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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience education
  • Undergraduate curriculum development

Background:

  • Neuroscience programs often lack interdisciplinary connections due to siloed courses.
  • Students struggle to independently identify cross-disciplinary relationships in neuroscience.
  • Creative assignments can bridge gaps between different neuroscience courses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of harmonized creative assignments on undergraduate neuroscience students.
  • To determine if unifying assignment topics across courses enhances learning outcomes.
  • To assess the effect of concurrent, cross-departmental assignments on student engagement and knowledge retention.

Main Methods:

  • Implemented "Deep Dive" creative research assignments in two core neuroscience courses.
  • Offered a shared shortlist of topics for students to choose from across both courses.
  • Compared student outcomes between courses with and without harmonized assignments.

Main Results:

  • Harmonized, concurrent assignments improved student interest, creative problem-solving confidence, and perceived real-life applicability.
  • Students showed improved content recall for material from the *other* course.
  • No significant benefit was found when students selected the same topic for both courses; the assignment structure itself was key.

Conclusions:

  • The integration of harmonized "Deep Dive" assignments significantly enhances undergraduate neuroscience education.
  • Cross-course creative assignments, regardless of topic alignment, foster broader learning and skill development.
  • Future curriculum design should prioritize interdisciplinary assignment structures to maximize student engagement and learning.