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A revolutionary chemistry curriculum based on fundamental principles of chemical structure and reactivity that integrate organic and inorganic chemistry with biochemistry (530.3)
Author(s) -
Jakubowski Henry,
Graham Kate,
Johnson Brian,
Jones Nicholas,
McIntee Ed,
Peterson Alicia,
Schaller Chris
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.530.3
Subject(s) - chemistry , curriculum , engineering ethics , chemistry education , reactivity (psychology) , organic chemistry , psychology , engineering , epistemology , pedagogy , medicine , quality (philosophy) , philosophy , alternative medicine , pathology
Traditional first year chemistry curricula have remained essentially unchanged for decades although recent movement to an atoms or organic chemistry “first” approach or to introductory biochemistry courses that replace a semester of organic chemistry course have emerged. Outside agencies (American Chemical Society, ASBMB, and the American Association of Medical Colleges) have recently developed guidelines that encourage science departments to develop innovative approaches to content selection and delivery, where competencies and skills replace specified courses. We have embraced these calls and introduced a potentially revolutionary approach to the teaching of chemistry. The unifying principle of our first four courses are based on the structure/reactivity of molecules which “don’t know their classification as organic, inorganic and biochemical structures”. A brief overview of our entire curriculum (content and pedagogy) as well as a more detailed description of our first year courses, Introduction to Chemical Structure and Properties and Introduction to Nucleophiles and Electrophiles (which integrates organic and inorganic with biochemistry) will be presented. Grant Funding Source : Suporting by NSF