Using remote access to scientific instrumentation to create authentic learning activities in pharmaceutical analysis

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Albon, Simon P ^a   Cancilla, Devon A ^b   Hubball, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Integrated Laboratory Network; Internet; Laboratory; Pharmaceutical analysis; Remote instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; TEACHING;

EID: 33750838524     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj7005121     Document Type: Article

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