Computerized Equipment for Introductory Biology Courses

生物学入门课程的计算机化设备

• 批准号: 9151339
• 负责人: Merle Bruno
• 金额: $ 3.92万
• 依托单位: Hampshire College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-04-15 至 1993-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9151339&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Computerized; Equipment; Introductory; Biology; Courses

Hampshire College, although a relatively new institution, has a reputation for excellence in the teaching of science. Introductory courses for both science majors and nonmajors focus on inquiry methods and often involve students in independent projects in the laboratory. These relatively sophisticated student projects for beginners have become the hallmark of Hampshire's innovative science education. Modern research laboratories often incorporate networked computers and analytical instruments which allow distributed data acquisition, analysis and control. To allow our students to develop skills needed for working in up-to-date research labs, the department proposes to update and expand our equipment for computerized data acquisition. The unit will provide enough work stations to make teaching of introductory courses feasible and expand our use of graphics and statistical analysis software to encourage students to acquire better quantitative skills. Specific courses affected will be "How People Move" and "Cardiovascular Fitness and Disease." Our goal is to increase the quantitative and analytical skills of our students through direct contact with modern computer-based experimental methods, design and analysis.

汉普郡学院虽然是一所相对较新的学院，但在科学教学方面却享有卓越的声誉。理科专业和非理科专业的入门课程都注重探究方法，并经常让学生在实验室中进行独立的项目。这些针对初学者的相对复杂的学生项目已经成为汉普郡创新科学教育的标志。现代研究实验室通常采用联网的计算机和分析仪器，以实现分布式数据采集、分析和控制。为了让我们的学生发展在最新的研究实验室工作所需的技能，本系建议更新和扩展我们的计算机数据采集设备。该单元将提供足够的工作站，使入门课程的教学可行，并扩大我们对图形和统计分析软件的使用，以鼓励学生获得更好的定量技能。具体受影响的课程将是“人们如何运动”和“心血管健康与疾病”。我们的目标是通过直接接触现代计算机为基础的实验方法、设计和分析，提高学生的定量和分析技能。