Integrating Current Technology Across the Biochemistry Curriculum.

为了响应国家趋势和当地需求，生物与物理系和化学系在从季度到学期的转换中引入了跨院系的生物化学选项（1998年秋季）。我们的目标是让我们的学生为各种生物化学相关的职业做好最好的准备。在规划该选项时，我们确定了一个主要问题：学生在三个关键领域（蛋白质、酶和核酸）和三个一般领域（纯化、光谱学、计算机技术）缺乏足够的实验室接触。因此，我们的目标是在文图拉学院（NSF奖DUE 9750770）和密歇根理工大学（NSF奖DUE 9152722）的课程模型中整合这些领域的当前技术。该项目涉及从初级到高级的六门课程。为了方便这一步，我们引入了蛋白质和核酸的电泳/分析设备，微量滴定板阅读器，冷藏台式离心机和个人电脑（实验室使用）。该项目影响生物化学选修专业的学生、化学和生物学专业的学生以及由三名教师指导的本科研究生。为了支持这个项目，我们：1)建立了一个咨询委员会，收集来自工业界、研究生院和专业学院的持续投入；2)将生物化学设备集中安置在科学与数学学院内，以方便使用。其结果是实验室经验，促进学生学习当前的技术和相关的文献报告，易于获得的生物化学实验室设备，以及一个具有持续响应我们地区不断变化的需求机制的程序。

In response to national trends and local needs, the Department of Biology & Physics and the Department of Chemistry have introduced a cross-departmental Biochemistry Option upon conversion from quarters to semesters (Fall, 1998). Our goal is to best prepare students at our all-commuter campus for a variety of biochemistry-related careers. While planning the option, we identified a main concern: students lack adequate laboratory exposure in three key areas (proteins, enzymes and nucleic acids) and three general areas (purification, spectroscopy, computer technology). Thus, our objective is to integrate current technology in these areas across the curriculum adapting the models at Ventura College (NSF award DUE 9750770) and Michigan Technological University (NSF award DUE 9152722). The project affects six courses spanning from the introductory to the senior level. To facilitate this step, we are introducing equipment for electrophoresis/analysis of proteins and nucleic acids, a microtitre plate reader, a refrigerated table-top centrifuge, and personal computers (for lab use). The project impacts Biochemistry Option students, chemistry and biology students and undergraduate research students supervised by three faculty. In support of this project, we: 1) establish an advisory board for ongoing input from industry, graduate schools and professional schools and 2) centrally locate biochemistry equipment within the College of Science and Mathematics for accessibility. The outcomes are laboratory experiences which facilitate student learning of current technology and related literature reports, readily accessible biochemistry laboratory equipment, and a program with a mechanism for continued response to the changing needs of our area.