The Creation of an Undergraduate Molecular Genetics Course Based on Cooperative Learning

9452376 Ahern-Rindell新获得的设备可以将广泛的实验室组件引入最近启动的分子遗传学高级课程。这门课程符合已经建立的校园分子生物学研究项目的承诺。该课程是围绕批判性思维方法设计的，利用小组合作学习技术。广泛的实验部分强调学生合作，通过创造性的、小组设计的实验来解决问题。这门课程不仅影响动物学专业的学生，也影响刑事司法专业、生物技术专业和野生动物保护专业的学生。它为开发个性化的本科研究项目提供了基础，最重要的是通过动物学系的论文计划。

9452376 Ahern-Rindell Newly acquired equipment enables introduction of an extensive laboratory component into a recently initiated upper division course in molecular genetics. The course fits into an already established commitment to a molecular biology program of study across the campus. The course is designed around a critical thinking approach that utilizes cooperative group learning techniques. The extensive laboratory component stresses student cooperation in solving problems through creative, group designed experiments. The course impacts zoology majors as well as students in the criminal justice, biotechnician, and wildlife conservation programs. It provides the basis for developing individualized undergraduate research projects, most significantly through the thesis program in the Department of Zoology.