Welcome to the first semester of general chemistry, CHEM 151. My name is Bruce Farris. I am your instructor for the course and I look forward to working with you this semester!
This is the course website on LCC’s Open learning Lab. It will be main place where you work on the course this semester. There is also a course D2L site which you will use to take exams, complete some other graded assignments, and check your grades. It will be available beginning Thursday, Aug 19 at 8am. Here are links and information to hopefully answer questions about the course and instructions for how to get started:
- More information about me (your course instructor) is listed here
- The best ways to get in touch with me are listed here: https://fe2.openlcc.net/brucefarris/contact-information-for-bruce-farris/
- Most of the course materials are located on this LCC Open Learning Lab course website. To start the course, begin at this link: Welcome to CHEM 151! (Start here). This link is also located in the menu at the top of this page.
- Here is a link to the tentative Course Schedule
- The course syllabus is located at the CONCOURSE link on the D2L home page for the course (click “General Chemistry Lecture II” at the top of this screen, then click “Concourse” . The syllabus outlines the course policies and student expectations. Please contact me with any questions. For your convenience, here is a link to the course syllabus that does not require logging onto D2L.
To keep on track and get off to a good start, these should be your tasks the first 4 days:
- Familiarize yourself with the course (both the Open Learning Lab course website and D2L). As you do this, please contact me with any questions.
- Take 5 minutes by Sunday, Aug 22 to complete this short survey: link to survey. That will let me know that you have read this welcome message and wish to complete the course this semester! If there is anything in the survey you prefer not to answer, just leave it blank.
- Complete the Introduction to Mastering Chemistry assignment (10 points). You can access it through D2L. The due date is on the Course Schedule and instructions for accessing it are on the How to access Mastering Chemistry Online Homework link in the Useful Links area on the right side of this page.
- Complete the CHEM 151 Readiness Assignment. It can be accessed in D2L under the D2L Assignments Tab.
If you need technical help with D2L, please contact the LCC Help Desk at (517) 483-5221 or visit the Help Desk website. To learn more about navigating D2L and the tools within D2L, please visit the eLearning Student Resource Site.
If you have any questions about the course, feel free to contact me. I hope you enjoy this class and encourage you to contact me frequently by phone, text, or by email.
Again, I look forward to working with you this semester!
