TY - JOUR
T1 - A case for college molecular biology classes
T2 - A right to her genes
AU - Gal, Susannah
AU - Klein, Jessie W.
N1 - Funding Information:
This case was developed as part of a “Case Studies in Science” workshop given at the State University of New York at Buffalo in June 1999. This workshop was supported with an Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Program grant (NSF Award #9752799) awarded by the Division of Undergraduate Education of the National Science Foundation to Clyde F. Herreid and Nancy A. Schiller at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Active student learning is a lofty goal, but what tools are available for college teaching faculty to create that kind of environment? In this article, we describe one such tool, the case study method using a case we developed to teach molecular biology students the importance of DNA mutations in cancer. Not only does this approach teach concepts, but also applications of the techniques previously discussed in lecture and the ethical dilemmas that may surround that application. The case study method for teaching science, and this case in particular, we feel gives students the kind of classroom problem that can make their learning more active. Copyright (C) 2000 Gal and Klein.
AB - Active student learning is a lofty goal, but what tools are available for college teaching faculty to create that kind of environment? In this article, we describe one such tool, the case study method using a case we developed to teach molecular biology students the importance of DNA mutations in cancer. Not only does this approach teach concepts, but also applications of the techniques previously discussed in lecture and the ethical dilemmas that may surround that application. The case study method for teaching science, and this case in particular, we feel gives students the kind of classroom problem that can make their learning more active. Copyright (C) 2000 Gal and Klein.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1470-8175(00)00026-6
DO - 10.1016/S1470-8175(00)00026-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033738463
SN - 1470-8175
VL - 28
SP - 267
EP - 271
JO - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
JF - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
IS - 5
ER -