Development of Educational Modules for Undergraduate Materials Curriculum at Purdue University

一种独特的模块化材料教学包正在开发中，化学工程学院和其他教师将使用它来教授与化学工程有关的材料科学、加工和工程方面的三年级和四年级本科生。本课程的每个模块包括背景信息部分、主要参考资料、已解决的问题、课堂演示和可在经典本科实验室课程中执行的较大实验。这套教育包是为了满足大多数化学工程系发展现代材料实验室实验和将材料处理纳入其课程的需要而开发的。涵盖的主题包括广泛的材料，从聚合物和陶瓷到微电子和信息存储材料。此外，还将在AIChE和ASEE会议上组织研讨会，将材料和课程开发方法的结果传播给其他系和教职员工。

A unique modular materials education package is being developed which will be used by chemical engineering faculty and other instructors to teach junior and senior undergraduate students materials science, processing and engineering as it pertains to chemical engineering. Each module of this package includes a background information section, main references, solved problems, class demonstrations and larger experiments that can be performed in a classic undergraduate laboratory course. This educational package is being developed in response to the need of most Departments of Chemical Engineering to develop modern materials-oriented laboratory experiments and to integrate materials processing in their curriculum. The subjects covered include a wide range of materials, from polymers and ceramics to microelectronics and information storage materials. In addition, symposia will be organized at AIChE and ASEE meetings to disseminate the results on materials and the approach to curriculum development to other departments and faculty.