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Student-focussed approaches that can enhance understanding and appreciation of research in the chemical sciences

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posted on 2023-05-21, 02:58 authored by Constable, GEO, Alexander BissemberAlexander Bissember, Pullen, R
The 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 Chemistry

Volume

74

Issue

9

Pagination

627-631

ISSN

0004-9425

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

CSIRO Publishing

Place of publication

150 Oxford St, Po Box 1139, Collingwood, Australia, Victoria, 3066

Rights 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

Socio-economic Objectives

Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum; Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences