TABLE 1.

Activities to assess course objectives

Major course objective	Assignment/activity to assess objective
To expose students to scientific inquiry	Participation in course research project, laboratory notebook, journal article discussions
To facilitate student learning of fundamental genetics and cell biology concepts related to the research project	Written quizzes and problem sets related to peer-reviewed journal articles
To provide opportunities for students to acquire technical skills related to genetics	Participation in course research project, practical quiz of techniques
To allow students to collaborate in small groups and contribute to a larger project	Group project, course poster, self and peer evaluations
To provide opportunities for students to practice presenting scientific data in written and oral formats	Individual lab reports, group research paper, mini-research proposal, group research poster, group PowerPoint presentation