Engaging in Curriculum Reform of Chinese Chemistry Graduate Education: An Example from a Photocatalysis--Principles and Applications Course

Autor/inn/en	Ma, Jiahai; Guo, Rongrong
Titel	Engaging in Curriculum Reform of Chinese Chemistry Graduate Education: An Example from a Photocatalysis--Principles and Applications Course
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 91 (2014) 2, S.206-210 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/ed300523a
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Graduate Study; Curriculum Development; Educational Change; Chemistry; Teaching Experience; Energy Education; Instructional Materials; Feedback (Response); Instructional Innovation; Scientific Principles; Scientific Methodology; Teaching Methods; State of the Art Reviews; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsreform; Chemie; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Entwicklungsstand
Abstract	As worldwide energy shortages and environmental degradation increase, along with steady increases in population, current science and technology are confronted with many challenges to successfully sustain our society. Among the existing promising choices, photocatalysis has been widely considered as a potential solution to energy and environment problems because of its double functions of producing H2 fuel directly from water and efficiently decomposing organic pollutants. This paper reports on the teaching experience of a graduate course--Photocatalysis: Principles and Applications--in the 2011-2012 spring term at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), mainly involving the teaching materials, literature discussion, and students' feedback. During instruction, great efforts were made to introduce state-of-the-art research activities as well as related opportunities and challenges identified in top research papers, which are well received by the students. Feedback collected from the students was analyzed and is discussed, in order to improve this course accordingly. In addition, suggestions for potential yet non-expert instructors are provided, as well as ways to adapt the course for undergraduates. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10