BCHM 2002 Molecules, Metabolism and Cells 8 credit points. Prof Kuchel, Dr Hancock, Biochemistry staff. Semester: 2, Summer. Classes: 3 lec & 5 prac/wk & voluntary tutorials. Prerequisite: MBLG 2001 or 2901. Prohibition: May not be counted with AGCH 2001 or BCHM 2102 or 2902. Assessment: One 3hr exam, one 2hr theory of prac exam, prac tasks. This unit of study aims to describe how cells work at...

This study applies an integrated model of college choice to better describe students who do and do not intend to study abroad. Although internationalization through study abroad is widely touted as a preferred means of developing globally competent college graduates, very little is known about the factors that influence students’ predisposition to study abroad. This research explores the impact...

This paper will share the results of research assessing the outcomes of teaching toward an ethnorelative worldview through psychology study abroad. Action research assessing the efficacy of intercultural pedagogy integrating psychology and the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS, Bennett,1986) using the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI, Hammer & Bennett, 1998, 2002) w...

Higher education in general (Bogue, 1998) and study abroad programming in particular (Gillespie, Braskamp & Braskamp, 1999) are hardly strangers to stringent demands for accountability. What is new to higher education and to study abroad is the demand for accountability in terms of measurable student learning outcomes. This article is a first report from a system-wide initiative to document lea...

Comparative Study of the Way in Which Teachers are Assigned to Schools Abroad R. Kachoueian Javaadi, Ph.D.* B. Shaahtaalebi, Ph.D.** M.A. Naadi, Ph.D.***   To find ways of improving the way in which Iranian teachers are assigned to schools abroad, a comparative study was conducted in order to look at way this task is done in the U.S., France, Germany, Canada, England, Russia, Aust...

Do Study Abroad Programs Enhance the Employability of Graduates? Despite the great popularity of international educational mobility schemes, relatively little research has been conducted to explore their benefits. Using data on a large sample of recent Italian graduates, this paper investigates the extent to which participation in study abroad programs during university studies impacts subseque...

Over the past decade there have been increasing calls to develop the capacity of United States students to think and act globally (Stearns, 2009). One method of encouraging the civic of global citizenship is through study abroad (Tarrant, 2010). However, the educational value and legitimacy of study abroad, in particular short-term programs, has been questioned (Tarrant & Lyons, 2012). This rev...