# A Mixed Course-Based Research Approach to Human Physiology

- By: Karri Haen Whitmer
- Publisher: Iowa State University
- Source: [Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/a-mixed-course-based-research-approach-to-human-physiology)
- Licence: Attribution-ShareAlike
- eBook: https://iastate.pressbooks.pub/curehumanphysiology/
- Online: https://iastate.pressbooks.pub/curehumanphysiology/

The Biology 256 Laboratory course was designed to provide students with hands-on access to modern techniques in human physiological analyses using the course-based research pedagogical approach. In this course, students will learn how to perform literature searches; generate research questions and hypotheses; design experiments; collect, analyze, visualize and interpret data; and present scientific findings to others. The Biol 256L curriculum offers a high-impact human physiology experience that fosters the critical thinking skills required to be a successful citizen in a modern world filled with misinformation.