Slime molds, sea urchins, frogs, fish, chickens and mice are all developmental models that we will have an opportunity to observe during the semester. This nurtures awe and appropriate respect, and in the process, students also learn a little about the difficulties of handling and managing these models systems and their limitations or advantages in research. Experimentation is limited in this course. Problems to address help students learn how to pose and respond to thoughtful questions. Exams are designed to teach as well as to assess.
Practical exams require students to show understanding using laboratory skills to address problems.
This is how professionals use information, and it is encouraged throughout this course. Student presentations and discussions of molecules, processes and phenomena enrich the learning environment. In summary, discussions, readings, and student presentations, in combination with the laboratory efforts provide a variety of ways to learn about development while they lay the groundwork for fundamental understanding and appreciation of molecular and cellular developmental phenomena in an organismal context. Experimentation , the course title , and other considerations for taking Biology 333 are discussed in linked files.