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

2005年秋季，学院开设了一个新的专业，化学专业，法医学方向。本课程对本科生的教育预期结果包括更新的探究性学术课程，重点是提高分析和批判性思维技能，以及更多地接触和理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。智力优势法医学课程从基本的化学技能开始，然后通过在法医学和其他化学实验室中发现的仪器的实际操作训练，集中学习分析解决问题的技能。该项目包括在整个教学课程和研究机会中集成使用安捷伦5975惰性气相色谱/质谱系统，该系统配备了可编程热解器。由于法医集中的探究性，该计划提高了任何化学学位，并为学生进入研究生课程或职业做好了更好的准备。法医学实验室技术课程是一门以探究为基础的课程，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的法医科学实习来进一步提高他们的学术和专业技能。学生可以选修三门应用化学课程：实验室开发，他们设计和测试样本实验室实验；调查化学，他们积极参与化学研究的设计、调查、分析和报告；化学研究，他们参与研究项目。化学教师正在与南卡罗来纳州的主要执法机构——州执法部门（SLED）合作，继续开发一门课程，其中包括法医科学专业人员提供报告，分享他们最近的现场经验。SLED同意为学生提供当前的领域知识，专业主题的客座讲师以及现场实习。更广泛的影响2004年acta对学士学位水平的法医学课程的搜索显示，在南卡罗来纳500英里半径范围内，没有一所四年制本科学院提供法医学专业，辅修或集中。纽伯里学院成为该地区第一所提供化学和法医学专业的大学。目前，纽伯里学院的入学人数由大约32%的少数族裔和33%的第一代大学生组成。项目成果将通过专业会议、同行评议的出版物、学院杂志和网站上的出版物以及教师发给其他教育工作者的电子邮件等方式广泛传播。

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.