Food, Hair, Beverages and Water: Analytical Biochemistry Across the Curriculum. A Case Study Approach

化学(12)这个项目是化学和生物化学系和生物系之间的跨学科合作。新的超临界流体萃取(SFE)和毛细管电泳仪(CE)正在使用现代教学方法整合到几门面向分析的化学、生物和生物化学课程的实验室组成部分中。该计划的重点是开发一组分析/生物化学实验，贯穿目前的大二和初中/高级实验室课程。这一组内的实验以案例研究方法为基础，学生以小组形式工作；涉及使用一种或两种拟议的仪器；并侧重于生化相关性问题。来自《化学教育杂志》和主要研究期刊的实验和方案正在被结合和改编，以创建案例研究。这种方法使化学、生物和生物化学学生更好地做好准备，让他们考虑“现实世界”的问题，并提供使用现代分析仪器和技术的实践经验。作为这种经历的结果，学生们应该成为更有效率的学习者，保持他们所学的更长时间，锻炼他们的批判性思维技能，并让自己参与到比过去更有趣和更具挑战性的实验中。案例研究的编写方式将允许其他配备类似设备的学院和大学容易地采用这些方法。该项目的结果将在国家和地区会议上报告，并在适当的大学理科教学期刊上发表。

Chemistry (12)This project is an interdisciplinary effort between the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and the Biology Department. New Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) and Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) Instrumentation is being integrated into the laboratory component of several analysis oriented chemistry, biology and biochemistry courses using modern teaching methodologies. The focus of the plan is to develop an analytical/biochemistry cluster of experiments that runs through the current Sophomore and Junior/Senior laboratory courses. Experiments within this cluster are based upon the Case Study method, with students working in small groups; involve the use of one or both of the proposed instruments; and focus on issues of biochemical relevance. Experiments and protocols from the Journal of Chemical Education and from primary research journals are being combined and adapted in order to create the Case Studies. This approach better prepares chemistry, biology, and biochemistry students by involving them in the consideration of "real world" problems, and by providing hands-on experience using modern analytical instrumentation and techniques. As a result of this experience, students are expected to become more efficient learners, retain what they learn longer, exercise their critical thinking skills, and involve themselves in more interesting and challenging experiments than were available in the past. Case Studies are being written in a manner that will allow other colleges and universities, similarly equipped, to readily adapt these methods. Results of the project will be reported at national and regional meetings and published in appropriate college science teaching journals.