Integrating Current Technology Across the Biochemistry Curriculum.

为了响应国家的趋势和当地的需求，生物物理系和化学系推出了跨部门的生物化学选项后，从季度转换为学期（秋季，1998年）。我们的目标是最好的准备学生在我们的所有通勤校园的各种生物化学相关的职业。在规划选择时，我们确定了一个主要问题：学生在三个关键领域（蛋白质，酶和核酸）和三个一般领域（纯化，光谱学，计算机技术）缺乏足够的实验室接触。因此，我们的目标是将当前的技术在这些领域的课程适应模型在文图拉学院（NSF奖DUE 9750770）和密歇根理工大学（NSF奖DUE 9152722）。该项目涉及从入门到高级的六门课程。为了促进这一步骤，我们正在引进用于蛋白质和核酸电泳/分析的设备，微量滴定板读数器，冷冻台式离心机和个人电脑（供实验室使用）。 该项目影响生物化学选项的学生，化学和生物学的学生和本科研究生由三个教师监督。为了支持这一项目，我们：1）建立一个咨询委员会，从行业，研究生院和专业学校的持续投入和2）集中放置在科学和数学学院的生物化学设备的访问。结果是实验室的经验，促进学生学习当前的技术和相关文献报告，随时可用的生物化学实验室设备，并与持续响应我们地区不断变化的需求的机制计划。

In response to national trends and local needs, the Department of Biology & Physics and the Department of Chemistry have introduced a cross-departmental Biochemistry Option upon conversion from quarters to semesters (Fall, 1998). Our goal is to best prepare students at our all-commuter campus for a variety of biochemistry-related careers. While planning the option, we identified a main concern: students lack adequate laboratory exposure in three key areas (proteins, enzymes and nucleic acids) and three general areas (purification, spectroscopy, computer technology). Thus, our objective is to integrate current technology in these areas across the curriculum adapting the models at Ventura College (NSF award DUE 9750770) and Michigan Technological University (NSF award DUE 9152722). The project affects six courses spanning from the introductory to the senior level. To facilitate this step, we are introducing equipment for electrophoresis/analysis of proteins and nucleic acids, a microtitre plate reader, a refrigerated table-top centrifuge, and personal computers (for lab use). The project impacts Biochemistry Option students, chemistry and biology students and undergraduate research students supervised by three faculty. In support of this project, we: 1) establish an advisory board for ongoing input from industry, graduate schools and professional schools and 2) centrally locate biochemistry equipment within the College of Science and Mathematics for accessibility. The outcomes are laboratory experiences which facilitate student learning of current technology and related literature reports, readily accessible biochemistry laboratory equipment, and a program with a mechanism for continued response to the changing needs of our area.