partment. Here again there is to be considered the bonus of exnerience and motivation which the student has acquired diring his internship. Industrial lahoratories who have particbated in the program arc e ~ ~ f h u s i 3 ~ t i ~ - aitsh ~htmelits r ~ l r fur them: rhey have tcrund the students enthus~aitir,read\ to Iwrn, nard-wurking, and productive. Moreover, very importantly, favorable relationships between the students on internships and the Work-Study employers can lay the groundwork for consideration of a future permanent position once the P h D is completed-a mutually beneficial possibility in these present times.
Illinois Benedictine College-Internship in Chemistry
Program
J a m e s J. Hazdra Illinois Benedictine College L i l e , 60532 Objectives and Benefits The primary objective of our internship program is to encourage mutually beneficial relationships between industrial laboratories and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Primary benefits would be the development of professional relationships and exchange of technology. Industrv and the Chemistrv. Department have much to in. terchange through cooperative programs. Programs in industry remain a t the frontiers of sciences and technology and could be substantially supported by colleges, while the chemistry departments could acquire a more realistic assessment of the needs of industry relative to innovating new scholastic programs. Description of Program at Illinois Benedictine College The program involves one or more college students who t Dart will be assigned a research or development ~ r o i e c as of his optional requirement for obtaining h i s h e r undergraduate degree from IBC. The project will be designed, scheduled, monitored, and graded by an individual approved bv IBC and the corporation. The work will be conducted in the lahorarorv a r w of rhe approvrd rtrporare individual tluri~lg u,orking . rerrular . .hourr. E x h srudent will he assigned an approved corporate instructor who will be an employee of the corporation. The program has already been initiated with Borg Warner Cor~orationin the Analvtical Chemistrv Section in Des Plaines; Illinois, Amoco ~ e s e a r c hand ~ e v k ~ o ~ mLaboent ratories in Naperville, Illinois, Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Velsicol Chemical Corporation in Chicago, and Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. An informal program has been in existence with Swift Research and Development in Oakbrook for the last three years. We are in the process of initiating a formal program for science majors with a number of corporations or companies. I t is anticipated that a Program Coordinator would be appointed a t the individual corporation and it would be administered through the efforts of IBC Department of Chemistry. Selection of Students Any full time student who would register for a research, independent study or special topics course a t IBC will be eligible for consideration. Final selection of students will he made by the Corporate Program Coordinator and hisiher staff in a cooperative effort with the Department Chairman and hislher staff. Selection will be based on the following additional criteria, which excludes considerations based on race, color, creed or sex: 150 / Journal of Chemical Education
1) The student must have completed at least two (2) full years of college. 2) The student must be majoring in science. 3) The student must be achieving a minimum grade point average of 2.5 (based on a 4.0system).
4) The student must exhibit s mature appearance, personality
and attitude. The corporation or IBC would reserve the right to dismiss any student who fails to meet the performance standards of the program. The number of students with a corporation would be established each year prior to the initiation of each program. Duration of the Program I t is desirable that a program be initiated on'september 15 or January 15 and continue for one or two semesters. At the end of this period, a decision will be required to ascertain whether the program should be renewed a t the particular corporation. Each student will be required to spend a minimum of one full or two half regular working days per week on location. It is recommended that opportunities for summer employment be considered and offered to students of extraordinary performance. The benefits of such a proposal would be of value to the corporation, the college, the student, and the community-at-large. Funding The Corporation would incur transportation costs for the student to and from the college as a result of his involvement in the program. The only other costs would be those associated with administering and supervising projects being conducted by the students. All insurance cost liabilities, and other financial obligations will be accepted by the students and/or the official agents of the college. Each student will be reauired to nrovide his own refreshments. writing materials a i d sundry supplies. Each student would be required to sign a waiver of liability and all proprietary rights. Scope of Projects Each student would be assigned a project which will he adjudged to be of value to the interest of the corporation as well as having educational value and interest to the student. The corporate instructor, called associate faculty member, will be responsible for maintaining: 1) Attendance records of the students. 2 ) Safetvand well-beinz of the students
We sincerely believe that there is an excellent future for the progress of chemistry with these new goals set forth in chemical education.
Educating Chemistry Students for Industry at the Freshman Level: Some Alternatives for Small Colleges with Traditional Curricula Ronald A. DeLorenzo Middle Georgia College, Cochran, Georgia 31014 It has been one of our goals a t Middle Georgia College to aive our students insight into the world of applied chemisLy and a better understanding of industrial chemistry without creating a special course to accomplish these ends. To better understand our attempts in this area, some background information should be mentioned: Middle Georgia College is a junior college. There are sin members in the chemistry department, none of whom have bad industrial experience. Out of a student body that numbers approximately sixteen hundred, there are only three students who
presently claim to be chemistry majors. Our department attended last year's "Symposium on the Education of Chemists (for industry) in the Southeast", which was held a t the University of Georgia. The symposium speakers pointed out several weaknesses of our present day college graduates. Following the symposium, our department discussed methods that would hopefully overcome these weaknesses. The general lack of communication ability, both oral and written, was one of the primary problems that was mentioned during the symposium. Representatives from a variety of industries who have made appearances on our campus have also mentioned this problem. In a small attempt to improve communication ahility, students are now reauired to eive an oral presentation a t the hepinnine of each 3-hr labo&tory period. The presentation can simply be an introduction of the laboratory experiment which the class is about to perform, or it might heanother topic related to the lecture material. Constructive criticism is offered by the instructor a t the end of these presentations so that the class and the speaker can learn how to be more effective in future presentations. We are increasing the use of essay questions on examinations and stressing our desire for good grammar. We feel that working problems in a clear and concise way utilizing dimensional analysis is a form of effective communication. Students are required to show their solutions to examination problems associating each number with a unit. The opportunity to write an optional term paper is offered to the students. The paper may be suhstituted for a major examination; i t must be on a recent development in chemistry that is related to one of the topics of the course. Recent is defined as having been published within the last six months. A minimum of two references is required and a photocopy of the references must accompany the completed manuscript. The project has a secondary goal which is familiarizing the student with our library resources a t an early stage in his educational development. Advanced approval for the term paper topic must be obtained within the first four weeks of the course, and a time schedule is established for suhmittinc outlines.. rouch - drafts. and the final paper. Each stage of this development is cbmpletely evaluated and discussed in detail with the student so that he has some guidance from the moment he begins to select a topic to the time he prepares the final rough draft. The underlying theme of last year's symposium was that, although over fifty percent of our students will secure positions in industry, college instructors design their courses assuming that their students will go on to graduate school and then pursue academic positions. But, since the majorit y of our students will work in industry, our courses should reflect this. Changes have been made in the content and structuring of our courses to reflect these ideas. It was not so much a restructuring of our courses to emphasize industry as it was a restructuring of our courses to give industry its fair share of the time normally allotted to discussing applied chemistry in today's world. The lectures have been reorganized so that time is available a few davs before each examination and about a week before the final examination. This additional time is used to make the students aware of current items of interest in chemistry and also serves as a buffer between the classical course material and examinations, i.e., a breather period. Material covered during this period is included on examinations: however this material is usually of a descriptive or illustrative nature and the students find it easier to grasp. Whenever possible, overhead transparencies are produced from diagrams and pictures in the current literature to supplement these presentations. The following is a brief discussion of topics that are representative of those covered during the buffer periods.
While studying electrochemistry, conventional machining is contrasted with electrochemical machining. There is little difference between a classical electrolytic cell diagram and one depicting the mechanics of electrochemical machinine. -, and vet the latter orovides greater insieht. Recent methods of utilizing exothermic reactions to tap solar enerev the work on ther-.are discussed to supplement .. mochemistry. In radiochemistrv, rather than usine imacinarv numbers to date nonexistentartifacts, actual in>ustrk data are manipulated to determine the ages of current items of interest, such as the 450-ft ship on top of Mt. Ararat that some believe to be the remains of Noah's Ark. In last year's symposium we were asked, "How many of your students know which chemicals are the most ahundantly produced today? Why are these particular chemicals important? Who produces them? How many chemists are there? What are they doing?" A few days have been set aside a t the end of the first quarter to discuss these points.
CHEM-TeC and CHEM TECHS: The Training and the Career J o h n R. Hallman a n d P a u l D. Neumann Nashville State Technical Institute Nashville, Tennessee 37209 Early studies by both the academic community and the chemical industry revealed that there was not only a shortage of technical personnel but a need for a higher level of training for technicians. In 1965, after several months of study, the American Chemical Society published a recommended curriculum in career training for the chemical technician, a program which would provide a more regimented study for the paraprofessional chemical assistant. This program had the following curricular areas 1965 1972 Reuision Study Semester Hours Semester Hours Chemistry Care 28-30 28-30 8-10 4-6 Technical Option Related Subjects 23-24 23-24 9-12 6-s Social Studies!Humanities 68-76 units 61-68 units The original program was revised in 1972 from information obtained from the participating pilot schools. It was agreed that a reduced total hours of credit would accomplish the desired training and not reduce the capability of the technician graduate. It was apparent that not only in the ACS review but in other studies and evaluations of the chemical technician's job, that there was an ever increasing employment opportunity both in scope and numbers. This work availability was most evident since many schools in the United States began to offer a program in a chemical type technology. In 1972, and as a continuing effort to update a list of schools, requests were sent to various institutions and colleges for information on their respective chemical programs. The data illustrated are based upon the survey information obtained from the 1973174 catalogs and bulletins. The replies indicated that there are a t least 141 schools presently offering a chemical type technology program. The findings from the participating schools' catalogs, bulletins and other material show the following 1) There is a wide variation in the program names, but the overall curriculum is similar. These names show an interesting variety: chemical technology, science technology, science lab technology, laboratory technology, lab-process technology, chemical engineering technology, chemical technician, industrial chemical technology, and others. Volume 53. Number 3. March 1976 / 151
