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CHM 2101: Organic Chemistry 1

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Mode of Delivery:

  • Online
  • Blended mode: mixed online and face-to-face
  • Face-to-face.


1. Rationale

Information and communication technologies (ICT) have become one of the fundamental building blocks of modern society. Many countries now regard the mastering of the basic skills and concepts of ICT as an inevitable part of the core of education. To this end, various new models of education are evolving in response to the new opportunities that are becoming available by integrating ICT and in particular Web-based technologies, into the teaching and learning environment.

The effective integration of such applications however, depends to a large extent on teacher’s familiarity and ability with the IT learning environment. Science teachers need to know exactly how ICT is used as a teaching and learning tool, for their own purposes and to help students to use them. This module is about the integration of ICT as a tool in the chemistry/science classroom with the overall aim of increasing the effectiveness of teaching and improving students’ learning.

The module outlines a programme of objectives and related activities for an ICT enhanced
learning environment in chemistry teaching and learning.

2. Prerequisite or Knowledge

Chemistry I Course: Atomic structure and Bonging, and Chemical reactions
Chemistry II Course: Chemical Kinetics, Thermodynamics and solution chemistry
Chemistry I course is a general introductory chemistry course. It has important aspects that are needed to understand the organic chemistry in this module. The Knowledge on bonding, the difference between ionic and covalent bonding, electronic configuration of different atoms; all these aspects are vital for a good understanding of this module on organic chemistry. Chemistry II course is even a more relevant prerequisite for this module because it had a unit on introductory
organic chemistry where at the end of that particular unit of that module you were expected to be able to:

  • Classify types of organic compounds based on functional groups
  • Name different classes of organic compounds using the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) system of nomenclature
  • Write structural formulas of different isomeric compounds
  • Relate properties and reactions of organic compounds to functional groups.


3. General objectives

At the end of this module you are expected to be able:

  • To acquire  the vocabulary and basic theories of modern organic chemistry
  • To familiarize you with the concept of aliphatic and aliphatic compounds so that you are able to identify aliphatic compounds based on their structures.
  • To state the different types of aliphatic compounds and know how to name them using the IUPAC system of nomenclature
  • To Investigate and solving problems
  • To enhance the  use  of ICT facilities in teaching


4.   Time

The module is required to cover is 120 hours.

5.  Materials

The following Tools and resources are important materials that will be necessary to learn this module:

  • Models of structures of aliphatic hydrocarns on CD-ROMs
  • Internet-based as a references of the learners
  • Computer aided instruction (CAI)
  • Computer-based assessment (CBA)