Instrumentation for Biotechnology Training and UndergraduateBiology

拟议的生物技术课程包括3个学期的连续核心课程，当与适当的通识教育课程相结合时，可以获得生物技术AS学位。该计划是沿着NSE建议开发的，将与当地高中的技术准备计划一起运作，并以工业场所所需的实习而告终。核心课程与4年制学院和大学的衔接将为学生提供额外的学位和/或职业选择。从其他加州社区学院、南部和中部加州生物技术中心、几个转移机构和当地工业的成功生物技术方案中获得了有价值的投入和指导。该计划涉及化学，农业和生物系的合作教学。总的来说，这些部门每年为1,300多名可能从生物技术项目中受益的学生提供服务。 科学和工程设施定于1998年1月开始进行安全升级改造，计划包括将一个实验室改为生物技术实验室。然而，如果没有外部发现，该计划的开始将被推迟。该程序所需的设备包括电泳、热循环仪、旋转振荡器、微量移液器、冷冻微量离心机。该项目的资助将为学生提供更多的实践学习，这对转移要求有意义，除了现有的受影响的联合健康计划之外，学生的选择更加多样化，以及传统课程中的综合问题解决活动。

The proposed biotechnology program consists of 3 semesters of sequential core courses, which when combined with the appropriate general education courses may earn an AS degree in Biotechnology. The program was developed along NSE recommendations, will operate with Tech Prep programs in local high schools and culminate with required internships at industrial locations. Articulation of the core courses with 4-year colleges and universities will provide students with additional degree and/or career options. Valuable input and direction were received from individuals in successful biotechnology programs at other California community colleges, the Southern and Central California Biotechnology Centers, several transfer institutions and local industries. The program involves cooperative teaching by chemistry, agriculture and biology faculty. Collectively, these departments serve more than 1,300 students annually who might benefit from the biotechnology program. The Science and Engineering facilities are scheduled for safety upgrade renovations to begin in January, 1998, and plans include converting one laboratory for biotechnology. However, without external finding the start of the program will be delayed. The equipment needs for such a program include electrophoresis, thermocycler, rotary shaker(s), micropipets, refrigerated micro-centrifuge. Funding of this project will provide students with increased hands-on learning meaningful to transfer requirements, more diversified student choices beyond the impacted allied health programs now available, and comprehensive problem-solving activities in traditional courses.