Integrated Instrumental System for Research and Education in Analytical Chemistry
Abstract
Major Goals: Major Goals: In the August 2022 Interim Progress Report, the Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) shared the objectives this funded effort met. These objectives were the ability to provide transformative learning experiences in analytical chemistry education and increase research efforts at Central State University (CSU). Also presented in the supplemental file of that report were photographs of the newly acquired and installed advanced instrumentation purchased utilizing the funds from this grant. These equipment assets enabled the CSU PI and Co-PI to provide these transformative learning experiences in the form of updated curricula, undergraduate research and summer internship opportunities to better prepare associated majors for the workforce to address a variety of STEM discipline-specific problems in a technologically-oriented world. It also assisted recent graduates from the College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture (CESTA) to be more competitive in their graduate school applications. As it relates to curriculum improvements, the PI and Co-PI recognize that it is common for students to struggle in upper-level STEM courses due to a lack of retention and connection of information from lower-level courses, a misperception of the role of pre-requisites, and/or a discontinuity between interrelated and interdisciplinary courses. As chemistry is an applied physical science that involves the systematic study of nonliving substances, this systematic study is dependent upon the accumulated acquisition of foundational knowledge which is integral to the application of higher-ordered thinking skills and metacognition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 31, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1226759
Entities
People
- Leanne Petry
- Suzanne Seleem
Organizations
- Central State University