Organic Chemistry III
	Professor Carl C. Wamser
Chem 336 - Spring 2007	Online Homework Trials

Surveys are now available!

I am considering making online homework available for this class next year. I would very much appreciate your advice on the appropriateness of the following online programs for this class. Think of it as free practice opportunities that will help you in this course and help make the course better for future students (yes - and extra credit points).

I have arranged for trial accounts for all of the following programs that will last through the remainder of this school year. Please use them all and keep track of your reactions to using them. Near the end of the term, you will get surveys through WebCT that will count for extra credit (1 point for each program reviewed).

In order to log in to these online programs, you will need a password. These are provided in WebCT - look in your Gradebook at the very end. The passwords are listed under ACE, ARIS, OWL,WebA.

If you have problems or questions, do what you usually do -- ask one another for help in the WebCT Discussion List. Keith James will serve as the TA who will help me coordinate this. If you really are stuck, e-mail him at

Keith James - - joeway222cool@yahoo.com

Note - we found it very easy to get these programs mixed up. Please record your responses to each of them and keep a log of your usage for the surveys that will come in a few weeks.

ACE: http://www.prenhall.com/aceorganic/

Register as new user, enter access code (from your WebCT Gradebook entry for ACE)
Enter PSU zip code as 97207
You will be registered for the textbook by Bruice (this is OK)
Enter data requested: name, e-mail, school, create a login & password

Once registered, log in, enroll in course 1452, and click on Chem 336 to see the assignments

ARIS: http://www.mhhe.com/arisHome/

Select subject (OChem), book (Carey-7th)
First time user: register as student with a registration code
(from your WebCT Gradebook entry for ARIS)

Once registered, bookmark the site and log in.

Select Student Section Code: 374-4D-4B4 and Assignments to use all the tools available.

OWL: http://owl5.thomsonlearning.com

If not automatically directed, select Organic Chemistry
Textbook: Organic Chemistry: A Biological Approach, by McMurry
School: PSU
Student registration: self-tutorial
Register: student name, student number, login ID, password (from WebCT Gradebook entry for OWL)

Once registered, bookmark the site and log in at User Login

WebAssign: https://www.webassign.net/login.html

Use your WebCT login ID, enter pdx for institution, and XXXX as your password (same for everyone)

You are already registered, go ahead and try the assignments

THE SURVEY

The survey questions are listed below - collect your responses as you work with the programs (to help keep them all straight), then log in to WebCT and do the survey as if it were a pre-quiz or e-molecule. For each program you provide a full review for, you will get one extra credit point (and you will be helping provide an improved experience for future O-chem students). Thank you.

Your surveys must be turned in by next Wednesday, June 13, by 5:00 pm to contribute to your final score in the class.

Specific questions for each program:

• How often did you access this online homework program?
• How easy was it to get enrolled (to log in) the first time?
• Was the program easy to use?
• The range (coverage) of questions in a given chapter were:
• In general, the level of difficulty was:
• Were the questions interesting? Did they make you think about things in new ways?
• For a given chapter, the number of questions were:
• Do you think the exercises improved your overall understanding and skill?
• Was the graphics editor provided with the program easy to use?
• Did the graphics editor provide accurate and useful capabilities?
• What was the best feature of this program?
• What aspect was most in need of improvement?
• Any additional comments about this program:
• Your overall rating of this program ( 0 - 10, where 10 is best):