Implementation of Investigative Laboratories in IntroductoryCell Biology

该项目涉及购买设备，以实施细胞生物学调查实验室，这是生物学专业的第一门课程。该项目将实验室科学的入门课程教学从高度结构化的形式转向调查和探索。学生，成对工作，通过他们与导师协商计划的项目开发技术和分析能力。学生能够设计实验，批判性地思考他们的工作，阅读和理解与他们的工作相关的主要文献，并公开展示和讨论他们的工作。细胞生物学实验室的经验可以导致热情和期望更具有挑战性的调查工作，在上师课程采用细胞和分子方法，包括微生物学，发育生物学和分子生物学。全面的计划评估将包括对学生在高年级课程和独立项目中的工作进行评估，以及从毕业生，雇主和导师那里收集有关调查方法对随后就业或教育的有效性的信息。

This project involves the purchase of equipment to implement investigative laboratories in Cell Biology, the first course for biology majors. The project moves laboratory science teaching in the introductory course away from a highly structured format toward investigation and exploration. Students, working in pairs, develop technical and analytical competence through projects they have planned in consultation with their instructors. Students are able to design experiments, think critically about their work, read and understand primary literature related to their work, and publicly present and discuss their work. The Cell Biology laboratory experience can result in enthusiasm and expectation for more challenging investigative work in upper-division courses employing cellular and molecular approaches, including Microbiology, Developmental Biology, and Molecular Biology. Comprehensive program evaluation will include assessment of the work of students in upper-division courses and independent projects, as well as compilation of information from graduates, employers, and mentors concerning the effectiveness of the investigative approach with respect to subsequent employment or education.