Introductory Courses Introductory courses need to lay the foundation for particular disciplines, ideas, and the history, as well as the key major concepts of an area of study. Laboratories Laboratories are essential for all areas of sciece.
Laboratories are where science is done.
Regular classroom learning teaches important basic concepts, but true science is experienced in the laboratory. Laboratories should involve critical thinking, build upon the concepts learned in the classroom, and provide students with a flavor of what it would be really like to do real research. After all, this is a primary goal of laboratories. Technology Technology is a means to an ends. Technology should not be used just for the sake of technology.