Learning Goals
From BCRCWiki
- Skills
- Ability to observe and describe nature accurately
- Develop data collection strategies
- Use standard assays and techniques
- Be familiar with standard instrumentation
- Ability to find, evaluate, and appropriately utilize diverse information resources
- Assess the reliability of information resources
- Navigate and use the Primary Literature
- Ability to construct logical arguments in biology
- Reason across hierarchical scales of organization (physical, chemical, biological, ecological)
- Generate and state testable hypotheses
- Develop and elaborate models
- Ability to critique logical arguments in biology
- Design experiments to test hypotheses
- Recognize possible outcomes and assess the probability of occurrences
- Collect, organize, and analyze relevant data
- Draw conclusions and evaluate their relative quality
- Ability to communicate ideas and arguments effectively both orally, graphically, and in writing
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Ability to apply problem-solving to learning
- Develop strategies for identifying deficits in knowledge
- Acquire information gathering and study skills
- Self-assess progress in learning
- Ability to apply quantitative reasoning and computational techniques to biological questions
- Organize, transform, and analyze raw data
- Construct and interpret figures, graphs, and plots
- Analyze data using statistical methods
- Ability to observe and describe nature accurately
- Perspectives
- Appreciation that learning changes "how one thinks" as well as "what one knows"
- Appreciation for self-motivated, curiosity-driven learning
- Ability to approach novel problems with flexibility, creativity, and confidence
- Appreciation for the interconnectedness of knowledge
- Appreciation that the pursuit of science can be exciting and fulfilling
- Confidence in oneself as a College-Trained Biologist
- Appreciation for the diversity of living things and the diversity of approaches used to study them
- Appreciation for the impact of biological science on the environment and society
- Recognition of the importance of ethics in science
- Appreciation of science as a human endeavor