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Student-focussed approaches that can enhance understanding and appreciation of research in the chemical sciences
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-21, 02:58 authored by Constable, GEO, Alexander BissemberAlexander Bissember, Pullen, RThe alignment of intended learning outcomes for chemistry graduates and the actualised outcomes has been called into question recently. Opportunities to address this lie in the integration of undergraduate learning experiences in which students develop real-world skills and engage with problems that they may encounter as graduates in contemporary workplaces or modern society more broadly. This Highlight article provides an overview of three such approaches, including offering students authentic research experiences within (or outside of) normal degree programs, engaging students in citizen science projects, and considering curriculum reforms to better align with a systems thinking framework. Where possible, we provide explicit examples grounded in the Australian context, accompanied by some thoughts on the challenges that may be encountered when implementing these approaches in practice.
Funding
Australian Research Council
History
Publication title
Australian Journal of ChemistryVolume
74Issue
9Pagination
627-631ISSN
0004-9425Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
CSIRO PublishingPlace of publication
150 Oxford St, Po Box 1139, Collingwood, Australia, Victoria, 3066Rights statement
Journal compilation copyright CSIRO 2021 Open Access Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en_US)Repository Status
- Open