1. Using and adapting case studies in the bioscience classroom
Texas southmost college
R. Deborah Overath

2. Introductions
Name Institution/Company Experience with case studies? What you would you like to gain from this workshop?

3. The case study: To the bitter end
How I’ve implemented this case Experience it! A few changes: Less time for each part Discuss and answer only circled questions First: GROUPS!!!

4. Groups
For each part of the case : Read individually Discuss assigned (circled) question(s) Come to consensus on the answer Report out to the larger group

5. The Case: To the bitter end
Part I Part II Part III

6. How I’ve implemented this case
Sophomore-level Genetics Recitation Groups of 3-4 After Mendelian Genetics AND DNA markers

7. Implementing the case
In your group discuss how you would implement the case in your course. Guiding Questions: In what course will you implement this case? What objectives do you have? Would you use the whole case or just part(s)? If that latter, which parts? Other aspects to consider?

8. Implementing the Case
Groups Report Out

9. Ideas for fOR the Case
Part IV (in Teaching Notes) Collect class data from tasting PTC paper and use to calculate frequency of heterozygotes Molecular Modeling/Bioinformatics Human vs Great Apes PTC alleles Molecule World (Sandy Porter) PTC Lab Exercise Kit from miniPCR

10. Resources
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science