ERIC Number: EJ1013012
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Mar
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Developing and Implementing a Combined Chemistry and Informatics Curriculum for Undergraduate and Graduate Students in the Czech Republic
Jirat, Jiri; Cech, Petr; Znamenacek, Jiri; Simek, Miroslav; Skuta, Ctibor; Vanek, Tomas; Dibuszova, Eva; Nic, Miloslav; Svozil, Daniel
Journal of Chemical Education, v90 n3 p315-319 Mar 2013
Experience developing multidisciplinary bachelor's and master's curricula involving intertwined chemistry, informatics, and librarianship-editorship skills is described. The bachelor's curriculum was created in close cooperation of academic staff, library staff, and the publishing house staff (Institute of Chemical Technology Prague: a sole publisher of chemical literature in Czech Republic), with the aim to educate a new generation of information retrieval and e-publishing professionals in the science-technology-medicine (STM) field. This cooperation together with a set of specifically tailored courses gave students the insights into real-world issues of STM publishing. The master's curriculum, heavily relying on the bachelor's stage, inclines towards cheminformatics and deepens software engineering skills. Successes, pitfalls, and failures are described, together with proposed changes and future directions. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Foreign Countries, Electronic Publishing, Library Skills, Information Retrieval, Information Technology, Medicine, Masters Programs, Bachelors Degrees, Chemical Engineering, Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Czech Republic
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