(University of Brighton)

Available in Windows and Web/Intranet Versions ISBN: 1 84211 004 7

Programmed by : Carol Holden
Subject Specialist : Andrew Lloyd

The package consists of series of self-assessment questions on various aspects of organic chemistry. While answering a series of questions, students are at all times informed of how well they are doing, and an inbuilt recording facility also allows staff to see how each of the students is performing.


A screen from one of the activity modules.

Contents

The package is divided into five sections:

Section 1: Chemical Structures
This section tests the student's understanding of common pharmaceutical structures. On completion of the section, the student should be able to identify simple pharmaceutical structures and name simple pharmaceutical structures using trivial names.

Section 2: Functional Groups
This section tests whether the student can identify and name functional groups within pharmaceutically relevant compounds.

Section 3: Functional Interconversions
This section tests whether the student knows the chemical reagents and conditions needed to convert chemical compounds from one functional group to another.

Section 4: Isomerism
This section tests the student's understanding of isomeric compounds. On completion of the section, the student should be able to identify and name the different types of isomers for a range of chemical compounds.

Section 5: Chemical Tests
In this section, the student is asked to say what chemical tests are used to test for the presence of a variety of organic compounds.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Windows Version
The package is supplied on a CD-ROM Installation Disc and can be installed to a local hard disc or network drive. The minimum requirement is a PC with 100MHz Pentium processor , 8Mb of RAM and a VGA monitor capable of displaying 16-bit color (65, 536 colors) at 640 x 480 resolution. The program is 32-bit and is compatible with Windows 95, 98 and NT.
Web Version
The package is supplied on a CD-ROM Installation Disc for installation to a web server. The software runs on PC clients only. The minimum requirement is a 200MHz Pentium processor with 32Mb of RAM and a Super VGA monitor capable of displaying 16-bit color (65,536 colors) at 800 x 600 resolution. The program is compatible with both Netscape Navigator 4.x and Internet Explorer 4 or better and requires Java and Javascript to be enabled on browsers.