Introductory Chemistry Laboratory for Science and Engineering Students at Large Universities

二十一实验室主任代表国家的机构，招收大量的学生在介绍化学课程旨在科学和工程专业的会议为期三天的会议，以解决与提供现代化的一般化学实验室的经验，每学期超过1000名学生的挑战。会议的目标是：（1）概述基于材料，反应性和环境问题的几个实验室课程，并制定详细的计划，在大型，多节课程中实施。(2)解决管理问题和交付系统。(3)研究助教在实施新课程中的责任和作用，以及助教的国际背景所带来的语言、文化差异和教育态度等问题。(4)探索微型定量测定的可能性以及使用仪器和学习基本技术之间的相对平衡。

Twenty one Laboratory Directors representing the Nation's institutions that enroll large numbers of students in introductory chemistry courses intended for science and engineering majors are meeting for a three day conference to address the challenges associated with providing a modern general chemistry laboratory experience for upwards of 1000 students per term. The objectives of the conference are: (1) to outline several laboratory curricula based on materials, reactitivy, and environmental issues and develop detailed plans for implementing them in large, multi-section courses. (2) to address management issues and delivery systems. (3) to consider the responsibilities and role of teaching assistants in implementing the new curricula, and problems associated with language, cultural differences, and attitudes toward education arising from the international background of the teaching assistants. (4) to explore the possibilities for microscale quantitative determinations and the relative balance between the use of instruments and learning basic techniques.