Table II

Course/Student Profile Correlation

(Elective Courses)

Student Profile (Elective Courses)

3031-32 Int. Biological Sciences

3770 Microbiology

3745 Medical Mycology

4016 Hystology

4025 Man & The Ecosistems

4027 Embriology Vertebrate

4428 General Ornitology

4365 Microbial Ecology

4367 Industrial Microbiology

4368 Microbial Physiology

4725 Microtecnia

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

S K I L L S

Critical thinking and problem solving through the scientific method

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Team work

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Communication skills in Spanish and English

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Computer literacy and its scientific applications

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Knowledge of up to date scientific tools and techniques

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Awareness of contemporary scientific issues

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Awareness of ethical implications in science

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ability to learn by him/herself (lifelong learning)

X

X

X

X

K N O W L E D G E

Cell structure and physiology

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Genetics: Classical, Population and molecular genetics

X

X

X

X

Chemistry, physics and math principles as applied to biological processes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Evolution as a unifying science

X

X

X

X

X

X

1

Student Profile (Elective Courses)

4746 Economic Mycology

5000 Telesensor Applications

5017 Tropical Bryology

5018 Plant Physiology

5045 Scanning Electron Microscopy

5185 Animal Behavior

5397 Eukariotic Molecular Genetics

5755 Virology

5758 Bacterial Genetics

6607 Population Ecology

6155 Plant Ecology

% of courses

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect

Lab.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

Lect.

Lab.

%

S K I L L S

Critical thinking and problem solving through the scientific method

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

90%

Team work

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

90%

Communication skills in Spanish and English

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

82%

Computer literacy and its scientific applications

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

82%

Knowledge of up to date scientific tools and techniques

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

77%

Awareness of contemporary scientific issues

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

86%

Awareness of ethical implications in science

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

73%

Ability to learn by him/herself (lifelong learning)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

55%

K N O W L E D G E

Cell structure and physiology

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

64%

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

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

86%

Genetics: Classical, Population and molecular genetics

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

77%

Chemistry, physics and math principles as applied to biological processes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

68%

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

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

68%

Evolution as a unifying science

X

X

X

X

X

X

41%

2

(27 Faculty Members)