Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Science Program (200.B0)
Entrance Requirement
In order to be admitted to a program leading to a Diploma
of College Studies (DEC), candidates must possess a Quebec
Secondary School Diploma or have completed a level of
education that is deemed equivalent by the College.
Applicants should also have successfully completed
Mathematics TS 5 or Mathematics SN 5, Chemistry 5 and
Physics 5 at the high school level.
For more information, please refer to our website at
www.champlainonline.com under Admissions.
General Program Goal
The Science program provides students with a balanced
education which integrates the basic components of a
rigorous scientific and general education. Upon completion,
students are equipped to pursue university-level studies in
the areas of health or pure & applied science.
Graduate Profile
The graduate exit profile indicates to the student what he or
she is expected to achieve by the time the program is
completed. It is developed by examining the major goals of
the program and distilling them into a set of attributes that
represent the program at the local level. In addition, the
profile also presents the abilities that will be used to assess
each attribute. The attributes and abilities are:
Possess the knowledge required for a basic college-level
scientific education
Demonstrate the attainment of the program specified
competencies
Demonstrate the power as well as the limitations of
science and technology in society
Demonstrate the implications of scientific and
technological change for society
Establish links between the various subjects in the
program
Possess the ability to recognize and solve problems of a
scientific nature in a systematic manner
Identify a problem
Decide on the best method of solving the problem
Gather and analyze data in a systematic manner
Execute experimental procedures with precision
Draw logical conclusions from data analysis
Integrate what has been learned and apply it to solving
problems in new situations
Communicate effectively
Acquire college-level skills in English
Acquire college-level skills in French as a second
language
Acquire the vocabulary appropriate to the scientific
disciplines
Demonstrate oral expression during class presentations,
demonstrations or group discussions
Be able to write clear essays, assignments & lab reports
Use appropriate data processing technologies
Be able to use the principal types of data processing
software: word processing, spreadsheets and graphing
programs in the production of assignments or lab reports
Be able to use the Internet / Library as a research and
communication tool
Be able to use a computer for data input and analysis
Be able to use a computer to help in the acquisition of
knowledge—i.e. computer aided learning
Acquire personal skills
Be able to learn in an autonomous manner
Demonstrate the ability to work in a cooperative
manner with other members of a group or team
Be aware of ethical issues in general and more
particularly those related to science and technology
Integrative Activity
One of the requirements of the Science program involves a
concept known as integration: students are required to
apply what they have learned in one discipline to solving a
problem in another discipline in science and mathematics.
In order to attain this competency, each student is required
to successfully complete Biology 101-NYA, Chemistry 202-
NYB, Physics 203-NYB and Mathematics 201-NYB which
contain the IA. Each of the Biology, Chemistry, Physics and
the Mathematics departments are responsible for
implementing an IA in the previously listed courses.
Comprehensive Assessment
Prior to graduating from the Science program, Science
students must show that they have met the attributes
contained in the Graduate Profile. Each Science department
and the Mathematics department offers final year courses
designed to assess all the attributes of the Graduate Profile
by assessing several of the abilities listed therein.
In order to demonstrate that they have met the attributes
contained in the Graduate Profile, students must complete
Physics 203-NYB and 3 courses selected from:
101-BLB General Biology II
101-BLC General Biology III
201-BLD Calculus III
201-BLE Probability & Statistics
201-BLF Statistics
202-BLC Organic Chemistry I
202-BLD Organic Chemistry II
As well as:
English BMA
Humanities BMA
202-BLE Environmental Chemistry
203-BLD Electronics
203-BLE Energy & Modern Physics
203-903 Computer Techniques in
Physics
201-903 Computer Applications in
Mathematics
French BMP, BMK, BMH, or BMJ
Physical Education 101, 102, 103