Integrating Professional Skills into Undergraduate Chemistry Curricula

Andrew S. Koch, Shanen M. Sherrer, Geoffrey M. Bowers, Justin D. Fair, Anne E. Kondo, Craig R. Dillaman, Rachel DeSoto-Jackson, Paige Matzerath, Emily Ostrowski, Mimi Benjamin, Paula Nolibos, Andrew Thomas, Patricia M. Todebush, Sarah R. Soltau, Jared Ashcroft, Jillian Blatti, Veronica Jaramillo, John G. D'Angelo, Pa, Kelly Y. Neiles, Pamela S. Mertz, Justin Fair, Justin Fair, Kelly Y. Neiles, Pamela S. Mertz, Justin Fair, Justin Fair

• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN:
  9780841298651
• Print ISBN:
  9780841298651

Table of contents

• Integrating Professional Skills into Undergraduate Chemistry Curricula
• ACS Symposium Series1365
• Foreword
• Preface
• Creating the Urgency
• Professional Skills in Chemistry and Biochemistry Curricula: A Call to Action
• Identifying In-Demand Skills of the Chemical Industry
• Tricks of the Trade…Preparing Undergrads for Graduate STEM Programs
• Addressing the Need for Professional Skills Intentionally and Inclusively
• Scaffolding Career Skills into the Undergraduate Curriculum Utilizing a Backward Design Approach
• What Does It Mean to Think Like a Chemist?
• Thoughts on Using Systems Thinking to Develop Chemistry Students’ Professional Skills
• A Scaffolded Professional Skills Curriculum at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
• A General Chemistry Cocurriculum Focused on the Development of Professional and Academic Skills
• Intentionally Scaffolding Career Skills in an Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course
• Using Scientific Poster Presentations to Scaffold Professional Communication Skill Experiences into Biochemistry Courses
• Enhancing Career Readiness by Integrating Alumni Interactions into Upper-Level Chemistry Curricula
• A Minor in Professional Teamwork and Leadership at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• A University-Wide Approach to Introduce and Apply Teamwork and Leadership Skills
• Minor in Professional Teamwork and Leadership Evolution—Perspectives from New Student Orientation
• Teaching Teamwork through Theater: Interdisciplinary Collaboration in a General Education Course
• Additional Professional Skills
• University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus Undergraduate Seminar Courses Highlighting Career Preparation
• Student and Instructor Perceptions of Using Electronic Laboratory Notebooks in Microsoft OneDrive to Enhance Communication Skills and Career Readiness in Chemistry Laboratory Courses
• Early Career Undergraduate Research as a Meaningful Academic Experience in Which Students Develop Professional Workforce Skills: A Community College Perspective
• Scientific Ethics as a Professional Skill
• Summary and First Steps for Incorporating Professional Skills into Curricula
• Integrating Professional Skills into the Curriculum: A Summary of Findings and First Steps
• Editor’s Biographies
• Indexes
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• Preface
• Creating the Urgency
• Professional Skills in Chemistry and Biochemistry Curricula: A Call to Action
• Identifying In-Demand Skills of the Chemical Industry
• Tricks of the Trade…Preparing Undergrads for Graduate STEM Programs
• Addressing the Need for Professional Skills Intentionally and Inclusively
• Scaffolding Career Skills into the Undergraduate Curriculum Utilizing a Backward Design Approach
• What Does It Mean to Think Like a Chemist?
• Thoughts on Using Systems Thinking to Develop Chemistry Students’ Professional Skills
• A Scaffolded Professional Skills Curriculum at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
• A General Chemistry Cocurriculum Focused on the Development of Professional and Academic Skills
• Intentionally Scaffolding Career Skills in an Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course
• Using Scientific Poster Presentations to Scaffold Professional Communication Skill Experiences into Biochemistry Courses
• Enhancing Career Readiness by Integrating Alumni Interactions into Upper-Level Chemistry Curricula
• A Minor in Professional Teamwork and Leadership at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• A University-Wide Approach to Introduce and Apply Teamwork and Leadership Skills
• Minor in Professional Teamwork and Leadership Evolution—Perspectives from New Student Orientation
• Teaching Teamwork through Theater: Interdisciplinary Collaboration in a General Education Course
• Additional Professional Skills
• University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus Undergraduate Seminar Courses Highlighting Career Preparation
• Student and Instructor Perceptions of Using Electronic Laboratory Notebooks in Microsoft OneDrive to Enhance Communication Skills and Career Readiness in Chemistry Laboratory Courses
• Early Career Undergraduate Research as a Meaningful Academic Experience in Which Students Develop Professional Workforce Skills: A Community College Perspective
• Scientific Ethics as a Professional Skill
• Summary and First Steps for Incorporating Professional Skills into Curricula
• Integrating Professional Skills into the Curriculum: A Summary of Findings and First Steps
• Editor’s Biographies
• Indexes
• Author Index
• Subject Index