Module 4: Moving Beyond the Classroom

Working in the Community:

Using Job-Shadowing Experiences

 

Watch this video in which a student shadows a microbiologist for a day.

Video: Using Job-Shadowing Experiences (1:00)

Think About

What did the student learn in her job shadow that she would not have been able to learn in class? How might other students benefit from job-shadowing?

More about the video

This video highlights the job-shadowing experience of a student enrolled in the biotechnology program at Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts. Working alongside a certified microbiologist allows the student to see firsthand some of the aspects of a career in biotechnology.