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In the Laboratory
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Synthesis of Complex Natural Products as a Vehicle for Student-Centered, Problem-Based Learning
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Kevin C. Cannon and Grant R. Krow
Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
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October 1998
Vol. 75 No. 10
p. 1259
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Management strategies for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in organic synthesis at Temple University are described, and both student and faculty responsibilities are discussed. Using natural product synthesis as a vehicle, students choose a synthetic problem from the literature, identify the knowledge needed to solve the problem, explore resources for attaining that knowledge, identify the goals and criteria for a successful synthetic plan, and create and do assessments of their work. The method is an example of teacher-guided, student-directed, interdependent, small-group, problem-based learning.
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Cannon, Kevin J.; Krow, Grant R. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 1259.
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synthesis, problem-based learning, teaching, learning aids, natural products, organic chem
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