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Hati, Sanchita; Bhattacharyya, Sudeep – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2016
A project-based biophysical chemistry laboratory course, which is offered to the biochemistry and molecular biology majors in their senior year, is described. In this course, the classroom study of the structure-function of biomolecules is integrated with the discovery-guided laboratory study of these molecules using computer modeling and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Active Learning, Student Projects, Laboratory Training
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Jensen, Mark B. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
An instrumentation-based laboratory curriculum combining traditional unknown analyses with student-designed projects has been developed for an introductory analytical chemistry course. In the first half of the course, students develop laboratory skills and instrumental proficiency by rotating through six different instruments performing…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Instrumentation, Student Projects, Laboratory Training
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Colabroy, Keri L. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2011
Engaging undergraduate students in designing and executing original research should not only be accompanied by technique training but also intentional instruction in the critical analysis and writing of scientific literature. The course described here takes a rigorous approach to scientific reading and writing using primary literature as the model…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Training
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Comar, Timothy D. – PRIMUS, 2008
This article discusses the incorporation of biological content into existing calculus courses without significantly changing the courses. This is exemplified by the common laboratory course taken by students in all first semester calculus courses at Benedictine University. Several biologically oriented projects are implemented in this laboratory…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Calculus, Integrated Curriculum, Biology