McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States.
Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Program, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States.
Elife. 2024 Sep 17;13:e100761. doi: 10.7554/eLife.100761.
Troubleshooting is an important part of experimental research, but graduate students rarely receive formal training in this skill. In this article, we describe an initiative called Pipettes and Problem Solving that we developed to teach troubleshooting skills to graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin. An experienced researcher presents details of a hypothetical experiment that has produced unexpected results, and students have to propose new experiments that will help identify the source of the problem. We also provide slides and other resources that can be used to facilitate problem solving and teach troubleshooting skills at other institutions.
故障排除是实验研究的重要组成部分，但研究生很少接受这方面的正规培训。本文介绍了我们在德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校开展的一项名为“移液管和问题解决”的活动，旨在教授研究生解决问题的技能。一位经验丰富的研究人员介绍了一个假设实验的细节，该实验产生了意想不到的结果，学生们必须提出新的实验来帮助确定问题的根源。我们还提供了幻灯片和其他资源，可用于促进其他机构的问题解决和解决问题技能的教学。
