Development of User-Friendly Microcomputer-Based Instructional Aids for Introductory Courses in Electrical Engineering

开发用户友好的基于微机的电气工程入门课程教具

• 批准号: 9602430
• 负责人: Howard Smolleck
• 金额: $ 16.92万
• 依托单位: New Mexico State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-08-15 至 2000-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9602430&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; User; Friendly; Microcomputer; Based

Development of User-Friendly Microcomputer-Based Instructional Aids for Introductory Courses in Electrical Engineering Issues concerning advanced technological education relating to quality of learning, retention of at-risk students, and the successful availability of such programs to traditionally underrepresented groups have received national attention. Such issues are of significant concern in New Mexico and other states where a substantial number of students come from backgrounds which often include neither role models nor incentives to pursue technical careers. This project is addressing these concerns through development, implementation, and evaluation of a program of interactive, animated software aids for enhancement of two-year technological instruction. Primary areas of attention include vector analysis of AC circuits and demonstration of electromagnetic devices and principles, which form the basis of many courses taken not only by electrical technology students but also by those in mechanical, civil, and other branches of engineering, technology, and the sciences. Based upon extensive experience in successfully applying these techniques to upper-division and industrially related instructional programs, the developers are extending these ideas to the lower-division undergraduate technology curriculum. The project is being conducted in partnership with five two-year New Mexico institutions and two national laboratories, with New Mexico State University (NMSU) servings as the lead partner. NMSU historically attracts many students from these partner schools and is the lead university in the NSF-sponsored New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) program.

为电气工程入门课程开发用户友好的基于微机的教学辅助工具与学习质量、保留高危学生以及向传统上代表性不足的群体成功提供此类计划有关的先进技术教育问题已受到全国关注。这些问题在新墨西哥州和其他州受到严重关注，这些州的大量学生的背景往往既没有榜样，也没有追求技术职业的动力。 该项目正在通过开发、实施和评估交互式动画软件辅助程序来解决这些问题，以增强两年的技术教学。主要关注领域包括交流电路的矢量分析以及电磁设备和原理的演示，它们构成了电气技术学生以及机械、土木和其他工程、技术和科学分支的学生学习的许多课程的基础。 基于将这些技术成功应用于高年级和工业相关教学项目的丰富经验，开发人员正在将这些想法扩展到低年级本科技术课程。该项目是与新墨西哥州五个两年制机构和两个国家实验室合作进行的，新墨西哥州立大学 (NMSU) 是主要合作伙伴。新墨西哥州立大学历来吸引了来自这些合作学校的许多学生，并且是 NSF 赞助的新墨西哥州少数族裔参与联盟 (AMP) 计划中的领先大学。