Integration of legal literacy training within specialist academic courses: an example of Microbiology students

Abstract:

University is an important incubator for nurturing innovative and enterprising professionals; legal literacy has become an indispensable part of a quality education. In order to form an appropriate understanding of legality and an understanding of law, legal education needs to be integrated into specialist subject courses. A course in Microbiology includes reference to a wide range of laws and regulations. During the course of study, relative laws and regulations can be incorporated, with discussion of real cases, using vivid language to help students develop a form a concrete understanding. Based on the review of assessment methods, the microbial project feasibility report is to be designed with a comprehensive consideration of the product and industry interrelated laws and regulations, improving students' capability in project execution. During the internship in industry, students are guided through the legal framework of enterprise operation, with an emphasis on the importance of laws and regulations at the level of enterprise sustainable development. On the basis of this review, students are trained to learn and use laws and regulations to design their own career blueprint, implementing quality education in a practicable manner, laying a sound foundation for professional development.

Key words:Microbiology，Classroom teaching，Legal literacy，Innovation and entrepreneurship，Undergraduate students