University Chemistry ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (11): 117-130.doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202403065

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Reconstructing the “Fundamentals of Coordination Chemistry” in Inorganic Chemistry Course

Quanguo Zhai, Peng Zhang, Wenyu Yuan, Ying Wang, Shu'ni Li, Mancheng Hu, Shengli Gao   

  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
  • Received:2024-03-23 Accepted:2024-06-21 Published:2024-11-09
  • Contact: Quanguo Zhai, Shengli Gao E-mail:zhaiqg@snnu.edu.cn;gaoshengli729@126.com

Abstract: The top-notch teaching content requires the integration of “knowledge, ability, and quality”. As the main chapter of “Inorganic Chemistry”, the teaching content of “Fundamentals of Coordination Chemistry” should break through the long-standing rigid framework and build a new curriculum design that reflects the combination of “professionalism, ability, and quality”. A new curriculum design should be built to reflect the scientific and accurate fundamental concepts, the ability to apply knowledge, and the improvement of scientific literacy at a high level, innovation, and challenge. It is proposed to change the chapter title to “Fundamentals and Applications of Coordination Compounds” and expand the contents into 6 modules. The reconstruction of teaching content should keep pace with the times while ensuring the basic knowledge structure, highlighting the latest theories, research results, frontiers, and practical achievements in the development of coordination chemistry. At the same time, it should highlight the “alignment and joint development of professionalism and ideological education” and fully play the role of the course in nurturing people, promoting the students’ academic development from all aspects of professionalism, ability, and quality.

Key words: Coordination chemistry basics, Content structure reorganization, Curriculum design, Curriculum ideological and political education, Student development