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Introductory course based on a single problem: Learning nucleic acid biochemistry from AIDS research
Author(s) -
Grover Neena
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1002/bmb.2004.494032060406
Subject(s) - class (philosophy) , cover (algebra) , computer science , nucleic acid , mathematics education , problem based learning , course (navigation) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biochemistry , biology , artificial intelligence , mathematics , immunology , engineering , mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering
In departure from the standard approach of using several problems to cover specific topics in a class, I use a single problem to cover the contents of the entire semester‐equivalent biochemistry classes. I have developed a problem‐based service‐learning (PBSL) problem on HIV/AIDS to cover nucleic acid concepts that are typically taught in the second semester of a biochemistry class. Use of research articles on a specific topic allows developing problems such as one discussed here. The implementation of this problem is similar to teaching literature‐based courses but is tailored to undergraduate work. Details of designing and setting up this problem, along with the pros and cons of this approach, are discussed here.