St. Mary’s College of Bansalan, Inc.

(FORMERLY: HOLY CROSS OF BANSALAN COLLEGE, INC.)

Dahlia Street, Poblacion Uno, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, 8005 Philippines
Tel. No.: (082) 272 – 1797 / Telefax No.: (082) 553- 9246

COURSE SYLLABUS FOR CHEM 1- GENERAL CHEMISTRY

AY: 2018-2019

School’s Vision Statement:

St. Mary’s College of Bansalan, Inc., envisions itself as an Ignacian Marian School that ventures into new paths of strengthening character and
developing competence in leadership and corporate responsibility for transformation of society.

CHED’S General Outcomes for All Programs:

The Graduates have the ability to:

1. Articulate and discuss the latest developments in the specific field of practice.
2. Effectively communicate orally and in writing using both English and Filipino.
3. Work effectively and independently in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural terms.
4. Act in recognition of professional, social, and ethical responsibility.
5. Preserve and promote “Filipino historical heritage” (based on RA 7722).
 St. Mary’s College of Bansalan, Inc.
(FORMERLY: HOLY CROSS OF BANSALAN COLLEGE, INC.)
Dahlia Street, Poblacion Uno, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, 8005 Philippines
Tel. No.: (082) 272 – 1797 / Telefax No.: (082) 553- 9246

COLLEGE DEPARTMENT
COURSE SYLLABUS FOR CHEM 1- GENERAL CHEMISTRY
TERM PRELIMINARY, MIDTERM, AND FINALS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-2019

Course Title: CHEM 1- GENERAL CHEMISTRY

No. of Units : 3 Units

Course Description:

This is a one semester course designed to provide a survey of inorganic and physical chemistry and an introduction to organic chemistry for non-science majors. Topics
studied in this course include atomic structure, covalent and ionic bonding, chemical reactions, chemical calculations, acid, base and solution chemistry, radiochemistry and
chemistry of hydrocarbons. Quantitative reasoning skills are developed and used where appropriate to enhance the understanding of these concepts. The medical and
environmental applications of topics covered in lecture are highlighted.
Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course the students should be able to:

A. Competencies

1.Learn the basic concepts of chemistry and their applications in current events and health sciences
2. Understand the experimental basis for the growth and development of modern chemistry
3. Become familiar with the language of chemistry in measurements and nomenclature, and with the representation of chemical reactions using equations.

B. Skills

1.Apply mathematics to solve numerical problems relating to the application of chemical concepts.
2. Become familiar with the unit conversion method of problem solving
3.Use both qualitative and quantitative reasoning skills to illustrate and analyze chemical phenomena.
4.Express numerical results which reflect an appreciation of their level of uncertainty.
5.Develop powers of observation and classification

C. Attitudes

1. Appreciate the role of experimentation in answering science related questions

2. Develop curiosity and interest in scientific topics and applications
3. Add a scientific dimension or perspective to your view of the natural world
4. Recognize the role of chemistry in medical and clinical sciences.

D. Values

1. Become aware that science and chemistry reflect and reinforce general human values.
2. Develop informed belief about the social value of technology.
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES
1.Students will have a firm
foundation in the
fundamentals and
application of current
chemical and scientific
theories including those in
Analytical, Inorganic, Organic
and Physical Chemistries.
2. Students will be able to
design and carry out
scientific experiments as well
as accurately record and
analyze the results of such
experiments.
3. Students will be skilled
in problem solving, critical
thinking and analytical
reasoning as applied to
scientific problems.
LEARNING
CONTENT/TOPICS
PRELIMINARY TERM
A. Atoms
- Atomic number
-Mass number
-Protons and neutrons
-Electron configuration
-Orbitals
-Pauli exclusion principle
-Hund´s rule
- Aufbau principle
-Chemical symbols
B. Nomenclature of
inorganic compounds
-Physical quantities : mass,
volume, temperature,
time and quantity of
chemical substance
-Density, specific gravity
RVM PEDAGOGY’S FOUR- LEARNING STRATEGIES/ RESOURCES ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
PRONGED INTEGRATIONS ACTIVITIES/METHODOLOG
Y
Virtues and Values: Lecture Course Syllabus Oral quiz, written quiz
1.Integrity
Hebrews 5:12 Reporting LCD Projector REQUIREMENTS:
Threaded Discussion INTERNET Prelim ---- Poster/Collage
For though by this time Making ; Experiments
you ought to be teachers, Board Work CHEMISTRY JOURNALS
you have need again for
Poster Presentation TEXT BOOKS
someone to teach you the
Midterm----Role Play ,
elementary principles of Group Debate E BOOKS Journal on Critiques/Essay
the oracles of God, and Writing; Experiments
you have come to need Role Play
milk and not solid food.
Q and A with Justification
Final-----Term Paper;
Film Viewing /Video Watch Experiments
Research Work
Reading Assignments
Experiments
LEARNING RVM PEDAGOGY’S LEARNING STRATEGIES/ RESOURCES
OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES LEARNING CONTENT FOUR-PRONGED ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
INTEGRATIONS

C. Kinetic and Potential

Lecture
4. Students will be able to energy. (Chemical energy Course Syllabus
2.Stewardship Oral Quiz
clearly communicate the as a form of potential Reporting
results of scientific work in energy. LCD Projector Written Quiz
Proverbs 19:20
oral, written and electronic -Law of Conversion of Threaded Discussion
formats to other students Energy) INTERNET Essay Writing
Listen to advice and
and the public at large. - Heat accept instruction, that Board Work
CHEMISTRY JOURNALS
- Specific heat and Heat you may gain wisdom in
5. Students will be able to capacity Poster Presentation Journal Critique Papers
the future. TEXT BOOKS
explore new areas of -Melting point of solids
research in both chemistry Group Debate Reflection Papers on Films
-Boiling point of liquid E BOOKS
and allied fields of science Watched in Class
-Exothermic and
Role Play
and technology. endothermic reactions.
D.Periodic Table Q and A with Justification
6.Students will appreciate -Periodic law
the central role of chemistry -Representative elements, Film Viewing /Video Watch
in our society and use this as transition elements, inner
a basis for ethical behavior in transition elements Research Work
issues facing chemists -Metals and nonmetals
including an understanding -Biologically important Reading Assignments
of safe handling of chemicals, elements
environmental issues and key (macroelements, Experiments
issues facing our society in inorganic ions, trace
energy, health and medicine. elements)
-Ionic compounds
-Shapes, sizes and radii of
 ions
LEARNING -Octet rule
OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES
LEARNING CONTENT
7.Students will be able to E.Molecules. Chemical
explain why chemistry is an bonds. Covalent, Polar
integral activity for covalent and Ionic bonds,
addressing social, economic, Intermolecular attractive
and environmental problems. forces. Inorganic Chemical
Compounds.
8. Students will be able to
function as a member of an MIDTERM EXAMINATION
interdisciplinary problem
solving team. A.States of Matter:
9. Perform -Gaseous state
measurements/mathematical -Pressure
-The pressure-volume-
calculations related to
temperature relationships
chemistry
for a fixed amount of gas
10. Understand chemical -The general gas law
-Avogadro´s principle
nomenclature and atomic
-Dalton´s law of partial
symbols
pressures
B. States of Matter : Liquid
11. Describe the properties,
state.
types and states of matter
-Dynamic equilibrium
12. Explain chemical -Vapor pressure
-Water and Hydrogen
structure and molecular
bonds
orbitals
RVM PEDAGOGY’S FOUR-
PRONGED INTEGRATIONS
3.Faith
James 1:5
If any of you lacks
wisdom, he should ask
God, who gives
generously to all without
finding fault, and it will be
given to you.
RESOURCES
LEARNING STRATEGIES/ ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
ACTIVITIES
Course Syllabus
Lecture QUESTION AND ANSWER:
Reporting LCD Projector
SAMPLE QUESTIONS ONLY:
Threaded Discussion INTERNET
1.Hydrogen and helium are
the first two elements of
CHEMISTRY JOURNALS the Periodic Table.
Board Work
Discuss the chemistry of
these two elements.
Poster Presentation TEXT BOOKS
2.Write an article with the
following heading:
Group Debate E BOOKS
“Oil is running out: Chemistry
for powering motor vehicles”
Role Play 3.Write an essay on the
chemistry of the oxides of
hydrogen.
Q and A with Justification 4.Biodegradable polymers are
environmentally friendly. Write
Film Viewing /Video Watch an article for our school
magazine to promote more
extensive use of
Research Work
biodegradable polymers in the
Philippines
Reading Assignments 5.Write an essay on the
interconversion between
Experiments chemical energy and
electrical energy.
6.Write an article, in layman
terms, on aromatic
compounds commonly
encountered in daily life.

LEARNING
OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES
13.Explain quantum theory
and electronic structure
14. Use the periodic table
and chemical handbooks
15. Define and use
stoichiometry and the mole
concept
16. Explain the basics of
thermochemistry
17. Explain chemical bonding
18. Explain gases and their
properties
19.Understand the bulk
properties of liquids
20. Understand and work
with colligative properties
- Boiling point
RVM PEDAGOGY’S FOUR- LEARNING STRATEGIES/ RESOURCES
PRONGED INTEGRATIONS ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
LEARNING CONTENT
Lecture
7.Write an essay on the
- Surface pension Course Syllabus chemistry of sulphuric (VI)
Social Integration: Reporting acid.
-Surfactants 8.Write an essay on air
C Solid state 1. Apply critical thinking to Threaded Discussion LCD Projector pollution arising from coal-fired
-Melting point inform and communicate electricity generating plants
-Sublimation professional Board Work INTERNET and on measures to reduce
the amount of air pollutants in
D. Heterogeneous and judgments
the flue gas
a. Organizing Knowledge Poster Presentation CHEMISTRY JOURNALS
homogeneous mixtures 9.Write an essay on the
(Solutions. Colloidal b. Assessment and chemistry of iron.
Intervention Group Debate TEXT BOOKS 10.Write a proposal on behalf
Dispersions. Suspensions). of the Chief Executive on the
c. Knowledge Integration
-Aqueous solutions E BOOKS improvement of the air quality
d. Oral and written Q and A with Justification
--Product of solubility in the Philippines. Your
communication proposal should include the
-Solubilities of Gases Film Viewing /Video Watch current pollution problems and
-Henry´s law 2. Engage in research- possible solutions supported
- Gas tension informed practice and Research Work by chemical principles.
- Diffusion practice-informed research 11. Write an essay on
- Osmosis and Dialysis a. Practice Experience and Reading Assignments catalysis and catalytic
reactions
E.Quantitative Scientific Inquiry
12. Write an essay on
Relationships in Chemical b. Research Evidence Experiments
catalysis and catalytic
Reactions reactions
- Reactions in solution. 13. Write an essay on nitric(V)
acid.
(the mole concept,
14. Write an essay on the
percentage concentration, principles and techniques of
molar concentration, LEARNING STRATEGIES/ food preservation.
ACTIVITIES 15. Write an essay on the
chemistry of amines
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES
21. Understand solutions
22. Understand the features
which characterize metals
and non-metals
23. Understand the
relationship between the
method of extraction of a
metal and its reactivity
24. Develop or determine an
order of reactivity of the
metals;
25. Be familiar with
laboratory methods of
preparation and collection of
non-metals and their
compounds
26.appreciate the
relationship between metals
and non-metals and their
uses;
RVM PEDAGOGY’S FOUR- ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
LEARNING CONTENT PRONGED INTEGRATIONS Lecture RESOURCES
4.Service Reporting
16. Write an essay on the
mutual conversion of Course Syllabus structures of different types of
Threaded Discussion solid, and the relationship
different concentration, Psalm 104:5 
between structure and
preparing dilute solutions Board Work LCD Projector physical properties of solids.
from concentrated 17.Write an essay on amino
solutions). He set the earth on its INTERNET acids, polypeptides and
Poster Presentation
foundations, so that it proteins.
-Balanced Chemical Your essay should include the
should never be moved. CHEMISTRY JOURNALS
Equations and Group Debate properties of amino acids in
Stoichiometry aqueous solutions and a
Role Play TEXT BOOKS method of separation for a
mixture of amino acids, as well
F.Chemical reactions E BOOKS as the constitution of
Q and A with Justification
-Equilibrium polypeptides and proteins and
-Shifting of equilibrium their hydrolysis.
Film Viewing /Video Watch 18. Write an essay on
-Le Chatelier ´s principle
hydrogen bonding.
Research Work 19.Write an essay on
G.Electrolytes transition metal
- Acids and Bases Reading Assignments complexes, covering their
- Arhenius and Brönsted stability, stereochemistry
and the quantitative
theories, and ionic Experiments investigation of their
compounds stoichiometry.
-Salts 20.Write an essay on the
- Product of solubility synthesis and the uses of
poly(alkenes).
Your essay should include a
mechanism for the formation
of poly(ethene) and the
reasons why poly(alkenes) are
widely used.
LEARNING STRATEGIES/

LEARNING
OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES
27. Understand the
characteristics by which
specific metals, non-metals
and their ions can be
identified
28. Appreciate that metals,
non-metals and their
compounds impact on the
environment
29. appreciate that metals,
non-metals and their
compounds impact on living
systems
30. Appreciate the impact
that man’s activities have on
the environment and apply
the knowledge of chemistry
for the good of society.
ACTIVITIES
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
LEARNING CONTENT RESOURCES
RVM PEDAGOGY’S FOUR-
PRONGED INTEGRATIONS Lecture
21. Organic reactions involve
Reporting
FINAL EXAMINATION reactive species such as
Course Syllabus electrophiles and
Threaded Discussion
nucleophilics. Write an essay
Across Discipline: LCD Projector on the general classification of
A.The pH concept Board Work
organic reaction types
-Ionic product of water
1.SOCIO-CULTURAL INTERNET involving such species.
-Acid ionization constants Poster Presentation
AWARENESS 22. Write an essay on
–Buffers
2. CONSCIOUSNESS Group Debate CHEMISTRY JOURNALS electrode potentials.
- Acid-Base titration.
ON ECONOMIC AND 23. Write an essay on
TEXT BOOKS
POLITICAL CURRENT Role Play chemical bonding.
B.Reaction Kinetics and
EVENTS 24 Write an essay on the
Chemical Equilibria E BOOKS
3. APPLICATION OF Q and A with Justification oxides of EITHER nitrogen
-Guldberg-Waage law
ECOLOGICAL AND OR sulphur.
Film Viewing /Video Watch
CONSERVATION 24. Write an essay on the
C.Catalyst stereoisomerism shown by
- Rate of reaction PRACTICES Research Work carbon compounds
- Acid-Base Equilibria 25.Write an essay on
Reading Assignments polymerization and
polymers.
D.Oxidation-Reduction Your answer should include
Equilibria Experiments the details of the various types
- The oxidation number of polymers, mechanisms for
their polymerization, and
-Balancing equations of sources of raw materials.
redox reactions
- Reduction potentials.
E.Applying chemical ideas
PREPARED BY: MARYCEL G. NADELA
INSTRUCTOR

NOTED BY: EVELYN E. PANSOY. Ph.D.

EDUCATION PROGRAM HEAD

APPROVED BY: S. MA. CHARITA P. CABUNOC, RVM

DEAN OF COLLEGE/VICE PRESIDENT

S. MA. FE D. GERODIAS, RVM

SCHOOL PRESIDENT