Integrating Genomics Research in the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum in Environmental Engineering

工程-土木工程(54)我们开设了一门名为“环境工程中的分子方法”的课程，以满足本科教育对基因组学研究日益增长的需求。我们课程的一个重要组成部分是创建学生团队，通过使用基于探究的实验模块进行协作。这些学生正在按照“全周期16S rRNA方法”进行小组项目。本课程深受土木工程与环境工程专业学生的欢迎。我们的课程材料已被设计成融入其他学科，如其他校园的生物医学工程和化学工程。该材料已由我们的工作人员进行了广泛的测试和评估。我们制作了一份实验室手册和一张光盘，以便通过适当的商业渠道传播这些实验室实验。万维网上还提供了其他支持材料，以帮助教师和他们的学生。我们在同行评议的期刊上发表论文，比如《工程教育杂志》。我们还计划在即将于2002年8月11日至13日在多伦多大学举行的AEESP/AAEE环境工程和科学教育和研究需求会议上发表演讲。

Engineering - Civil (54)We are meeting the growing need for genomics studies in undergraduate education by creating a course entitled "Molecular Methods in Environmental Engineering". An integral part of our course has been to create teams of students collaborating through the use of inquiry based laboratory modules. These student are performing group projects following the "full-cycle 16S rRNA approach". This course has been popular among our students in Civil and Environmental Engineering program. Our curriculum materials have been designed to be incorporated into other disciplines e.g. Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering on other campuses. This material has undergone extensive testing and evaluation by our staff. We have created a laboratory manual with an accompanying CDROM for dissemination of these laboratory experiments through appropriate commercial channels. Additional support materials are also available on the World Wide Web to help faculty and their students. We are presenting present papers in peer reviewed journals like the Journal of Engineering Education. We also plan to make a presentation at the upcoming AEESP/AAEE Conference on Education and Research Needs in Environmental Engineering and Science on August 11-13, 2002 at the University of Toronto.