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

本项目是化学与生物化学系和生物系的跨学科合作项目。新型超临界流体萃取（SFE）和毛细管电泳（CE）仪器被整合到一些以分析为导向的化学、生物学和生物化学课程的实验室组成部分，采用现代教学方法。该计划的重点是开发一个分析/生物化学实验集群，贯穿当前大二和大三/大四的实验课程。这组中的实验基于案例研究方法，学生在小组中工作；涉及使用一项或两项拟议文书；关注与生物化学相关的问题。来自《化学教育杂志》和初级研究期刊的实验和协议正在被合并和改编，以创建案例研究。这种方法通过让学生思考“现实世界”的问题，并通过提供使用现代分析仪器和技术的实践经验，更好地为化学、生物学和生物化学学生做好准备。这种经历的结果是，学生们有望成为更高效的学习者，更长久地记住他们所学的知识，锻炼他们的批判性思维技能，并参与到比过去更有趣、更有挑战性的实验中。案例研究的编写方式将使其他具有类似条件的学院和大学能够很容易地采用这些方法。该项目的结果将在国家和区域会议上报告，并在适当的大学科学教学期刊上发表。

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.