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CHEM 162 — ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES

5 credits CIM Verified
6
Objectives
60
Matches
0
Reviewed
12
Occupations
Your experience with this course
Top occupation matches for this course
46.0% Chemical Equipment Operators and Te 8t
53.1% Biochemists and Biophysicists 8t
51.2% Mixing and Blending Machine Setters 7t
43.8% Microbiologists 7t
36.7% Chemical Engineers 7t

Learning Objectives & Matches

LO1 CIM

2018 Satisfies: a GECR for natural science. 2019 Satisfies: a BACR for natural science.

10 O*NET task matches
Batch:
Biologists 3.8/5
35% ok

Write grant proposals to obtain funding for biological research.

Biological Technicians 4.2/5
35% ok

Provide technical support and services for scientists and engineers working in fields such as agriculture, environmental science, resource management, biology, and health sciences.

Microbiologists 4.2/5
34% ok

Supervise biological technologists and technicians and other scientists.

Biologists 4.1/5
34% ok

Supervise biological technicians and technologists and other scientists.

Eligibility Interviewers, Gove 4.5/5
34% ok

Compile, record, and evaluate personal and financial data to verify completeness and accuracy, and to determine eligibility status.

Food Scientists and Technologi 4.0/5
33% ok

Stay up to date on new regulations and current events regarding food science by reviewing scientific literature.

Bioinformatics Technicians 3.8/5
33% ok

Participate in the preparation of reports or scientific publications.

Astronomers 3.8/5
33% ok

Review scientific proposals and research papers.

Conservation Scientists 4.5/5
32% ok

Apply principles of specialized fields of science, such as agronomy, soil science, forestry, or agriculture, to achieve conservation objectives.

Career/Technical Education Tea 3.9/5
31% ok

Keep informed about trends in education and subject matter specialties.

LO3 CIM

1. Identify acids and bases and balance acid and base reactions.

10 O*NET task matches
Batch:
Nanotechnology Engineering Tec 3.9/5
46% ok

Measure or mix chemicals or compounds in accordance with detailed instructions or formulas.

Chemical Equipment Operators a 4.4/5
46% ok

Measure, weigh, and mix chemical ingredients, according to specifications.

Medical and Clinical Laborator 4.8/5
44% ok

Analyze samples of biological material for chemical content or reaction.

Photographic Process Workers a 4.3/5
44% ok

Measure and mix chemicals to prepare solutions for processing, according to formulas.

Microbiologists 3.3/5
44% ok

Conduct chemical analyses of substances such as acids, alcohols, and enzymes.

Biochemists and Biophysicists 3.9/5
43% ok

Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.

Biochemists and Biophysicists 3.3/5
42% ok

Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.

Chemical Technicians 4.3/5
42% ok

Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.

Molecular and Cellular Biologi 4.2/5
41% ok

Direct, coordinate, organize, or prioritize biological laboratory activities.

Food Cooking Machine Operators 4.3/5
41% ok

Collect and examine product samples during production to test them for quality, color, content, consistency, viscosity, acidity, or specific gravity.

LO5 CIM

3. Classify different organic molecules into their family groups based on functional group.

10 O*NET task matches
Batch:
Biochemists and Biophysicists 4.2/5
53% ok

Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

Chemists 4.1/5
44% ok

Analyze organic or inorganic compounds to determine chemical or physical properties, composition, structure, relationships, or reactions, using chromatography, spectroscopy, or spectrophotometry techniques.

Mixing and Blending Machine Se 4.5/5
42% ok

Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecond 4.8/5
38% ok

Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and chemical separation.

Nanotechnology Engineering Tec 3.9/5
37% ok

Measure or mix chemicals or compounds in accordance with detailed instructions or formulas.

Molecular and Cellular Biologi 4.1/5
37% ok

Compile and analyze molecular or cellular experimental data and adjust experimental designs as necessary.

Molecular and Cellular Biologi 3.3/5
36% ok

Coordinate molecular or cellular research activities with scientists specializing in other fields.

Biochemists and Biophysicists 3.3/5
36% ok

Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 4.2/5
36% ok

Separate materials or products according to size, weight, type, condition, color, or shade.

Molecular and Cellular Biologi 4.2/5
36% ok

Direct, coordinate, organize, or prioritize biological laboratory activities.

LO6 CIM

4. Name specific molecules within each organic family (based on functional groups).

10 O*NET task matches
Batch:
Biochemists and Biophysicists 4.2/5
47% ok

Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

Mixing and Blending Machine Se 4.5/5
45% ok

Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.

Molecular and Cellular Biologi 3.3/5
39% ok

Coordinate molecular or cellular research activities with scientists specializing in other fields.

Geneticists 4.4/5
38% ok

Plan or conduct basic genomic and biological research related to areas such as regulation of gene expression, protein interactions, metabolic networks, and nucleic acid or protein complexes.

Biochemists and Biophysicists 3.3/5
37% ok

Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.

Bioinformatics Technicians 3.8/5
37% ok

Enter or retrieve information from structural databases, protein sequence motif databases, mutation databases, genomic databases or gene expression databases.

Biochemists and Biophysicists 3.3/5
36% ok

Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.

Molecular and Cellular Biologi 4.1/5
36% ok

Compile and analyze molecular or cellular experimental data and adjust experimental designs as necessary.

Chemists 4.1/5
36% ok

Analyze organic or inorganic compounds to determine chemical or physical properties, composition, structure, relationships, or reactions, using chromatography, spectroscopy, or spectrophotometry techniques.

Molecular and Cellular Biologi 4.2/5
36% ok

Direct, coordinate, organize, or prioritize biological laboratory activities.

LO7 CIM

5. Identify different organic reactions, such as addition, elimination, substitution, and rearrangement.

10 O*NET task matches
Batch:
Mixing and Blending Machine Se 4.5/5
44% ok

Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.

Chemical Technicians 4.3/5
41% ok

Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.

Nanotechnology Engineering Tec 3.9/5
40% ok

Measure or mix chemicals or compounds in accordance with detailed instructions or formulas.

Biochemists and Biophysicists 3.3/5
40% ok

Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.

Chemical Plant and System Oper 4.5/5
40% ok

Interpret chemical reactions visible through sight glasses or on television monitors and review laboratory test reports for process adjustments.

Photographic Process Workers a 4.3/5
39% ok

Measure and mix chemicals to prepare solutions for processing, according to formulas.

Chemists 4.0/5
39% ok

Induce changes in composition of substances by introducing heat, light, energy, or chemical catalysts for quantitative or qualitative analysis.

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equip 3.7/5
39% ok

Mix cleaning solutions, abrasive compositions, or other compounds, according to formulas.

Biochemists and Biophysicists 3.9/5
38% ok

Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecond 4.8/5
37% ok

Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and chemical separation.

LO8 CIM

6. Perform organic reactions for each family of organic compound covered in the course.

10 O*NET task matches
Batch:
Mixing and Blending Machine Se 4.5/5
51% ok

Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecond 4.8/5
48% ok

Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and chemical separation.

Chemical Technicians 4.3/5
46% ok

Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.

Nanotechnology Engineering Tec 3.9/5
45% ok

Measure or mix chemicals or compounds in accordance with detailed instructions or formulas.

Photographic Process Workers a 4.3/5
44% ok

Measure and mix chemicals to prepare solutions for processing, according to formulas.

Chemists 4.1/5
42% ok

Analyze organic or inorganic compounds to determine chemical or physical properties, composition, structure, relationships, or reactions, using chromatography, spectroscopy, or spectrophotometry techniques.

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equip 3.7/5
41% ok

Mix cleaning solutions, abrasive compositions, or other compounds, according to formulas.

Medical and Clinical Laborator 4.8/5
40% ok

Analyze samples of biological material for chemical content or reaction.

Pharmacists 4.2/5
39% ok

Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.

Forensic Science Technicians 3.4/5
39% ok

Prepare solutions, reagents, or sample formulations needed for laboratory work.

Source: Course learning outcomes from EWU's official Course Inventory Management (CIM) system. O*NET task matches are computed by comparing each learning outcome statement against every O*NET task statement using sentence-embedding similarity; faculty review confirms which matches count as preparation evidence.