Science in the Liberal Arts Education: An Undergraduate Course Development Project

博雅教育课程中的科学 这个为期两年的合作课程开发项目将 发展和实施创新的跨学科科学 在波特兰州立大学的文科课程中， 在克拉克马斯山，胡德和波特兰社区学院。 四所院校的教师将合作， 制定课程，为文科学生提供 三种跨学科的科学课程， 符合大学的通识教育科学要求。 自然科学探究课程将侧重于开放式 实验室和实地研究的方式建议， 万花筒计划 综合科学概念课程将 围绕着连接不止一个 科学的纪律，并将以调查为特色 laboratories. 社会科学课程的背景将 探讨社会、政治、经济和道德层面 科学技术 该项目将支持课程 自然科学教师的发展努力，从更大的 大都会区社区学院和大学 学术部门。 项目咨询理事会 将由全国公认的专家在本科 科学教育和教育评估 和社区大学的设置。后的第二年 该项目的完成波特兰州立大学将主办 本科科学课程会议作为一个 项目的传播工具。 在整个课程 发展期教育研究将进行， 评估课程和教学的有效性 策略。*//

Science in the Liberal Arts Curriculum This two-year collaborative curriculum development project will develop and implement an innovative interdisciplinary Science in the Liberal Arts Curriculum at Portland State University and at Clackamas, Mt. Hood, and Portland Community Colleges. Faculty from the four institutions will cooperate in formulating a curriculum that provides liberal arts students with three types of interdisciplinary science courses that will meet the University's general education science requirement. Natural Science Inquiry courses will focus on open-ended laboratory and field studies in the manner recommended by Project Kaleidoscope. Integrated Science Concepts courses will be developed around concepts that bridge more than one scientific disciplIne and will feature investigative laboratories. Context of Science in Society courses will explore the social, political, economic and ethical dimensions of science and technology. The project will support course development efforts by natural science faculty from the greater metropolitan area community colleges and the university academic departments. The Advisory Council for the project will consist of nationally recognized experts in undergraduate science education and educational evaluation in both university and community college settings. In the year following completion of the project Portland State University will host an undergraduate science curriculum conference as one of the dissemination tools for the project. Throughout the course development period educational research will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum and teaching strategies.***//