1. I may suggest that the author rewrite the abstract, instead
of an
introduction to the contents of the article, the author may just
briefly
describe the results of the study in the abstract.
I have chosen not to change the abstract. Given my perception
that many readers may wish to know the mechanics of such a course,
it seems justified to include a very brief description of the
course content.
2. The class design mentioned in this article is quite interesting.
However, it seems too general, it would be nice if the author
can focus on
the problems, which are more related to the chemistry and not
to all
students.
The reviewer is correct in the perception that the content
is quite general. Probably none of the issues are unique to chemists.
This is in part due to the breadth of the chemical enterprise.
At the same time, many of the issues that I address in the Discussion
Section are of particular concern to chemical professionals.
3. The readers would like to know what is the special way
and issues the
author had used to teach Professional Ethics to Chemistry Undergraduates.
What is the response of the students in each issue, instead of
the
curriculum of the course.
I have added several sentences and a longer paragraph to describe
in more detail the responses of the students. I have, however,
chosen to retain the more general description of the course curriculum.
4. In conclusion, if the author can focus more on professional
ethics and not just ethics and discuss more on the way to teach
professional ethics to students majoring in Chemistry and the
response of the students, then the readers can benefit more from
this article.
After I have had more experience in teaching the course, I
will try to write up an article with a more nuanced description
of response of the chemistry students.