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，当这些课程与适当的普通教育课程相结合时，可能会获得生物技术的AS学位。该计划是根据NSE的建议制定的，将与当地高中的技术准备计划一起运作，最终将在工业地点进行必要的实习。核心课程与四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。在其他加州社区学院、南加州和中加州生物技术中心、几个转移机构和当地产业的成功生物技术项目中，个人提供了宝贵的意见和指导。该项目涉及化学、农业和生物系的合作教学。这些部门每年总共为1300多名学生提供服务，这些学生可能会从生物技术计划中受益。科学和工程设施计划于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装为生物技术实验室。然而，如果没有外部发现，程序的开始将被推迟。此类项目所需的设备包括电泳仪、热循环仪、旋转振荡器(S)、微管、冷藏微型离心机。该项目的资助将为学生提供更多有意义的动手学习，以满足转学要求，在现有的受影响的联合健康计划之外，为学生提供更多样化的选择，并在传统课程中开展全面的问题解决活动。

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.