Module 2
Information from Course Outline
Module 2, Closes Monday, September 10
Introduction
This module we'll spend some more time with preliminary material, to help you
understand the textbook and later lectures. The first sub-module, though, will
get you started on your "MSDS Project." This is the longest module of the course in terms of things you will read. Don't get discouraged - you don't need to memorize anything. Just read the pages carefully, so when you see the words again you have some idea what they mean.
Reading from Stein and Brown
Chapter 2, pages 15 through Elimination on page 20 only.
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Submodule 2A |
Death in the Laboratory; MSDS; | |
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Submodule 2B |
Organic Chemistry, just a little | |
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Submodule 2C |
Biochemistry, just a little | |
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Submodule 2D |
Tissues, Organs, Systems, Signals and Receptors. | |
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Submodule 2E |
Kinetics, Introduction, Absorption. | |
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| Fall 10 Closure | Closure from years past | |
Homework.
There are 25 points for this module's homework. a.) 10 points for the auto-quiz
you access through Blackboard, b.) 7 points for the MSDS/TRI homework, c.) 5
points for the discussion, and d.) 3 points for the message to the instructor.
a.) Access the quiz through Blackboard. A copy of the quiz is found here.
b.) An assignment about MSDS sheets and TRI is found at the back of Submodule 2A. Write this assignment in Word and attach it to an email to the instructor. Be sure to label the SUBJECT of your email "ENVE 652 HW2." Be sure to name the FILE "SmithR_HW2_XXX.doc" (Also, see d. below.)
c.) For the discussion, you will go to your GROUPS Discussion Board. (You will be assigned to a group shortly.) There you will find a Forum Started. Here is the situation you will discuss. Your group is the Laboratory and Chemical Safety Committee for the large chip manufacturer, ChipsARus. You have read about Dr. Wetterhahn and realize that one of your laboratories keeps some dimethylmercury on hand. The worker who ordered the chemical, Dr. Smith, is a very knowledgeable scientist and the committee does not see him as a problem. You are worried that other workers in the lab might not realize the danger of the chemical. You have the MSDS sheet, but are concerned that the workers will not read it and it does not explain the hazards of the chemical very well. Write a one paragraph memo to all the lab workers. Explain in plain English about the hazards of the chemical and that only Dr. Smith should handle the chemical. Someone from the group take the initiative to draft the paragraph. Then the other group members read the paragraph and comment. Finally, one member, take the responsibility for doing the final draft. Label the subject of that thread "Final Draft."
d.) For the message to the instructor, ask at least one question about the material in this module. Put this question in the Word document with the MSDS homework.