COMPUTER-BASED EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR SCIENTIFIC PROCEDURES WITH PRODUCT PROCUREMENT CAPABILITY

摘要

A computer-implemented education and procurement system, method, and program storage medium for use in learning about scientific procedures and procuring products related thereto. According to one aspect of the invention, the system may include a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to display (a) a user-selected tutorial having a description of a scientific procedure, (b) one or more requirements for the scientific procedure, and (c) product information regarding one or more commercially available products that may be used to satisfy each requirement. According to another aspect of the invention, the method may include, receiving a command from a user to display a user-selected tutorial containing information related to a scientific procedure, displaying the user-selected tutorial, and on the same screen as the tutorial, displaying product information corresponding to one or more commercially available products required to conduct the scientific procedure.