A CURE Using Cell Culture–Based Research Enhances Career-Ready Skills in Undergraduates

A course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) using cell culture–based research was developed to allow students to test potential molecules for their ability to prevent the host inflammatory response to implantable biomaterials. This CURE was utilized for lab instruction in cell biology co...

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Published in:Scholarship and practice of undergraduate research 2021-02, Vol.4 (2), p.49-61
Main Authors: McLaughlin, Jacqueline S., Patel, Mit, Slee, Joshua B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement Gains
Active Learning
Advisors
Biology
Careers
Cell culture
Classroom Environment
College graduates
Councils
Critical thinking
Cytology
Employers
Employment
Engineering
Graduates
Immunology
Individualized Instruction
Instructional design
Labor Force
Laboratories
Learning
Majors (Students)
Mathematics education
Medical research
Molecular Biology
National Surveys
Pedagogy
Process Education
R&D
Research & development
Research and Development
Science education
Science Process Skills
Scientific Methodology
Skills
Soft Skills
State Surveys
STEM education
Student Evaluation
Students
Technology education
Workforce
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Summary:A course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) using cell culture–based research was developed to allow students to test potential molecules for their ability to prevent the host inflammatory response to implantable biomaterials. This CURE was utilized for lab instruction in cell biology courses over a three-year period at two institutions and was assessed using a modified student assessment of learning gains (SALG) survey and a rubric from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The SALG survey analysis showed enhanced essential “hard” skill sets and attitudes important to a future research career using cell culture post–CURE participation. The results from both SALG and AAC&U assessments revealed gains in four of the six most highly valued “soft” skills rated by US employers as essential in their hiring of recent college graduates.
ISSN:2476-101X
DOI:10.18833/spur/4/2/15