Microcomputers to Improve the Performance and Communication of Investigative Science in Field and Laboratory Ecology

9452403台Powerbook和台式计算机工作站用于生态学的野外和实验室研究。该项目也是该部门努力改善我们不同种族本科生的科学学习体验的一部分，并为项目、讨论、合作学习和口头和书面交流工作提供更多机会。另一个目标是确保我们的学生掌握收集、分析和解释数据并使用现代计算仪器和应用软件展示结果的技能。Powerbook用于在实验室和几个偏远的现场收集和分析数据，以支持1)将每周一次的实验室添加到必修的专业生态学课程中，以及2)在我们的生态学和生物有机体计划中选择选修课。Powerbook配备了调制解调器和以太网连接，允许远程和实验室访问定制的文件服务器、校园大型机和其他电子资源。

9452403 Murray Powerbooks and desktop computer workstations are used for field and laboratory studies in ecology. This project is also part of a departmental effort to improve science learning experiences for our ethnically-diverse undergraduates and provides more opportunities for projects, discussion, cooperative learning, and oral and written communication work. Another goal is to insure that our students gain skills in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data and presenting their results by using modern computing instrumentation and application software. Powerbooks are used to collect and analyze data in the lab and at several remote field sites in support of 1) a weekly lab being added to a required majors ecology course, and 2) selected elective courses in our ecology and organismic biology program. The Powerbooks are equipped with modems and Ethernet connections to allow remote and lab access to a custom File Server, the campus mainframe, and other electronic resources.