基于通识教育理念的合成生物学课程设计与实践

Design and implementation of the course on Synthetic Biology based on the concept of general education

摘要:

合成生物学作为生物学中新的分支学科,发展迅速,理论研究和应用潜力巨大,在带来了很多新的研究理念和研究方法的同时,给高校教学也带来了新的挑战。目前就合成生物学课程而言,国内可供参考的教学经验不多。文中以浙江大学"博雅技艺"类通识课程-"合成生物学"为例,从课程背景、课程设计、课程实施情况、课程成果与存在问题等方面,全方位地阐述和讨论了基于通识教育理念的合成生物学课程的构建和实施。希望在为课程自身进一步地优化做好分析总结的同时,抛砖引玉,为国内其他高校的类似课程提供有益的借鉴和参考。

Abstract:

As an emerging branch of biology,Synthetic Biology has seen rapid development with great potential in theoretical research and application.With a lot of brand-new concepts and research methods,it brings challenges to university teachers,and little experience is available in China on the teaching of Synthetic Biology.In this study,we discussed the general education-based development and application of the course on Synthetic Biology (a discipline in "liberal arts" in Zhejiang University) from the background,design,implementation,outcome,and problems of the course,hoping to provide a reference for the optimization of the course and the design of similar courses in other universities in China.