Curricular Development Workshops in Analytical Sciences

提案摘要提案编号：9615091提案标题：分析科学课程发展研讨会摘要：拨款提案请求支持1997年匹兹堡会议上的两个研讨会和两个半天会议。这两个工作坊的目的是讨论和建议课程发展，以满足未来分析科学家的教育需求。皮特康会议被提议作为一个机会，让更多的科学家参与讨论分析科学的现状和未来方向。将成立一个由6-8人组成的指导委员会，就讲习班和皮特孔会议的内容提供咨询意见，并帮助挑选参加者。该委员会将由活跃和知名的科学家、教育工作者和来自两年制和四年制大学、研究生水平的机构和以技术为基础的工业公司的领导人组成。这两个讲习班将于1996年秋季和1997年春季在华盛顿特区的一个地点举行。每个讲习班将邀请约24至30名代表分析科学家教育和培训的利益攸关方，主要是本科生。这个项目的产品将是两份报告。第一份报告将以“执行摘要”的形式编写，描述第一期研讨会的内容和成果。第二份报告将更加详尽，并将说明讲习班所界定和确定的背景资料和建议的解决办法方面的问题。这些建议旨在为“重组”分析科学家的教育和培训提供框架，以满足当前和未来的需要。课程改革的实施将需要学术机构、以技术为基础的行业、政府机构和专业协会的合作和支持。

PROPOSAL ABSTRACT Proposal Number: 9615091 Proposal Title: Curricular Development Workshops in Analytical Sciences Abstract: The grant proposal requests support for two workshops and two one-half day sessions at the 1997 Pittsburgh Conference. The purpose of the two workshops is to discuss and recommend curricular developments to meet the educational needs of tomorrow's analytical scientists. The Pittcon sessions are proposed as opportunities to engage a larger audience of scientists in discussions of the current status and the future directions in analytical sciences. A 6-8 member steering committee will be formed to provide advice on the contents and help select participants for the workshops and the Pittcon sessions. The committee will be comprised of active and well-known scientists, educators and leaders from 2- and 4-year colleges, graduate level institutions, and technology-based industrial companies. The two workshops will be held in the Fall of 1996 and the Spring of 1997 at a location in the Washington, DC area. Some 24-30 participants, representing stakeholders in the education and training of analytical scientists, mainly at the undergraduate level, will be invited to each workshop. The product of this project will be two reports. The first one will be written in the style of an "executive summary" to describe the contents and outcome of the first workshop. The second report will be more extensive and will state the problems with background information, and the recommended solutions, as defined and determined by the workshops. These recommendations are intended to provide the framework for the "restructuring" of the education and training of analytical scientists to meet current and future needs. Implementation of curricular changes will require the cooperation and support of academic institutions, technology-based industry, government agencies, and professional societies.