MARC Curricular Improvement Implementation Phase II - New Biology

MARC 课程改进实施第二阶段 - 新生物学

• 批准号: 7870450
• 负责人: ANNETTE A BOWER
• 金额: $ 26.34万
• 依托单位: MOUNT SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-07-01 至 2013-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7870450
• 关键词: Address; Administrator; Behavioral Sciences; Biochemistry; Bioinformatics; Biological Sciences; Biology; Biomedical Research; CCL7 gene; Calculi; Cellular biology; Chemistry; Computers; Data; Development; Development Plans; Discipline; Ecology; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Educational workshop; Evaluation; Event; Evolution; Faculty; Female; Genetic; Goals; Grant; Health Sciences; Institutionalization; Knowledge; Lead; Learning; Mathematics; Minority; Molecular Biology; Monitor; Organic Chemistry; Outcome; Phase; Physics; Physiology; Pre-Post Tests; Principal Investigator; Probability; Problem Solving; Program Development; Program Reviews; Readiness; Research; Schedule; Science; Students; Testing; Time; Woman; Women' s Role; Work; career; college; design; falls; innovation; interest; meetings; member; peer; programs; skills; statistics; success; theories; tool

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Mount St. Mary's College will create a comprehensive interdisciplinary curriculum for Biology majors that will increase students' understanding of and ability to use theory and quantitative concepts in the biological sciences. This curriculum will prepare our students for careers in the biomedical and health-related sciences. This will be accomplished through: - Redesigning and implementing a biology curriculum that integrates quantitative concepts. - Supporting faculty use of innovative pedagogies. - Establishing the redesigned courses as the official curriculum for the biology program. - Implementing formative and summative evaluation to inform program development. These activities will lead to the following sustainable outcomes: - Students will have enhanced quantitative reasoning skills, be able to apply these skills and concepts across disciplines to solve problems, and be better prepared to pursue graduate degrees in biomedical and health-related sciences. - Students will have heightened interest in pursuing graduate degrees and careers in the biomedical and behavioral science research fields. - Faculty will collaborate with peers to implement an interdisciplinary curriculum and use pedagogies that engage students in their learning. As a predominantly minority college for women, Mount St. Mary's will use this program to advance the role of women in science and research. While females are relatively well represented in advanced study in the biological sciences, their numbers lag in the more quantitative disciplines. This program will teach our students to use advanced quantitative skills, supporting their success in the biological sciences and increasing their ability to become active contributors to the quantitative science fields.

描述（由申请人提供）：圣玛丽山学院将为生物学专业的综合跨学科课程创建，这将增加学生对生物科学理论和定量概念的理解和能力。该课程将使我们的学生为生物医学和健康相关科学的职业做好准备。这将通过： - 重新设计和实施整合定量概念的生物学课程。 - 支持教师使用创新的教学法。 - 建立重新设计的课程作为生物学计划的官方课程。 - 实施形成性和总结性评估以告知计划开发。 这些活动将导致以下可持续成果： - 学生将具有提高的定量推理技能，能够在学科中运用这些技能和概念来解决问题，并准备更好地攻读与生物医学和健康相关科学的研究生学位。 - 学生将对在生物医学和行为科学研究领域的研究生学位和职业中的兴趣更高。 - 教师将与同龄人合作，实施跨学科课程，并使用使学生学习学习的教学法。 作为妇女的主要少数族裔学院，圣玛丽山将利用该计划来推进妇女在科学和研究中的作用。尽管女性在生物科学的高级研究中相对很好地代表，但其数量却落后于更具定量的学科。该计划将教我们的学生使用高级定量技能，支持他们在生物科学中的成功，并提高他们成为定量科学领域的积极贡献者的能力。