BIO(k)Now!: Enhancing Undergraduate Biology Student Understanding of Biotechnology and Environmental Issues in an Inquiry-based Laboratory Environment

BIO(k)Now!：在基于探究的实验室环境中增强生物学本科生对生物技术和环境问题的理解

• 批准号: 0510235
• 负责人: Tom Ingledue
• 金额: $ 5.72万
• 依托单位: Wilkes Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-08-15 至 2008-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0510235&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: BIO; Now; Enhancing; Undergraduate; Biology

Discipline: Biological Sciences (61)Based on such proven approaches as Shoestring Biology (NSF:DUE/ATE #9553720) and the principles found in NRC Standards and the BCI (Biology Concepts Inventory1), Bio(k)Now! is improving students understanding of key biological processes. Five courses (Bio 110, Bio 111, Bio 112, Bio 130, Bio 150) are directly affected and project resources are being utilized in other classes as well (chemistry, forensic chemistry, microbiology). A number of broader impacts are anticipated as this project serves a unique population of students and should help prepare them for jobs in the area or to enter a four-year college well prepared to complete their studies. The average age of students entering this college is thirty and a majority are attending college for job related retraining. Seventy-three percent (73%) are first generation college students and 77% qualify for need-based financial assistance. Experiments are designed to address two key concepts: 1) the impact of biotechnology on society and 2) the importance of monitoring environmental conditions in order to utilize them as resources without damaging the quality of those resources.

学科：生物科学（61）基于这些行之有效的方法，如Shoestring生物学（NSF:DUE/ATE #9553720）和在NRC标准和BCI（生物学概念清单1）中发现的原则，生物(k)现在！是提高学生对关键生物过程的理解。五门课程（生物110、生物111、生物112、生物130、生物150）受到直接影响，项目资源也被用于其他课程（化学、法医化学、微生物学）。由于该项目服务于一个独特的学生群体，预计会产生一些更广泛的影响，并帮助他们为该地区的工作做好准备，或者为进入四年制大学完成学业做好准备。进入这所大学的学生平均年龄为30岁，大多数人上大学是为了接受与工作相关的再培训。73%的人是第一代大学生，77%的人有资格获得基于需求的经济援助。实验旨在解决两个关键概念：1)生物技术对社会的影响和2)监测环境条件的重要性，以便在不损害资源质量的情况下将其作为资源加以利用。