A Professional Development Course in the Chemical Sciences

通过GOALI奖，多学科活动办公室和合成有机项目支持密歇根大学化学系的Brian P. Coppola博士和Christine E. Evans博士以及Warner-Lambert公司帕克-戴维斯药物研究总部生物化学主任Anthony W. Czarnik博士的教育工作。这个由学术和工业化学家组成的团队将正式扩展为密歇根大学化学系本科专业发展流程创建的集成架构。这种新颖的概念设计将有两个平行的结果。第一个结果是在大三开设了一门新的本科课程——化学科学专业发展。课程的主题将包括对书面和口头报告的批判性分析，书面和口头技术沟通能力，以及对包括职业道德在内的职业生活的多方面特征的介绍。本课程的开设是在传统的本科课程内容和开始化学专业生活的需要之间架起一座独特的教育桥梁。其次，建议通过学术-工业合作伙伴关系创建一套平行的课程材料和目标，进一步加强这一桥梁，这也解决了已经在实践中的学士学位后化学家的需求。除了传统的本科课程结构外，该团队还将探索其他交付模式，以更好地满足学士学位后人群的需求。

With this GOALI award the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities and the Synthetic Organic Program are supporting the educational efforts of Dr. Brian P. Coppola and Christine E. Evans of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Michigan and Dr. Anthony W. Czarnik, Director of Biochemistry for the Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research headquarters of the Warner-Lambert Company. This team of academic and industrial chemists will formally extend the integrated architecture that is being created for the professional development stream in the undergraduate program at the University of Michigan chemistry department. This novel conceptual design will have two parallel outcomes. The first result is a new undergraduate course, Professional Development in the Chemical Sciences, taken during the Junior year. The subject matter of the course will include critical analysis of written and oral presentations, written and oral technical communication proficiency, and an introduction to the multi-faceted features of professional life including professional ethics. The creation of this course is a unique educational bridge between the traditional content of undergraduate programs and the needs of beginning a professional life in chemistry. Second, it is proposed to strengthen this bridge further by creating a parallel set of course materials and objectives, through an academic-industrial partnership, that also address the needs of post-baccalaureate chemists who are already in practice. In addition to the traditional undergraduate course structure, the team will explore alternative modes of delivery that might better address the needs of the post-baccalaureate population.