Op-ed: Northeastern lab courses must prioritize in-depth learning

Op-ed: Northeastern lab courses must prioritize in-depth learning

As a behavioral neuroscience major, I have a bone to pick with Northeastern’s lab courses — and I know I’m not the only one.  Whether it’s asking students to spend 10 hours a week writing 15 page lab reports or rushing them through experimental protocol without ample time to grasp the subject matter, it’s clear that college-level lab courses fail to prioritize genuine comprehension.  In Northeastern’s lab courses, a lab report — a written summar…