The goal of this course is to introduce physical and inorganic methodology, preparing students to understand and pursue related laboratory research. As a capstone course, this class requires students to integrate principles, theories, and methods learned in previous courses throughout the major. It involves writing and presentations, developing students' ability to effectively communicate scientific data and ideas. To that end, the instructor provides extensive feedback on each assignment and part of students' success in the course is measured by their ability to integrate that feedback into later assignments.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• CLO 1: Make predictions in a laboratory setting based on concepts from general, physical, analytical, and inorganic chemistry courses. (Pre-lab and proposal assignments)
• CLO 2: Determine, execute, and troubleshoot synthetic and analytical experimental procedures found in the scientific literature safely and efficiently. (Pre-lab and in-lab assignments)
• CLO 3: Evaluate and discuss the results of a project. (Write-up and final report/presentation assignments)
• CLO 4: Develop a short research proposal based on literature precedent, and persuade reviewers (the instructor and fellow classmates) of its merits through written and oral presentations. (Proposal assignments)