Application and Integration of Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer in the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory: Chemistry Major with Forensic Science Concentration

化学（12）在2005年秋季，学院推出了一个新的程序，化学专业与法医学浓度。 在这个程序中教育本科生的预期成果包括一个更新的基于调查的学术课程，重点是提高分析和批判性思维能力，以及更多地接触和了解法医实验室的程序和仪器。学院的最终目标是提供由美国法医科学院认可的学士学位，并创造一个设备齐全的学习环境，将研究与教育相结合。智力优点法医科学计划开始于结合基本的化学技能，然后通过对法医和其他化学实验室中发现的仪器进行实践培训，将分析问题解决技能集中起来。该项目包括在整个教学课程和研究机会中整合使用Agilent 5975惰性GC/MS系统，该系统配备了可编程热解器。由于法医浓度的调查为基础的性质，该计划提高了任何化学学位，它更好地准备学生进入研究生课程或专业。 法医科学实验室技术课程被设计为一门探究式课程，要求学生使用现有的仪器来解决假设的案件。然后鼓励学生通过参与SLED的法医学实习来进一步提高他们的学术和专业技能。学生可以参加三门应用化学课程，实验室开发，在那里他们设计和测试样品实验室实验，调查化学，在那里他们积极参与设计，调查，分析和化学研究报告，以及化学研究，在那里他们参与研究项目。 化学系正在与国家执法司（SLED），在南卡罗来纳州的首席执法机构，继续开发一个课程，其中包括法医科学专业人员提供演示文稿，分享他们最近的现场经验。SLED已同意提供当前的领域知识，在专门的主题客座讲师，并在现场实习的学生。更广泛的影响2004年搜索学士学位水平的法医科学课程显示，没有四年制本科院校在南卡罗来纳州的500英里半径提供一个主要的，次要的或集中在法医科学。纽贝里学院成为该地区第一所提供法医学专业的学院。 目前，纽贝里学院的入学人数约有32%是少数族裔，33%是第一代大学生。该计划的成果将通过专业会议，同行评议的出版物，在学院的杂志和网站上发表，并通过教师的电子邮件向其他教育工作者广泛传播。

Chemistry (12) In the Fall of 2005, the College introduced a new program, a chemistry major with a forensic science concentration. The expected outcomes for educating undergraduates in this program include an updated inquiry-based academic curriculum with an emphasis on improved analytical and critical thinking skills, as well as a greater exposure to and understanding of procedures and instrumentation in forensic laboratories. The ultimate goals of the College are to offer a bachelor's degree that is accredited by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and to create a well-equipped learning environment that integrates research with education. Intellectual MeritThe forensic science program begins by incorporating basic chemistry skills, and then integrates a concentration on analytical problem solving skills through hands-on training on instruments found in forensic and other chemical laboratories. This project includes integrating the use of an Agilent 5975 inert GC/MS system fitted with a programmable pyrolyzer throughout the teaching curriculum and into the research opportunities. Due to the inquiry-based nature of the forensics concentration, the program enhances any chemistry degree, and it better prepares students for entry into a graduate program or a profession. The course Forensic Science Laboratory Techniques has been designed as an inquiry-based course where students are required to use available instrumentation to solve hypothetical cases. Students then are encouraged to further their academic and professional skills by becoming involved in a Forensic Science Internship at SLED. Students may enroll in three applied chemistry courses, Laboratory Development, where they design and test sample laboratory experiments, Investigative Chemistry, where they actively engage in design, investigation, analysis, and report of research in chemistry, and Research in Chemistry, where they become involved in a research project. The chemistry faculty are working in conjunction with the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED), the chief law enforcement agency in South Carolina, to continue development of a curriculum that includes forensic science professionals providing presentations to share their most recent field experiences. SLED has agreed to provide current field knowledge, guest lecturers on specialized topics, and on-site internships for students.Broader ImpactA 2004 search for baccalaureate-level forensic science programs revealed that there was no four-year undergraduate college within a 500 mile radius of South Carolina offering a major, minor or concentration in forensic science. Newberry College became the first college in the area to offer a chemistry major with forensic science concentration. Currently, Newberry College enrollment is composed of approximately 32% minority and 33% first generation college students. The program outcomes will be broadly disseminated though professional meetings, peer-reviewed publications, publication in the College's magazine and Web site, and through faculty emails to fellow educators.