Knowledge and Skills Developed in Biology Undergraduate Core Courses
Student (S) and Faculty (F) Perception
  4368
Microbial
Physiology		 4607
Marine Ecosystems of P. R.
 4746
Economic
Mycology
 5397
Eukariotic
Molecular
Genetics
Student Profile
(Core Courses)		 Lect.
(F)		 Lab.
(F)		 Student
Average
16
students		 Lect.
(F)		 Lab.
(F)
Student
Average
8 students		 Lect.
(F)		 Lab.
(F)		 Student
Average		 Lect.
(F)		 Lab.
(F)
Student
Average
19
students
SKILLS Critical thinking and problem
 solving through the scientific method		 X   4.41     4.38 X     X X 4.16
Team work X   4.76     4.63 X       X 4.63
Communication skills in Spanish
and English		 X   4.12     4.5 X         3.84
Computer literacy and its scientific
applications		 X   4.47     3.88 X       X 3.47
Knowledge of up to date
scientific tools and techniques		 X   4.41     4.13 X     X   4.42
Awareness of contemporary scientific issues X   4.12     4 X     X   4.47
Awareness of ethical implications in science X   3.35     3.88 X         3.16
Ability to learn by him/herself (lifelong learning)     4.41     4.38 X         4.32
KNOWLEDGE Cell structure and physiology X   4.76     4.13 X     X   4.33
Knowledge in organismal biology
 (zoology, botany and microbiology)
with emphasis on tropical environments		 X   4.41     4.75 X     X X 3.94
Genetics:  Classical, Population
and molecular genetics		 X   4.06     3.5 X     X   4.28
Chemistry, physics and math
principles as applied to  biological processes
 X   3.65     3.63 X     X   3.28
Ecology:  Interrelationship among organisms
and its environment, population ecology, biodiversity and conservation biology
 X   3.63     4.25 X       X 2.94
Evolution as a unifying science     2.87     3.38           3.27