"Venture" Courses in Chemistry on Themes of Energy and Life

将为潜在的化学专业学生开发以能源和生命为主题的“创业性”化学课程。头两门这样的课程将被命名为“能源与环境：化学原理、系统与实践”和“生命化学：化学原理、系统与实践”。这两门课程都将以罗切斯特开发的Venture模式授课。在这种形式下，每门化学课程将围绕一个总的主题，并将与写作课程和另一门学科的课程相结合。最初的招生人数将限制在40人以内。如果成功，招生人数将扩大到100名学生。一般主题的选择是为了激励初学者。Venture形式成功地提高了学生在更大的背景下看待课程材料、在学科之间建立联系、互动和批判性思考的能力。这是第一次在为化学专业奠定基础的定量科学课程中检验这一概念。*/

"Venture" Courses in Chemistry on Themes of Energy and Life New first year chemistry courses with laboratory will be developed for potential chemistry majors. The first two such courses will be titled "Energy and the Environment: Chemical Principles, Systems and Practices," and "Chemistry of Life: Chemical Principles, Systems, and Practices." Both courses will be taught in the Venture format that has been developed at Rochester. In this format, each chemistry course will be centered on a general theme and will be coupled with a writing course and a course from another discipline. Initial enrollments will be limited to 40 students. If successful, enrollments will be expanded to 100 students. The general themes were chosen to motivate beginning students. The Venture format has successfully improved the ability of students to see course material in a larger context, to make connections between disciplines, to interact, and to think critically. This is the first time the concept will be tested with a quantitative science course that provides a foundation for majoring in chemistry.***//