New Teaching Strategies to Improve Student Performance in Fundamentals of Biotechnology

Fundamentals in Biotechnology is part of the Chemical Engineering curriculum at the National University at Salta, in northwest Argentina. This course, given for four months in the fourth year of a five-year program of study, includes concepts of general microbiology, biochemistry, and industrial mic...

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Autores principales:	Alicia G. Cid, Verónica B. Rajal
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2011
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/84abf0504111494b8ae0cd5eeb5f61e7
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:84abf0504111494b8ae0cd5eeb5f61e72021-11-15T15:04:10ZNew Teaching Strategies to Improve Student Performance in Fundamentals of Biotechnology10.1128/jmbe.v12i1.2471935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/84abf0504111494b8ae0cd5eeb5f61e72011-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v12i1.247https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Fundamentals in Biotechnology is part of the Chemical Engineering curriculum at the National University at Salta, in northwest Argentina. This course, given for four months in the fourth year of a five-year program of study, includes concepts of general microbiology, biochemistry, and industrial microbiology and is the first contact by the students with biological issues. Probably due to the long content of the course and to the lack of previous knowledge of biological and microbiological concepts, students have a lot of difficulty passing this course. In order to reach a better understanding of the concepts, to encourage students to learn biotechnology, and to develop critical thinking skills with the ultimate aim of improving performance, two new strategies were adopted, which consisted of including “Complementary Activities” and an “Integration Seminar.”Alicia G. CidVerónica B. RajalAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 46-47 (2011)
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description	Fundamentals in Biotechnology is part of the Chemical Engineering curriculum at the National University at Salta, in northwest Argentina. This course, given for four months in the fourth year of a five-year program of study, includes concepts of general microbiology, biochemistry, and industrial microbiology and is the first contact by the students with biological issues. Probably due to the long content of the course and to the lack of previous knowledge of biological and microbiological concepts, students have a lot of difficulty passing this course. In order to reach a better understanding of the concepts, to encourage students to learn biotechnology, and to develop critical thinking skills with the ultimate aim of improving performance, two new strategies were adopted, which consisted of including “Complementary Activities” and an “Integration Seminar.”
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New Teaching Strategies to Improve Student Performance in Fundamentals of Biotechnology

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