I hope all of you have been able to get back into the swing of things with all things LCC after the cyberthreat outage. If you are having any issues accessing materials, changing passwords, etc please see the info below. This update contains information regarding deadline extensions and schedule changes as a result of the outage as well as unit 3 exam information.
If you are unable to change your LCC Password to access D2L and LCC email, read this. This does NOT apply to the online homework.
If you are unable to access D2L or LCC email, or change your LCC Password, please contact the LCC Help Desk at 517-483-5221.
If you are unable to log into the ONLINE HOMEWORK, read this
When you changed your LCC Password after the cyberthreat, it DID NOT change your password for the online homework. You should still use your same password that you used before the cyberthreat outage (or you can use lost password to reset it – remember the recovery email will go to your LCC email address – not D2L email)
Course Schedule and Deadline changes
All deadline extensions and schedule changes as a result of the cyberthreat outage are posted in the Online Course Schedule. These deadlines have been extended as follows:
- All unit 3 deadlines (Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties Online Homework, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry Online Homework, Quiz/Class participation 8, Quiz/Class Participation 9, and the Unit 3 Exam have had the deadlines extended by 7 days.
- All unit 4 deadlines (Chemical Equilibrium Online Homework, Acids and Bases Online Homework, Quiz/Class participation 10, Quiz/Class Participation 11, and the Unit 4 Exam have had the deadlines extended by 4 days.
- All unit 5 deadlines (Intermolecular Forces, Liquids and Solids Online Homework, Properties of Solutions Online Homework, Quiz/Class participation 12, Quiz/Class Participation 13, and the Unit 5 Exam have had the deadlines extended by 1 day.
- The Final Exam will be on the original schedule
All assignments will be available on the dates they were originally scheduled. This will enable you to stay on the original schedule if you were relatively unaffected by the outage or to catch up gradually and still complete the course by the end of the semester if it affected you more substantially. If these extensions are not sufficient or pose undue hardship, please contact me and we will make other arrangements.
Upcoming Unit 3 Reminders
- Online Homework: Electronic Structure of Atoms & Periodic Properties of Elements is due Monday, 3/27
- Quiz/Class Participation Exercise 8 is due Monday, 3/27
- Online Homework: Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding & Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theory is due Monday 4/3
- Quiz/Class Participation Exercise 9 is due Monday, 4/3
- The Unit 3 Exam is available at the testing centers now and must be completed by Tuesday, 4/4 (more info below)
Unit 3 Exam
Exam Information
Like previous exams, the exam is a proctored, pen/pencil and paper exam. It is not offered online on D2L. It will be available during open Testing Center Days and Hours beginning Friday 3/24 and ending Tuesday 4/4 (extended deadline due to cyberthreat)
The exam will cover:
- Chemical Formulas and Nomenclature (there will be an eight point question)
- everything in Unit 3
Testing hours and locations are at this link
There is detailed information about the exams at this link. Please read it carefully – it contains the answers to many frequently asked questions. Let me know if you have additional questions after reading it.
For this exam, you will be provided a copy of the Periodic Table for Units 1-3. A copy of the periodic table you will receive is at this link.
Additional Study Resources
Don’t forget to look at the Unit 3 – additional study resources page on this Website. It contains many resources to help you prepare for the exam. Please take a look at them. One of those resources is a practice exam. Please read more about the practice exam below:
Practice Exam
What the practice exam is:
This practice exam will be similar in length, number of questions, types of questions (multiple choice, short answer, numerical problems, etc) to your exam. The practice exam will be useful as a general review and will help you see how prepared you are. If the practice exam (without looking at your notes) is easy for you, the actual exam probably will be. If it is difficult, the actual exam probably will be.
What the practice exam is NOT:
The actual exam will NOT be the same as the practice exam with only a few numbers changed. Do NOT think that if you only study and memorize the questions on the practice exam that you will be ready for the exam because the questions will be the same.
