Responsibilities Faculty Let me discuss my responsibilities first. As I see it, I have three main responsibilities as the instructor for this course. First and foremost, I feel that my role is to spark your interest in Genetics. If you become interested in the subject, you will make a greater effort to learn it. Second, I have the responsibility of getting you to think like a scientist.
People attack problems in all sorts of ways.
I'm not saying that the scientific approach is the best, but it is one to consider, especially in the technologically-oriented world that we live in. By the way, thinking like a scientist means that you don't simply and blindly memorize a whole lot of information. It means attacking puzzles, solving problems, and using your creativity to influence your peers. Third, my responsibility is to serve as a guide through the fundamental concepts that make up the field of genetics. My philosophy is that different people learn in different ways.