Knowledge and Skills Developed in Biology Undergraduate Core Courses

Student (S) and Faculty (F) Perception

Core Courses

3417 Plant Organismal Biology

4505 Human Physiology

4925 Undergraduate Seminar

4335 Evolution

Student Profile (Core Courses)

Lect. (F)

Lab. (F)

Student Average

Lect. (F)

Lab. (F)

Student Average 7 students

Lect. (F)

Student Average 25 students

Lect. (F)

Student Average 90 students

SKILLS

Critical thinking and problem  solving through the scientific method

X

X

X

3.41

X

3.52

X

2.99

Team work

X

3.68

2.46

2.31

Communication skills in Spanish and English

X

X

X

X

3.24

X

4.21

2.49

Computer literacy and its scientific applications

X

X

3.66

X

4.21

2.14

Knowledge of up to date scientific tools and techniques

X

X

X

3.12

X

4.04

2.62

Awareness of contemporary scientific issues

X

X

X

X

3.46

X

4.25

X

3.26

Awareness of ethical implications in science

X

X

X

2.46

X

2.83

X

2.96

Ability to learn by him/herself (lifelong learning)

X

X

X

3.85

4.33

X

3.67

KNOWLEDGE

Cell structure and physiology

X

X

X

X

3.8

X

3.17

3.44

Knowledge in organismal biology  (zoology, botany and microbiology) with emphasis on tropical environments

X

X

3.8

X

3.7

X

3.86

Genetics:  Classical, Population and molecular genetics

X

X

3.66

X

3.26

X

3.78

Chemistry, physics and math principles as applied to  biological processes

X

X

X

3.22

X

3.22

X

3.15

Ecology:  Interrelationship among organisms and its environment, population ecology, biodiversity and conservation biology

X

X

3.37

X

3.57

X

3.65

Evolution as a unifying science

X

X

3.2

X

3.17

X

3.82