Teaching with the Case Study Method To Promote Active Learning in a Small Molecule Crystallography Course for Chemistry Students
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- 作者：Michael G. Campbell ; Tamara M. Powers ; Shao-Liang Zheng
- 刊名：Journal of Chemical Education
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：February 9, 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：93
- 期：2
- 页码：270-274
- 全文大小：241K
- ISSN：1938-1328
文摘
Implementing the case study method in a practical X-ray crystallography course designed for graduate or upper-level undergraduate chemistry students is described. Compared with a traditional lecture format, assigning small groups of students to examine literature case studies encourages more active engagement with the course material and stimulates improved class discussion. In particular, a judicious selection of case studies either from high-profile publications or from literature directly pertaining to students’ fields of research allows students to draw an immediate connection between the lecture material and their own academic/research interests.