Republic of the Philippines

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

Caraga Region XIII
AGUSAN DEL SUR SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES
GDOP, Government Center, Prosperidad, Agusan Del Sur

COURSE SYLLABUS

1. Course Code: CHEM I

2. Course Title: Chemistry for Engineers
3. Prerequisite: None
4. Credits: 4 units (3hours lecture, 3hours laboratory per week / 108 hours per semester)
5. Course Description:
LECTURE: This course provides students with core concepts of chemistry that are important in the practice
of engineering related profession.
LABORATORY: A fundamental laboratory designed to relate and apply the principles and theories in
Chemistry to engineering practices. It is a combination of experimental and calculation laboratory.
6. Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
LECTURE:
1. Discuss the application of Chemistry in relation to the generation of energy.
2. Explain the chemical principles and concepts of structures and bonding of common materials.
3. Discuss the chemical processes that takes place in the environment.
4. Identify key chemistry concepts related to the specific field of engineering.
LABORATORY:
1. Explicitly state experimental observation in relation to specific principles and fundamental concepts
of Chemistry.
2. Interpret results clearly obtained from the experiments.
3. Answer questions related to the performed experiments.
4. Develop critical and technical communications skills.
5. Explain the mechanics of alpha, beta and gamma decay as well as the correlation between the half
-lives.
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 6. Understand the natural environment and its relationships with human activities.
7. Design and evaluate strategies, technologies and methods of sustainable management of
environmental systems and for the remediation or restoration of degraded environments.

7. Course Outline and Time Frame

A. LECTURE

WEEK/S TOPICS

UNIT I : ENERGY

a. Electrochemical Energy

b. Nuclear Chemistry and Energy

c. Fuels

UNIT II : THE CHEMISTRY OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS

a. Basic Concepts of Crystal Structure

b. Metals

c. Polymers

d. Engineered Nanomaterials

UNIT III : THE CHEMISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT

a. The Chemistry of the Atmosphere

b. The Chemistry of Water

c. Soil Chemistry

UNIT IV : CHEMICAL SAFETY

UNIT V: SPECIAL TOPICS SPECIFIC TO THE FIELD OF EXPERTISE

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B. LABORATORY

WEEK/S EXPERIMENTS

1. Calorimetry

2. Heat of Combustion

3. Metals and Some Aspects of Corrosion

4. Mechanical Properties of Materials

5. Water : Its Properties and Purification

6. Determination of Dissolved Oxygen Content of Water

7. Cigarette Smoking and Air Pollution

ACTIVITIES

1. Nuclear Reactions , Binding Energy and Rate of Decay

2. Crystal Lattices and Unit Cells

3. Community Immersion: Care for the Environment

8. Session / Learning Plan

Learning Topic Method Resources Assessment

Outcomes
GENERAL CONCEPTSD AND STS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
 Discuss the 1.Historical  Philosophy of Science (Encyclopedia) Scientific
interactions antecedents in Progress, Scientific Revolutions
between S&T which social  Floridi, Luciano. 2014. The Fourth Revolution, Quiz
and society considerations Oxford University Press
throughout changed the  Caoli. History of Science and Technology of the Graded
history course of Lecture and Philippines recitation
 Discuss how science and discussion  Youtube:
scientific and technology  World’s Greatest Inventions (3 minutes)
technological a. In the World: Reporting  Philippine Great Inventions

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developments Ancient, Middle  Paul Anderson article: “More is Different” 1976
affect society and Modern  http://www.history.com/topics/enlightenmen
and the Ages t/videos/mankind-the-story-of -all-of-
environment b. In the usscientific-revolution
 Identify the Philippines
paradigm shifts
in history
State ways by 2. Intellectual
which society is revolutions that
transformed by defined society
science and a. Copernican b.  Powerpoint presentation on the individual
technology Darwinian c. scholars and great works.
Freudian d.
Information e.
MesoAmerican
f. Asian g.
Middle East h.
African
Discuss/Explain 3. Science and
the role of Technology and  Government Documents:
Science and Nation Building 1. NEDA. National Development Agenda; Quiz
Technology in a. The Small Group Regional Agenda
Philippine Philippine Activity  Filipino Great Men and Women Oral Exam
nation building Government  Great Filipino Inventions
 Evaluate S&T Agenda Lecture Reporting
government b. Major
policies development
pertaining to programs and Discussion
science and personalities in
technology in S&T in the
terms of their Philippines
contributions to c. Science
nation building Education in the
 Identify actual Philippines d.
science and Selected
technology indigenous
policies of the science and
government technologies
and appraise
their impact on
the
development of
the Filipino
nation
STS AND THE HUMAN CONDITION
Learning Topic Method Resources Assessment
Outcomes
 Analyze the The Human
Person Reflection, The Question Concerning Technology by Martin Reaction
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 human flourishing in Discussion Heidegger Paper
condition in terms of science
order to and technology A Return to the Beginning by Daniel J. McNamara,
deeply SJ, in Stellar Origins, Human Ways (2011)
reflect and Technology as a
express Way of
philosophical Revealing
ramifications
that are
meaningful
to the
student as a
part of
society
 Critique  Movie Clip (YouTube): The Magician’s Twin: CS Group
human Human Discussion Lewis and the case against Scientism Presentation
flourishing flourishing  Film: Akiro Kurosawa’s Dreams “Village of the on how
regarding the Watermills” technology
progress of  Forget ‘developing’ rich countries, it’s time to reveals
science and ‘de-develop’ rich countries. By Jason Hickel nature and
technology so  Sustainable Development: An Evolving the human
that the student Paradigm for the 21st Century by Fabian Dayrit person’s role
can define for in Stellar Origins, Human Ways (2011) in it
himself/herself
the meaning of http://www.theguardian.com/globaldevelopment-
good life professionalsnetwork/2015/sep/23/developing-
poor
 Examine  Book VI and Bk X Nichomachean ethics of
shared concerns Lecture and Aristotle
that make up The Good Life Discussion  What Is and What should be the role of Quiz
the good life in scientific culture in modern society – Richard
order to come Feynman in the Pleasure of Finding Things Reflection
up with Out: The Best Short Works of Richard Paper
innovative, Feynman 1999 Perseus Books. USA pp97- 115
creative  The Concepts of the Public Good: A View
solutions to from the Filipino Philosopher by Rolando
contemporary Gripaldo in the Making of a Filipino
issues guided by Philosopher and Other Essays, 2009, National
ethical Bookstore pp 82-101
standards  Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing in Ethics
and Human Dignity by Christopher Ryan
Maboloc). Manila, 2010. Rex Bookstore pp 15-
23
 That Sugar Film (2015) (documentary) Ppt:
towards a green economy: pathways to
sustainable development and poverty
eradication–UNEP
Reflection
 Examine and The ethical dilemmas of robotics
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human rights in When Discussion http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/64323 07,
order to uphold technology and stm
such rights in humanity cross  Is Google Making Us Stupid? 2008. Nicholas Carr
technological http://www/theatlantic.com/magazine/archive
ethical /2008/07/Is google making us stupid/306868/?
dilemmas
Why does the Reflection
 Evaluate and  Why The Future Doesn’t Need Us (2000) – Bill
future not need
contemporary us? discussion Joy, Chief Scientist and Corporate Executive
human Officer of Sun Microsystems
experience in
order to
strengthen Film Viewing
and enlighten http://www.cc.gatech.edu/computing/nano/
the human
person documents  Movie: “A I” Isaac Asimov, “I Robot”
functioning in
society  Why
The Future
Doesn’ Group Work
 Find and
examine local Group
government Presentation
policies that of Outputs
protect the
wellbeing of
the person in
the face of
new
technologies
SPECIFIC ISSUES IN STS
 Link learned The information Presentation  Book: “Alan Turing: The Enigma” (Andrew
concepts to the Age (Gutenberg and Hodges and Douglas Hofstadter) Book Report
development of to Social media) Discussion  TEDTalk: Julian Assange on “Why the World
the information Needs Wikileaks” Activity
age and its  Activity Report: A day without Technology Report: A
impact on  Activity Report: Timing your Technology day without
society  Activity Report: Technology and Past (interviews Technology
 Illustrate how with elders)
the social media  Nature’s Longest Threads by Janaki Balakrishnan Activity
and the and B V Sreekantan Report:
information age  How we decide by Jonah Lehrer Timing your
have impacted  Information: The new language of science (Hans
our lives Technology
Christian von Baeyer)
 Philippine Science and Technology: Economic, Activity
Political and Social Events Shaping Their
Report:
Development (Socorro M. Rodriguez, 1996)
 Germ Catcher (David J. Ecker, Scientific Technology
and Past
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 American, 2014) (interviews
 Physics of the Future: How science will shape with elders)
human destiny and our daily lives by the year 2100
(Michio Kaku, Doubleday, 2011)
 Determine the Biodiversity and Presentation Life and Biodiversity ppt. Evolution and Graded
interrelatedness the Healthy and biodiversity Ecoscience-Biodiversity: an overview recitation
of society, Society Discussion  Article: “The politics of golden Rice” (Dubock,
environment, Genetically Adrian GM Crops & Food. JulSep2014, Vol5 Issue 3
and health Modified p 210-222 13p.)
 Discuss the Organisms:  Article: “Ethics in Research with Vulnerable
ethics and Science, Health, Populations and Emerging Countries: The Golden
implications of and Politics Rice Case.” (Duguet, Anne Marie et. al., Journal of
GMOs and International Law and Commercial Regulations.
potential future Summer 2013, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p979-1013, 35p)
impacts Agroecology: What it is and what it has to offer? Is
this the future of farming?
 Discuss the The Nano World Presentation  TEDTalk: Ray Kurzwell on “How Technology Will
major impacts and Transform Us”
(both potential Discussion  Article: “Nanoethics: The ethical and Social
and realized} of Implications of Nanotechnology” (Patrick Lin and
nanotechnology Fritz Allhoff, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and
on society Sons, Inc. 2007) Article: “Environmental Impacts of
 Analyze the Nanotechnology and Its Products” (Zhang et. Al
issue through Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section
the conceptual Conference of the American Society for
STS lenses Engineering Education, 2011)
 Critique the  Ppt: Can we build a culture of science through
issue on its nanotechnology? By Fabian M. Dayrit (2013)
costs and
benefits to
society
 Describe gene Gene therapy Presentation  Youtube: Science Friction: Stem Cell Research
therapy and its (stem Cells) and  TEDTalk: Susan Lim on “Transplant Cells Not
various forms Discussion Organs”
 Assess the  TED Talk: Juan Enriquez on “the Next Species of
issue’s potential Human”
benefits and
detriments to
global health
 Identify the Mandated Presentation  YouTube: or Book “An inconvenient Truth: The  Group
causes of Topics: and Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and presentation
climate change 1. Climate Discussion What we can Do About It” (Al Gore) and
 Assess the Change and the  Book: “The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change” discussion
various impacts Energy Crisis (Al Gore)
of climate 2.Environmental  Report: “ Changing the Atmosphere:
change Awareness Anthropology and Climate Change” (NCAR)
including Other Topics:  BUHOS: A Climate Change Documentary by
economic, Alternative Loren Legarda
geopolitical, Energy  Article: “ The Tragedy of the Commons” by
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biological, Resources ( e.g. Garrett Hardin
meteorological, O-tech Ocean  Article: “Scientists tackle mystery of
etc. Thermal Energy thunderstorms that strike at night” (NCAR)
 Apply STS Conversion)  Article: “Reigning in the Weather” (Webster,
concepts to the Donovan, Discover, 02747529. Jun2008, Vol. 29,
issue of climate Issue 6)
change
 Define and Green Group
Identify Technology Research Research on : Presentation
Green GREEN TECHNOLOGY and
Technology Science Discussion of
Display Science
Activities in
Board Display
the world
Board
and in the
Philippines

9. Grading System:
Attendance 10%
Assignment 10%
Group Activities/Oral Participation 20%
Projects/ Science Board 20%
Research / Reaction Paper 20%
Exam/Quizzes 20%

Highest grade : 1.0

Passing grade : 3.0
Failed : 5.0
INC : Incomplete
DRP : Dropped
NO Removal Exam

Prepared by:

MYRA MIRANDA DIVINAGRACIA

Assistant Professor I
September 18 , 2018
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