I didn't really have anything specific in mind regarding what you listed. In fact, though most general bio programs are divided up in tracts of the programs you listed. I guess I wasn't really looking at specialized programs when I posed the question but graduate or undergraduate, generalized or specialized should not really matter all that much.
I hear all of the time people say "That school has a good program" or "that school's program is weak." But really, what makes it good vs weak? I felt it basically boiled down to the following, but wanted to see if others had different or refined views: 1) Coursework is sufficiently rigorous for students to move on into good jobs or postgraduate study. 2) students leaving the program succeed in later pursuits. 3) faculty are trained in the subjects they teach 4) courses have sufficient facilities and resources to be effective 5) courses from other disciplines (chemistry/physics/math, &c) provide suffienct depth for biologists. This is just off the top of my head and pretty open-ended. Malcolm On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:57 PM, <mcnee...@cox.net> wrote: > Malcolm, are you talking about an academic, degree offering biology program? > Ph.D. level, Masters level, undergraduate? Objective of the program -- is it > to train folks in an applied discipline like wildlife biology, or is it a > basic biology program? Do you include botany programs, zoology programs, or > just programs labeled "biology?" > > More later, David McNeely > > ---- malcolm McCallum <malcolm.mccal...@herpconbio.org> wrote: >> Hi, >> My brother asked this question: >> >> What standards would you use to evaluate whether a biology program is >> viable, good, excellent in educational quality? >> >> IT got me thinking? What do you think? >> >> -- >> Malcolm L. McCallum >> Managing Editor, >> Herpetological Conservation and Biology >> "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - >> Allan Nation >> >> 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert >> 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, >> and pollution. >> 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction >> MAY help restore populations. >> 2022: Soylent Green is People! >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any >> attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may >> contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized >> review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not >> the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and >> destroy all copies of the original message. > > -- > David McNeely > -- Malcolm L. McCallum Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - Allan Nation 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
