Intensive Post Baccalaureate Program in Biotechnology: A Bridge to the Biotechnology Workplace

该项目旨在增加进入生物技术工作队伍的有充分准备的人的数量。通过为拥有学士学位(或同等学历)的失业/未充分就业的个人开发和提供一个密集和实用的一学期证书计划，该计划为这些学生提供了通往受监管的生物技术工作场所的桥梁。对于拥有学士学位的人来说，上两年制大学是为了发展实际工作技能，以补充从四年制课程中获得的理论理解，这并不罕见。然而，两年制生物技术课程没有足够的资源来编写教学材料，并为这些毕业后的学生提供单独的编程，因此将他们安排在预先存在的副学士学位课程中。虽然这种方法已成功协助部分学士毕业生过渡工作，但完成各项副学士学位课程所需的时间和授课进度，并不适合四年制院校的毕业生。智力价值：该项目为毕业后的学生开发、交付和传播最新和准确的教学材料，将基本的科学概念与现代生物技术工作场所联系起来。与业界和大学合作者的合作伙伴关系为该项目注入了尖端分子生物学内容，包括接触到微阵列分析方法和生物信息学工具。该课程特别注重对学生进行规范商业文化的教育。更广泛的影响：拟议的活动的目标是让更多的人参与该国所有地区的生物技术。外展和传播工作在全国范围内进行，涉及在线和印刷的教学材料、教师培训活动以及对来自不同地区的学生的指导。此外，拟议中的项目也是学院和其他两年制院校内其他技术项目的典范，而不仅仅是生物技术。生成的教育材料被改编成适合以英语为第二语言的学生使用。

This project seeks to increase the number of well-prepared individuals entering the biotechnology work force. By developing and delivering an intensive and practical one-semester certificate program for unemployed/underemployed individuals with baccalaureate degrees (or equivalent), this program offers these students a bridge to the regulated biotechnology workplace. It is not unusual for individuals with baccalaureate degrees to attend two-year colleges in order to develop practical work place skills to supplement the theoretical understanding gained from a four-year program. However, two-year biotechnology programs have not had the resources to create instructional materials and to provide separate programming for these post-baccalaureate individuals and so have placed them in pre-existing associate degree courses. While this approach has successfully helped some baccalaureate graduates transition into the work place, the length of time required to complete various associate degree courses, and the pace of instruction in these classes, is not suitable for graduates of four-year institutions. Intellectual Merit: The project develops, delivers, and disseminates up-to-date and accurate instructional materials for post-baccalaureate students, relating underlying science concepts to the modern biotechnology workplace. Partnerships with industry and university collaborators infuse the project with cutting-edge molecular biology content, including exposure to microarray analysis methods and bioinformatics tools. Special attention is given to educating students in the culture of regulated business. Broader Impacts: The proposed activities have the goal of bringing more people into biotechnology in all areas of the country. The outreach and dissemination efforts are national in scope and involve instructional materials, both on-line and in print, faculty-enhancement activities, and instruction to students who come from diverse regions. Additionally, the proposed project serves as a model for other technical programs, not just biotechnology, within the college and other two-year institutions. Educational materials generated are adapted for use for students for whom English is a second language.