Biology Program ReviewBiology Program Review

Christine Case

Sandra Hsu

Nick Kapp

Shari Snitovsky

Ed Wodehouse

Mel Zucker

& Pat Carter30 Oct 2002

Biology Program

• General education(100s)

• Majors(200s)

• Allied Health(200s)

General Education

• Transferable to UCs and CSUs

• AA/AS requirement• Citizenship• Health

• BIOL 101• BIOL 110• BIOL 111• BIOL 130• BIOL 140• BIOL 145• BIOL 150

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Biology is very interesting to me

I don't like biology; it scares me

I have a good feeling toward biology

When I hear "Biology," I have afeeling of dislike

It makes me nervous to think aboutdoing a biology experiment

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Change in Science Attitude After G.E. BiologyAgree with:

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Adding an acid to abase to neutralize it

Memorizing namesin the periodic table

Performing anexperiment in lab

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Change in Science Attitude After G.E. BiologyFrightened by:

Majors

• Articulated with 4-year schools

• PreMed• Student outcomes:

TransferBiotech Internships

• BIOL 215• BIOL 230

Majors say:

• "I learned lab techniques at Skyline that were not taught at my transfer university.”

• "The time and personal attention in the laboratory at Skyline has prepared me well for a research-oriented school.”

• "I was very well prepared in the sciences and had little trouble adapting as a transfer student."

Majors Labs

• Student Research• Modern equipment• Biotechnology

Allied Health

• Transferable• Preprofessional• Prerequisites for

2-year and4-yr occupational health programs

• BIOL 240• BIOL 250• BIOL 260

• BIOL 365-docent training

• BIOL 365-docent training

• BIOL 675-honors Biology

• BIOL 365-docent training

• BIOL 675-honors Biology

• BIOL 690-original research

PublicationScientific meeting

Student Retention

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GPA Three-year average, 1998-2000

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Biology Skyline

BIOL 83%SKY 69%

Student Success

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Our Students

1995 2000African-American 5% 2% ↓Asian 16% 26% ↑Filipino 26% 25% —Hispanic 17% 15% —White 32% 25% ↓Female 63% 60% ↓

Our Students

1995 2000Full-time 34 37 ↑Day 59 48 ↓Da /y Evening 25 32 ↑Evening 16 19 ↑Firs -t time 20 10 ↓Continuing 52 68 ↑Mea n age 21 yr 20 yr —

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Skyline Load, 3-year average1999-2001

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Strengths

• Dedication to biology education and our responsiveness to students

• Active in regional and national professional organizations

• Meet students’ needs for professional experience

Scientific Technology

• State of the artCollege support

DoD grant

For now

Educational Technology

• Lab computers• Self-paced• Online class

Industry & Community

• Genentech, Genencor, Endotech…

• National Park Service

• SMC Environmental Health

• S.F. Zoological Society

• Marine Mammal Center

• NC Biotech Consortium

• Soc. Industrial Microbiology

Needs

• More articulation agreements for BIOL students,

Budget: Staffing

• Reclassify the Biology Lab Technician to Instructional Aide.

Budget: Safety

• Installation.

Plastic sheet

H2O

Electricity

Budget: Safety

• Installation.

Budget: Equipment

• Repair & replacementbudget.

Out of order10/15/02

Facilities

• Sweep labs nightly• Disinfect clean room floors

Budget: Facilities

• Stockroom: Need storage, separate chemical storage, lab work area, and office work area.

Budget: Facilities

• Equipment storage/use in teaching labs.

Budget: Facilities

• Laboratory computers need to be installed properly.

Budget: Facilities

• Disabled-accessible lab bench in every lab.

A minimum annual equipment budget:

Budget: New Equipment

• Gel reader• Micropipettes• Laminar flow hood• Growth chambers• Reach-in incubators• Reach-in refrigerators• Phase microscopes• Water baths

• Gel reader• Micropipettes• Laminar flow hood• Growth chambers• Reach-in incubators• Reach-in refrigerators• Phase microscopes• Water baths

•Anatomy ventilation•Autoclave•Microscope repair

Budget: Supplies

• Annual supply budget must reflect rising prices and our current enrollment.

• DNA• Enzymes• Culture media• Live organisms• Chemicals• Pipette tips• Petri plates• …

• DNA• Enzymes• Culture media• Live organisms• Chemicals• Pipette tips• Petri plates• …

Budget: Educational Technology

• Modern projection equipment in lecture rooms and in laboratories.

Data sources: District web site <http://www.smccd.net/accounts/doresearch/> & D.D. Biederman