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| I found an effective way to utilize the synergy between student research and curriculum enhancement. Like most undergraduate educators, I am very interested in the continuous improvement of existing experiments and the development of new experiments in my courses. At Fairleigh Dickinson University, research students along with a mentor typically chose a project that they can complete during one or two semesters. Both of these goals can be met by asking the students to assist in the development of new undergraduate laboratory experiments. This offers the students a project that is “do-able” during a single semester so they can be involved in the project from start to finish and take pride in the completion of the entire process. Some examples of these experiments include a DNA enzyme kinetic experiment, the exploration of the 3-D structure of a protein using HPLC, and the synthesis and GCMS analysis of bio-diesel. |
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Bringing Research to the Undergraduate Course Curriculum
8:00 AM-11:20 AM, Thursday, March 29, 2007 McCormick Place North -- Room N227B, Level 2, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |