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

以能源和生命为主题的化学“冒险”课程将为潜在的化学专业学生开发新的第一年化学课程和实验室。前两门课程的题目分别是“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”。这两门课程都将采用罗切斯特大学开发的Venture模式进行教学。在这种形式下，每门化学课程都将围绕一个主题展开，并辅以一门写作课程和另一门学科的课程。最初的入学人数将限制在40名学生。如果成功，招生人数将扩大到100人。一般主题的选择是为了激励初学者。Venture模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。这是这一概念首次在定量科学课程中得到检验，这门课程为化学专业的学习提供了基础

"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.***//