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Sierra College Honors

The Honors Course Contract Proposal

PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE INSTRUCTION PACKET CAREFULLY!

*SAVE THIS DOCUMENT AS FACULTY LAST NAME.STUDENT LAST NAME. COURSE #

(EX: SMITH.DOE.ENGL 1A)

Enter your responses below (including signatures)

SECTION I

5. Student Email Address:

(Please use your Sierra College email) jdoe@student.sierracollege.edu

6. Course ID Number AND Name: Chem. 12A, Organic Chemistry

(Example: “Music 002, Music Appreciation”)

7. Course Meeting Days and Times: Lecture: MW 11-12:20pm, Lab. TTH 2-5:05pm

(Example: “MW 11:00am-12:20pm”)

8. Faculty First and Last Name: John Smith

9. Faculty Work Phone: (916) 867-5309

(Include area code)

10. Faculty SC Email Contact: [email protected]du

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SECTION II

What are the individual student learning objectives of this Honors Contract? A minimum of 3 out of the

following 7 objectives must be addressed (you may include more). Provide a detailed description of the

assignments or activities ONLY for the appropriate objectives.

1. Demonstrate Excellence

Objective: Student will demonstrate a higher degree of leadership, class participation, and academic

performance. Describe assignments or activities to be completed and tangible evidence to be produced that

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2. Demonstrate Greater Understanding

Objective: Student will develop and explore in greater depth and/or breadth the subject matter of the

course/discipline. Describe assignments or activities to be completed and tangible evidence to be produced

that will demonstrate achievement of this particular learning objective:

In the preparation of the mechanism database the student will demonstrate a high level of understanding and

grasp of the material. Their work will need to be impeccably constructed with total accuracy if it is to serve its

purpose in helping current and future classrooms of students. This will often require examining multiple

textbooks and triangulating upon the correct mechanisms and concepts to be presented.

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3. Exhibit or Present Learned Expertise

Objective: Student will demonstrate the ability to develop work at a quality suitable for public presentation

along with exhibiting or presenting the work to an audience. Describe assignments or activities to be

completed and tangible evidence to be produced that will demonstrate achievement of this particular learning

objective:

The student will help design and implement a structured and organized curved arrow mechanism database for

addition to the Organic Chemistry classroom literature. This database will be capable of helping present and

future students to prepare for the ACS (American Chemical Society) and MCAT (Medical College Admissions

Test) as it would greatly help to clarify organic chemistry mechanisms. This database will be made available to

students online, in electronic form.

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4. Use Resources Outside of the Classroom

Objective: Student will gain knowledge about accessing and using resources outside of the classroom to

enhance his/her preparation for continued education and/or careers. Describe assignments or activities to be

completed and tangible evidence to be produced that will demonstrate achievement of this particular learning

objective:

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5. Use Primary Source Material

Objective: Student will gain knowledge about accessing and critically evaluating the value of source materials

beyond discipline textbooks. Describe assignments or activities to be completed and tangible evidence to be

produced that will demonstrate achievement of this particular learning objective:

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6. Attain a Heightened Appreciation of the Field

Objective: Student will gain a deeper and more critical appreciation of the field and thus be better equipped to

succeed in upper division courses and/or the business or professional world. Describe assignments or

activities to be completed and tangible evidence to be produced that will demonstrate achievement of this

particular learning objective:

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7. Pursue Original Research

Objective: Student will understand, initiate, and implement the process of developing original work that adds to

the body of knowledge in a given field. Describe assignments or activities to be completed and tangible

evidence to be produced that will demonstrate achievement of this particular learning objective:

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SECTION III

Assessment criteria: How will the student’s success be determined? Describe specifically what assessment

criteria will be used to determine if the student receives the Honors designation for the course. For examples,

please see the Instruction Packet. Student’s achievement of the individual objectives in Section II will be

assessed using the following specific criteria:

The student's success in the Honors Contract will be determined in the following manner. The student will

design, create, and present use of the Curved Arrow Mechanism Database to their classmates and then

ensure its availability for use of future students. The student will need to draw (using an electronic drawing

program) at least 5 new mechanisms and edit and compile at least 5 old mechanisms from past semesters.

The final mechanisms must be free of scientific error (to the best of the professor’s knowledge).