Multiple Entry Into Undergraduate Chemical Sciences

小行星9450604 我们设计了一系列的教学，解决了许多已经提出的关于化学低年级教育质量的问题。 目前，它是一项工作计划，明年将在我们收集背景资料和四国核心小组内外机构的建议时进行广泛修改。 前两年的核心是两个学期的序列，涵盖了有机，生物有机和生物无机化学的本质。 这个核心之前和之后是一组一学期的课程，一方面，介绍化学的基本要素，另一方面，更详细地处理弥合阶级分歧的具体领域。 这种新的教学计划将需要一套教材，这些教材最多只能是从许多不同的来源汇集在一起。 其他必要的教具必须从头开始开发。 在今后9个月内，我们打算探索现有资源，并开始开发这些新材料。 我们特别热衷于开发综合的视听辅助工具包，用于讲座，以及动手，互动的视听辅助工具包，用于学生自学。 此外，我们预计，教师从其他部门和学院内涉及的大学（得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校，Trinity大学，圣爱德华兹大学和奥斯汀社区学院）将能够大大有助于课程的发展，也直接参与教学。 此外，我们亦会与四所小学以外的院校接触，争取他们参与这阶段的策划工作，并在可能的情况下争取他们的参与。

9450604 Whitesell We have devised a sequence of instruction that addresses many of the concerns that have been raised about the quality of lower-division education in chemistry. At this point, it represents a working plan that will be extensively modified in the next year as we gather background information and advice from institutions both within and outside the core group of four. The core of the first two years is a two-semester sequence that covers the essences of organic, bioorganic, and bio-inorganic chemistry. This core is preceded and followed by a group of one-semester courses that, on the one hand, introduce the basic elements of chemistry and, on the other, deal in greater detail with specific areas that bridge the class divisions. This new program of instruction will require a body of teaching materials that, at best, must be brought together from many different sources. Other essential teaching aids must be developed from scratch. In the next nine months we intend to explore available resources and to begin the development of these new materials. We are especially keen on developing integrated packages of audio-visual aides to be used in lectures as well as hands on, interactive packages of audio-visual aides to be used for student self-study. Further, we anticipate that faculty from other departments and colleges within the universities involved (University of Texas at Austin, Trinity University, St. Edwards University, and Austin Community College) will be able to contribute substantially to the development of the curriculum and also be directly involved in instruction. We will also interface with institutions outside the primary group of four, seeking their involvement in this planning stage as well as possible participation.