Revitalizing Scientific Inquiry In The Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

9450658克雷格 本科化学课程的结构由美国化学学会专业培训委员会（CPT）决定。 虽然CPT制定的课程标准成功地定义和规范了专业化学家培训的教育标准，但不断变化的学生群体对课程结构造成了压力。 该课程规划项目旨在通过模拟教育过程更紧密地平行于科学发现发生的方式来增强专业和非专业的教育体验。 课程结构和辅助材料的设计将强调解决问题，化学的跨学科应用，并增加获得化学信息的便利性。 这一目标将通过五项课程倡议的努力来实现。 从主要本科院校选出的四人小组将参加这些活动。 它们是模块化课程设计倡议;实验室创新倡议;中级和高级跨学科课程倡议;可视化和数据库访问倡议;和评估工具倡议。 合作机构是阿伦敦学院、布法罗州立学院、芬格湖社区学院、霍巴特威廉史密斯学院、詹姆斯麦迪逊大学、米勒斯维尔大学、宾夕法尼亚州立大学、里弗学院、罗切斯特理工学院、匹兹堡大学、宾夕法尼亚约克学院。

9450658 Craig The structure of the undergraduate chemistry curriculum is determined by the American Chemical Society Committee on Professional Training (CPT). While the curricular standards established by the CPT have succeeded in defining and regularizing educational standards for the training of professional chemists, changing student populations have created pressures on this curricular structure. This curriculum planning project is designed to enhance the educational experience of both majors and non-majors by modeling the educational process more closely in parallel to the way in which scientific discovery occurs. Curricular structures and support materials will be designed to emphasize problem solving, interdisciplinary applications of chemistry, and increased ease of access to chemical information. This goal will be accomplished through the efforts of five curriculum initiatives. Four-person teams selected from primarily undergraduate colleges will participate in these initiatives. They are Modular Course Design Initiative; Laboratory Innovation Initiative; Intermediate and Advanced Interdisciplinary Course Initiative; Visualization and Database Access Initiative; and Assessment Tools Initiative. The Collaborating institutions are Allentown College, Buffalo State College, Finger Lakes Community College, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, James Madison University, Millersville University, Pennsylvania State University, River College, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Pittsburgh, York College of Pennsylvania.