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Gomez, Noe A. – Natural Sciences Education, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic of 2019 transformed the way that educators, across all levels and disciplines, seek to establish and provide a pedagogically sound curriculum. With the continued need to transform curriculum into an online format, secondary-level animal science instructors have several points to consider if their applied discipline will…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Animal Husbandry, Science Education, Teaching Methods
Ekberg, Merryn Elizabeth – Journal of Academic Ethics, 2016
With rapid advances in the biosciences, bioethics has become an important, if not vital part of a comprehensive bioscience education. Students who successfully complete a course in bioethics will be better equipped for writing manuscripts for publication, preparing research proposals for funding bodies and completing applications for research…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Biological Sciences, Instructional Design, Course Objectives
Park Rogers, Meredith A.; Abell, Sandra K. – Science Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to understand one case of undergraduate inquiry-based instruction through the words and actions of students and instructors. The data sources included fieldnotes from 16 of 29 classes, two sets of student and instructor interviews (beginning and end of the semester), and a collection of artifacts, such as the…
Descriptors: College Science, Interdisciplinary Approach, Laboratory Manuals, Instructional Materials
DiCecco, J.; Wu, J.; Kuwasawa, K.; Sun, Y. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2007
It is challenging for biomedical engineering programs to incorporate an indepth study of the systemic interdependence of cells, tissues, and organs into the rigorous mathematical curriculum that is the cornerstone of engineering education. To be sure, many biomedical engineering programs require their students to enroll in anatomy and physiology…
Descriptors: Physiology, Science Education, College Students, Engineering Education

Meckstroth, Wilma K. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1974
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Course Content, Course Descriptions

Whitaker, Robert J.; Renner, John W. – American Journal of Physics, 1974
Information was requested on course goals, lesson goals, committee goals, instructional methods, question types and purposes, question-objective correlation, class assignments, textbooks, and supplemental teaching materials. (GS)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Objectives, Evaluation, Higher Education
Newfoundland and Labrador Dept. of Education. – 1982
A description of the physics 3204 course in Newfoundland and Labrador is provided. The description includes: (1) statement of purpose, including general objectives of science education; (2) a list of six course objectives; (3) course content for units on sound, light, optical instruments, electrostatics, current electricity, Michael Faraday and…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, High Schools, Physics

Aronstein, Laurence W.; Beam, Kathryn J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1974
Discusses the offering of a Science for Poets course at the General Science Department of State University College at Buffalo, involving objectives, methods, and grouping techniques. Included are lists of problems proposed by teachers and students in the course. (CC)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, General Science

Archenhold, W. F. – Physics Education, 1974
Presents some ideas about teaching electromagnetic induction at sixth form level, including educational objectives, learning difficulties, syllabus requirements, selection of unit system, and sequence of material presentation. Suggests the Education Group of the Institute of Physics hold further discussions on these aspects before including the…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Instruction, Physics

Brandt, D.; And Others – Physics Education, 1974
Discusses the use of programmed scripts, textbooks, films, and cassette tapes to conduct a self-instruction laboratory course. Indicates the presence of marked positive effects on the development of the students' ability to plan their own experiments. (CC)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, College Science, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives

Stephens, Lawrence J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1974
Discusses the teaching of a natural sciences core course to nonscience majors, involving course objectives and mini-course and discussion formats. Indicates that the lecture-discussion format using volunteer discussion leaders and guest speakers offers an attractive alternative to a strictly lectural format. (CC)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Whitaker, Robert John – 1972
A study of the objectives and teaching practices of an introductory college physics course was conducted by personally interviewing 24 instructors in six Oklahoma colleges and universities and audiotaping their 45 classes. The instructors' questions in classes were cross-classified by type and purpose. The question-types included directive,…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Science, Course Objectives, Doctoral Dissertations

Romer, Alfred – American Journal of Physics, 1973
Discusses the building of a scientific theory on the basis of its characteristics including inflexible and comprehensive nature and related degree of trueness.'' Indicates that detailed phenomenon explanation, clarification of the theory scope, and presentation of competing theories are worthy objectives to pursue in teaching science to…
Descriptors: College Science, Course Objectives, Educational Objectives, General Science
Meers, Mason; Demers, Nora Egan; Savarese, Michael – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2003
In a course titled Scientific Process, we introduce undergraduates to the philosophy and practice of science and initiate them into a 2-year undergraduate research track. Engaging exercises and discussions help students understand the scientific process and ultimately produce a research proposal in grant application format. Students defend their…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Research Proposals, Ethics, Scientific Methodology
Sinclair, Charles – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2003
The biology and art departments at the University of Indianapolis collaborated in creating a Biology for Artists course. It was first offered on a trial basis and was well received by students and the art faculty. This four-credit course consists of 2 hours of lecture and two 2-hour laboratory sessions per week, and it fulfills the university's…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Graphic Arts, Fine Arts, Art Education
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