Course Overview

Organic Chemistry, namely, the study of Carbon Compounds, has been one of the three foundational pillars of Chemistry on account of it holding the key to understanding the chemical processes involved giving rise to living organisms, as well as in the synthesizing of organic compounds with desirable properties. This course is aimed at advancing teachers' understanding of the organic chemistryand related concepts, as well as their pedagogical knowledge of teaching organic chemistry. They will also learn about students’ difficulties in these concepts and the ways to deal with them with the help of case studies of student thinking, their understanding, and misconceptions, etc., and will explore resources to address the issues.

Objectives

In this course, participant will:

• Understanding the history of organic chemistry.
• Carbon atom and the structure of simple carbon compounds.
• Knowing about students’ difficulties and misconceptions about concepts related to atomic structure