Event Title
Poster: Scientific Discovery in a Fast-Forward Mode: Getting Personal and Creative with Virtual Viruses
Location
Moakley Atrium
Start Time
11-5-2011 4:00 PM
End Time
11-5-2011 5:00 PM
Description
Virtual virus is a semester-long project modeling the process of scientific discovery, offered as a part of the BIOL450/Virology course. Students were challenged to apply virology concepts to "synthesize" their own virus in a series of hands-on sessions and mini-projects. Each student built a physical model and developed a virtual scenario as to how their virus interacted with the host body. The project results were communicated via class presentation and a report in the format of scientific review article. Project outcomes demonstrated high level of student engagement as identified by the personal dimensions of the developed virtual viruses and the quality of the produced work. Analysis of student work demonstrates that the virtual virus project is a successful model for capstone experience in biology.
Poster: Scientific Discovery in a Fast-Forward Mode: Getting Personal and Creative with Virtual Viruses
Moakley Atrium
Virtual virus is a semester-long project modeling the process of scientific discovery, offered as a part of the BIOL450/Virology course. Students were challenged to apply virology concepts to "synthesize" their own virus in a series of hands-on sessions and mini-projects. Each student built a physical model and developed a virtual scenario as to how their virus interacted with the host body. The project results were communicated via class presentation and a report in the format of scientific review article. Project outcomes demonstrated high level of student engagement as identified by the personal dimensions of the developed virtual viruses and the quality of the produced work. Analysis of student work demonstrates that the virtual virus project is a successful model for capstone experience in biology.