Introducing elements of inquiry and experimental design in the first year of an undergraduate laboratory programme

Thomson, Patrick I. T. and Lamie, Paul (2022) Introducing elements of inquiry and experimental design in the first year of an undergraduate laboratory programme. Journal of Chemical Education, 99 (12). pp. 4118-4123. ISSN 0021-9584 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00311)

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Abstract

This work further implements the "elements of inquiry" approach in a first year undergraduate laboratory course, in a two-part inquiry sequence. In the first part of the sequence, students iteratively develop a "best-practice" TLC procedure. In the second part, students iteratively optimise a simple organic reaction using TLC, making experimental design choices within a controlled environment. The work has been well-received by students and instructors, as a reflection of real-world research challenges introduced at a first-year level.

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