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During the semester, several assignments will be required.  These include:
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Aside from exams and discussions, there is one term paper, one Acme case presentation, and five homework sets.  Click on the links for more details.
  
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==Problem sets==
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==[[Chem321:Term paper|Term paper]]==
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These are designed to reinforce material you have recently learned in the course units.  Each "homework" is worth 6% of the overall grade, i.e., 30% in total.
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The '''[[Chem321:Term paper|term paper]]''' is a paper of around 2000 words about a “green” process or product. This assignment has a first draft due by July 30, 2015 and the final draft due by Aug 5, 2015. It is worth 150 points, or 15% of the total grade.
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* [[Chem321:Problem Set 1|Problem Set 1]], due June 6, 2011.
 
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* [[Chem321:Problem Set 2|Problem Set 2]], due June 10, 2011.
 
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* [[Chem321:Problem Set 3|Problem Set 3]], due June 14, 2011.
 
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* [[Chem321:Problem Set 4|Problem Set 4]], due June 21, 2011.
 
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* [[Chem321:Problem Set 5|Problem Set 5]], due June 24, 2011.  
 
  
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==Role play and case presentation==
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==[[Chem321:Role play|Acme presentation]]==
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Students will take on various roles on the environmental committee of a fictitious manufacturing company. One assignment will involve two "virtual meetings" taking place during the weekly discussion timeslot where environmental problems will be reviewed and an environmental management system will be discussed. This will be worth 5% of your overall grade, and this is largely based on the quality of your participation.  The purpose of this is to bring home the realities of trying to implement environmental improvements in a manufacturing business.  It will also provide the context for the case presentation (see below).
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For the '''[[Chem321:Role play|Acme case presentation]]''' you must write a paper or presentation making the case for the company to invest in something to meet its sustainability goals. You may alternatively make a case ''against'' such an investment. The presentation can be done as a paper (in MS Word or similar) or as a presentation (in Powerpoint, Prezi, etc.).  In 2015 The first draft is due around July 23rd, and the final draft due around July 27th (with the exact dates depending on your discussion times).  It is worth 100 points, or 10% of your total grade.
  
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You will also need to write a paper making the case for the company to invest in something to meet its sustainability goals. This is worth 10% of your total grade.  The first draft of case presentations are due by June 17, and the final draft of case presentations are due by June 21.  Work will be submitted to the wiki under the Creative Commons license and may be published more widely (though they can be deleted upon request by the student). Work may initially be done offline in word processing software such as Microsoft Word, but it should be uploaded and formatted for the wiki in order to receive a grade.
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==Problem sets==
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These are sets of short and long questions to test your understanding and appreciation of the units; the assigned readings from Hill and elsewhere, as well as my Powerpoint readings.  The questions will normally relate to the units you have recently completed.
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==Term paper==
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*[[Chem321:Problem Set 1]] (due July 13th)
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*[[Chem321:Problem Set 2]] (due July 16th)
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The [[Chem321:Term paper|term paper]] is worth 15% of your overall grade.  You will be expected to write a paper and a web page of around 2000 words on an environmentally benign product or process. The product or process should already exist and should have reached at least the prototype stage.  There will be a first draft due Jun 27, 2011 and the final draft due by Jun 30, 2011. 
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*[[Chem321:Problem Set 3]] (due July 20th)
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*[[Chem321:Problem Set 4]] (due July 24th)
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*[[Chem321:Problem Set 5]] (due July 29th)
  
 
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Aside from exams and discussions, there is one term paper, one Acme case presentation, and five homework sets. Click on the links for more details.

Term paper

The term paper is a paper of around 2000 words about a “green” process or product. This assignment has a first draft due by July 30, 2015 and the final draft due by Aug 5, 2015. It is worth 150 points, or 15% of the total grade.

Acme presentation

For the Acme case presentation you must write a paper or presentation making the case for the company to invest in something to meet its sustainability goals. You may alternatively make a case against such an investment. The presentation can be done as a paper (in MS Word or similar) or as a presentation (in Powerpoint, Prezi, etc.). In 2015 The first draft is due around July 23rd, and the final draft due around July 27th (with the exact dates depending on your discussion times). It is worth 100 points, or 10% of your total grade.

Problem sets

These are sets of short and long questions to test your understanding and appreciation of the units; the assigned readings from Hill and elsewhere, as well as my Powerpoint readings. The questions will normally relate to the units you have recently completed.

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