2009-2011 - Benedict College

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 213
Honors Courses
Honors courses are writing intensified, technologically enhanced, and internationally focused. All
Benedict College students may enroll in Honors courses with the permission of the instructor.
Students may earn honors credits in designated General Education courses or in regular classes.
Students interested in more information should confer with the Honors Program Director. Listed below
is the Honors course offered in this department: Bio 448H Cell and Molecular Biology
Sci 330 Methods and Materials for Teaching Science
credit 3 hrs.
The course is designed to present the methodologies of teaching sciences in secondary schools.
Consideration is given to the organization of course content and emphasis is placed on methods and
materials which provide for differentiated instruction. Methodologies and strategies for teaching the
handicapped will be included, and teaching reading will be emphasized. The selection, utilization, production,
and evaluation of audio-visual materials and selected technological aids are also stressed.
Required for science teaching majors. Twenty (20) hours of practicum are required. Three 1 -hour lecture
periods. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Sci 335 Biomedical Research Techniques
credit 3 hrs.
This course presents a variety of scientific laboratory techniques in a problem oriented laboratory setting.
Among the topics to be covered are laboratory safety, humane use of animals, accurate measurement
of volumes and weight, electrophoresis, isoelectric focusing, spectrophotometric analysis,
column chromatography, high pressure liquid chromatography, extraction of nucleic acids, restriction
digests, and Southern blotting.
Sci 410 Health and Science Seminar
credit 1 hr.
The Health and Science Seminar is designed to present special topics in the biomedical and physical
sciences. Evaluation is based on attendance, summaries of seminar presentations, student presentations,
and a research paper. One hour per week.
STEM 233 Introduction to Data and Graph Analysis
credit 3 hrs.
This course will cover the basic principles, methods, logic and the language of statistics relevant to
the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Many of the topics will be selected
from health related areas. Topics will include introduction to statistics and probability. Students will
use technology and become familiar with analyzing data using statistical software packages.
Prerequisite: Math 140
STEM 331 Scientific Writing
credit 3 hrs.
Course Description: This course is an orientation to the use of scientific literature and scientific writing.
Topics to be covered include computerized literature searches and the preparation of bibliographies,
use of abstracts and indices, reading and summarizing scientific literature, and preparation of
scientific manuscripts including lab reports, research papers and journal articles in correct scientific
form. Students will be trained in the use of word-processing, computer data base search, and the
use of technologies as higher order thinking and problem solving skills. Prerequisites: Eng 137, and
one of the listed courses from student’s program of study - Bio 148, Chem 148, ESC 141, Phys 241
or Phys 243