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In the Classroom
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Senior Seminar Focusing on Societal Issues Related to Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Harold B. White III, Murray V. Johnston, and Manuel Panar
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711
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December 2000
Vol. 77 No. 12
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The lack of a clearly defined content or structure provided the opportunity to transform a one-credit, pass-fail senior seminar course into a meaningful capstone experience for chemistry and biochemistry majors. In addition to individual and class exercises associated with employment, graduate school, communication skills, and professional ethics, small groups of students worked together to create informative Web sites that took positions on important societal issues related to chemistry. Each group presented a seminar and responded to questions from their peers and two or more unannounced visitors, "wild cards" who often had expertise in the seminar topic. Throughout the course, the instructors placed particular emphasis on developing students' ability to work cooperatively, locate and evaluate information, make informed judgments based on available information, and logically develop and defend their positions. Input from a retired industrial chemist helped define these skill elements.
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White, Harold B., III; Johnston, Murray V.; Panar, Manuel. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 1590.
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Collaborative / Cooperative Learning; Curriculum; Environmental Chemistry; Ethics; Internet; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
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April 15, 2005
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