Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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Dissecting a clam can be great variety from the ordinary routine of Classes as surely the clam would agree. Zoology 112 Lab offered this fabulous ogportunity and Tom Golobish and John Stamm seem to have jumped at the c ance. 3 i s '2 2 2 Bill Millhaem, a lab teaching assistant, helps Chip Singleton with his A view into a timost interesting Zoology 112 Lab class. Mary Ann Kaps, experiment, Sin 1e Phase Transformation Data. This engineering lab is going Tom Golobish, Denise Mess and Sigita Zibas are all hard at work examining on in Kreger Ha I. . their specimens. 24 Academics Mike Nicklawsky Larry Kaufman

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sign majors live in Hanna House for one semester to fulfill a requirement in management skills. Each semester eight girls not only attended classes, but also had the responsibility of running a household. Each student was the house manager for one week, exercising her skills in meal preparation, shop- ping, Cleaning, and serving. Once a week, they met with their advisor, Dr. Carol Sensbach, to discuss any problems or things to be improved on. As a group, they were responsible for having one formal party and one informal party per se- mester. In a real home-life situation, the students were en- couraged to become aware of what home management meant and all the planning and effort it entailed. Many students benefitted from the practical, first-hand ex- perience they gained through their field work. Not only did the student gain valuable experience; he also got a sampling of the field that would eventually be his career. Field work was more than required credit hours; it was also a priceless step into oneis own future. James McMaster Members of Team C get together to discuss their plans under Kurt Schusterman, account executive, and his assistant, Pat Flynn. There are long waiting lists of students and companies hoping to get involved in this Laws Hall organization. As part of Miamiis redesigned education program, Dr. Lippincottis EDP 1 12 class does a series of labs related to lecture material at Stewart Jr. High and MoGuffy lab schools. Julie Vincente gives Vangie Elzey a series of diagnostic tests. 23 Majors and their Fieldwork Larry K21 uliman

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The Laborious Lab iiOh brother, Iive got a paper due for this Wednesdayis lab. What a bummer? Did that sound familiar? To many students, labs were not the high spot of their weekly Classes. Yet, on the other hand, many students enjoyed labs. According to freshman Lynn Librizzi, special education major, til felt that labs were a reinforcement of what you had learned in the classroom. The lab books that you had to use usually explained the procedures and experiment techniques well enough to understand? A major complaint from many students was that it seemed as if nine out of ten experiments were hopeless andlor failed. But of course, it was always oneis lab partneris fault. Also, some commented on the poor condition and the age of the lab equipment. Professor Walter Hogue, Director of Laboratories, oom- mented that ttwhile most students opened up more during lab than during a classroom situation, it all depended on h0w the teacher related to the students. If he encouraged and invited classroom participation, all was better for both the teacher and the student. If he didnt, then lab was a time to ask ues- tions about something one didnit understand iwhich ap- pened oftenl. I tried to get to know the student and keep lines of communication open? A professor usually based his grades on a point system, a student receiving so many points for attendance, quizzes, re- sults of the experiments, and cleanliness. Yet, zoology labs were conducted for two hours per week and classes for three hours per week; and lab points were only worth 200A; of ones total grade. There was not much of a tendency for a student to skip labs because he was allowed to work at his own speed and was not constantly being overshadowed by the teacher. Most teachers taught the same lab at another time during the week, making it possible for a student who did miss one to make it up. In the long run, labs were beneficial to the student because A they helped him to apply what he learned in class and to understand the concepts of the problems. m Larry Kaufman Jess Ennis Chemistry lab is not always as simple as it seems. A short experiment Is this the making of a pOSsible world renown scientist? Andrea Simon is intent can take hours of preparation, as Nancy Lepak, a graduate student in upon her work as she carefully adds the solution. chemistry, demonstrates. 25 Labs