Problem Based Tutorials for Science & Medicine

This series of tutorials, developed with the aid of Asymetrix Toolbook, is designed to integrate various aspects of Metabolic Control Mechanisms covered in lecture material given to 2nd year medical and science undergraduates. Whilst the primary objective is to encourage undergraduates to describe, analyse and interpret numerical data, they also act as revision exercises in preparation for compulsory problem solving questions set in degree examinations. Two exercises are currently available:

1. Interpretation of Glucose Tolerance Test Data
2. Interpretation of Responses to Insulin

Each exercise can be completed in about 30 minutes and the experimental data are presented sequentially to facilitate an orderly approach. Hotspots on figures and graphs give hints and tips to permit a correct interpretation of the data to be reached. Responses in the form of text entry, checkboxes and dialog boxes receive rapid feedback to eliminate misconceptions.

Features

• highly structured problem based tutorials
• excellent documentation and course notes
• high degree of interactivity
• interesting use of Toolbook dialog boxes

BMS software is designed to use the following directory structure. This program will work in other directories. If the directories are not present in your directory tree, it is advisable to create them and transfer the appropriate files to their proper directories. (Please note that the scripting allows use on a network so that they may be used on other drives if the directories and subdirectories containing the appropriate files are present.)

C:\TOOLBOOK\WORK should contain MARMETAB.TBK and MARHELP1.TBK

The .TBK files are password-protected and the password is fred so you can alter them to suit your own circumstances. All we ask is that you acknowledge any use you make of the material and send the authors any comments, improvements or suggestions.

If you need to install or update your copy of the ToolBook runtime click here.

You will need this self extracting file:

Make sure that your software is correctly configured to download to disk and then click on each filename.