The Creation of an Undergraduate Molecular Genetics Course Based on Cooperative Learning

9452376 Ahern-Rindell新获得的设备能够将广泛的实验室组成部分引入最近启动的分子遗传学高级课程。 该课程符合整个校园已经建立的分子生物学研究计划的承诺。该课程是围绕批判性思维的方法，利用合作小组学习技术。 广泛的实验室组成部分强调学生通过创造性的，小组设计的实验解决问题的合作。该课程影响动物学专业以及刑事司法，生物技术和野生动物保护计划的学生。 它为开发个性化的本科研究项目提供了基础，最重要的是通过动物学系的论文项目。

9452376 Ahern-Rindell Newly acquired equipment enables introduction of an extensive laboratory component into a recently initiated upper division course in molecular genetics. The course fits into an already established commitment to a molecular biology program of study across the campus. The course is designed around a critical thinking approach that utilizes cooperative group learning techniques. The extensive laboratory component stresses student cooperation in solving problems through creative, group designed experiments. The course impacts zoology majors as well as students in the criminal justice, biotechnician, and wildlife conservation programs. It provides the basis for developing individualized undergraduate research projects, most significantly through the thesis program in the Department of Zoology.