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Course Name & Description:   BIOL 362 (Mammalian Physiology). The fundamental mechanisms of mammalian and human physiology. Integration of cellular and organ system functions with emphasis on regulatory processes.

Project Abstract:  BIOL 362 is an important element of our Biology major’s curriculum and is taken by the majority of Biology majors (~1500) at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) and has an annual enrollment of 144-162 students. Most students enrolling in this course are interested in a health professional career; while they must master physiology, physiologically-based topics are challenging to our students and they struggle to think critically about physiology. The laboratory component of the course is designed to integrate hands-on data collection with course concepts, but students often spend more time with the logistics of the physiological equipment and mechanics of data collection and data analysis, and less on making links with course concepts and physiological principles. The restructure of the laboratory component of BIOL 362 is focused on developing a more interactive approach in which students can view videos or images rather than text-based instruction and quiz themselves prior to the class meeting, allowing better use of in-class time for learning physiological principles, hopefully leading to improved student success. In the lecture component of BIOL 362, case studies were added to develop students’ ability to apply the material, to think critically, and to make links between lecture and laboratory components.

Keywords/Tags:  Physiology

Instructional Delivery:  In-class

Pedagogical Approaches:  Virtual labs (as pre-lab exercises), case studies

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