外联活动，以进行年度教师培训、持续的材料开发、红外和核磁共振光谱学的支持和访问课堂实践。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门应用。为实现这两个目标，正在开发支持性的互联网资源。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。当地其他四年制院校的同事也可以使用这些设施。在实施阶段后，该项目将支持本地学生在有机化学方面的基本技能的长期提高，并支持高年级学生开展更多专门活动。每项计划内容和校外外联活动将在第一年结束前进行评估，此后每年进行评估。校内和校外项目都是根据学生和教职员工对方法和经验的评估进行评估的。受影响的两年制大学课程目前缺乏工具支持，应该会实现对理科学生、教师和课程的重大改进。理科学生将更好地为更高的分部课程、转学计划以及研究生和专业学习做好准备。

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.