Innovation in Doctoral Engineering Programs

该项目的支持将使一个新的工程教育项目在博士水平上得以发展，该项目被称为管理、环境、国际(MEI)博士选修课。研究生研究培训的目标领域是教育和人力资源：教与学的创新。该计划将在高能力的技术工程毕业生中培养出三个目前被博士工程专业忽视的领域的意识。该计划将教育个人，这些人除了具有标准的技术能力水平外，还具有技术管理、环境责任和与国际竞争力相关的问题方面的能力。这一选项最初将向希望完成化学、土木、环境、材料、制造和机械工程领域的博士学位的学生开放。创新的结构组成部分包括：o在管理和环境领域开展适当的跨学科课程和项目工作，最终通过能力考试，并在适当的期刊或论文集上发表一份出版物，讨论与候选人研究领域有关的管理或环境重要性问题。O在一家参与公司进行为期六个月的工业实习，涉及工业竞争的国际方面。O与WPI教员在适当的领域共同建议本科生项目。

The support from this project will allow the development of a new program in engineering education at the Ph.D. level, called the Managerial, Environmental, International (MEI) doctoral option. The targeted Graduate Research Traineeship area is Education and Human Resources: Innovation in Teaching and Learning. The program will produce a new level of awareness in highly competent, technical engineering graduates in three areas currently ignored in doctoral engineering programs. This program will educate individuals who, in addition to having standard levels of technical competency, also possess competency in the management of technology, environmental responsibility, and the problems associated with international competitiveness. This option will initially be open to students who wish to complete the Ph.D. degree in the areas of Chemical, Civil, Environmental, Materials, Manufacturing, and Mechanical Engineering. Innovative structural components include: o Appropriate cross-disciplinary course and project work in managerial and environmental areas, culminating in a competency examination and a publication addressing an issue of managerial or environmental importance related to the candidate's area of study in the appropriate journals or proceedings. o A six-month industrial internship with a participating company involving the international aspects of industrial competition. o Co-advisement of undergraduate student projects with WPI faculty in appropriate areas.