Course Description
Participating students will consolidate their knowledge in poultry science through teaching experience in a course allied with the student's experience and education. The student is expected to meet regularly with a discussion or laboratory section and regularly with the professor in charge to discuss teaching objectives and subject matter.
Athena Title
Undergraduate Teaching
Non-Traditional Format
Student will meet weekly with faculty supervisor to plan and coordinate the laboratory/discussion section which the student will later lead or assist in teaching each week. It is expected that each student will have a minimum of three hours of faculty contact and teaching experience per week for each credit hour earned.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The course is designed to consolidate the student's knowledge in poultry science. Participants will also gain experience in relating information to others in a concise, practical manner and enhance their management skills.
Topical Outline
Teaching assistance will vary from course to course. But in general, students will assist in laboratory set-up or computer exercises, providing help to students in lab, leading discussion groups and/or study sessions, helping to generate and grade laboratory quizes and reports, providing weekly office hours for students that need further help with course work.