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Updated student skills in the 2015 ACS
Guidelines for Chemistry in Two-Year College Programs Susan Shih SOCED Task Force on ACS Guidelines for Chemistry in Two-Year College Programs (2015) 2016 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education University of Northern Colorado, Greely August 1, 2016
Considerations: Four Year Skills • Four-year guidelines – Problem solving – Chemical literature & information management
– Laboratory safety – Communication – Team
• Are these the right skills for a two year program?
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Considerations: Two Year Skills • 2009 guidelines – Problem solving – Communication – Lab safety – Chemical literature – Team – Ethics
• Are these still the right skills?
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Changes in 2015 • New title: Development of Student Skills for Academic and Professional Success • Order of skills
• Description of skills • Assessment of skills • Inclusion of career preparation skills across all program types
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Laboratory Safety (7.1) • Academic safety culture • Safety in curriculum • Safe lab practices • Safety data sheets • Risk assessment • Assessment
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Problem Solving & Critical Thinking (7.2)
• Critical thinking skills • Analysis • Evaluation
• Scientific method • Uncertainties
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Communication (7.3)
• Oral & written
• Appropriate style • Data presentation
• Citations
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Team (7.4)
• Collaborate
• Complete tasks • Trust others • Lead • Classroom & laboratory
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Ethics (7.5) • Respect • Accurate & complete • Records
• Reports
• Responsibility to general public
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Chemical Information & Management (7.6)
• Databases
• Chemical literature • Recordkeeping • Data management • Archiving
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Career Preparation (7.7)
• Networking • Resume writing • Interviewing • Research, internships etc. • Mentoring
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Questions? • Resources available at – www.acs.org/2YColleges – www.acs.org/2YGuidelines
THANK YOU!
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