Investigative Curriculum for Biology Undergraduates

在过去的三年里，生物学计划设计和实施了一个调查驱动的课程，强调通过实验室调查学习。 这种强调调查的学习模式开始于大一生物独立项目，并与生物高级论文达到高潮。 在整个课程中指定了具体课程，重点是培养成功开展调查所需的技能和态度。 通过这个项目，在课程的早期向学生介绍了酶标仪/洗涤器和02/CO2呼吸仪，使他们熟悉仪器的理论和操作，并有机会设计和进行以前不可能的调查。

Over the past three years, the biology program has designed and implemented an investigation-driven curriculum that emphasizes learning through laboratory investigations. This emphasis on investigation as the mode of learning begins with the freshman biology independent projects and culminates with the biology senior thesis. Specific courses throughout the curriculum have been designated to focus on development of skills and attitudes necessary for the successful practice of investigation. Through this project, a microplate reader/washer and an 02/CO2 respirometer are introduced to the students early in the curriculum, providing familiarity with the theory and operation of the instruments and the opportunity to design and undertake investigations previously not possible.