An Integrated Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Computer Laboratory for Undergraduate Instructional Improvement

在这个项目中，正在购买计算设备和软件，以建立一个专门的、专门的计算实验室，用于地球和大气科学系的本科生教学。该系最近一直在专门致力于提高本科课程的质量。系内外人员和前校友进行了几次评估。在这些评估之后，开始了全系范围的课程修订，这影响了本科课程的方方面面。根据这些评估，该部门针对几个关键领域来改进本科教学。作为这一改进的一部分，该系正在提高地球科学本科生的计算技能，为应用所学的量化技能提供实验室机会，并提高教师将开放式问题解决活动纳入课程的能力。一个专门的、专门的本科计算机实验室是实现这些目标的最有效方法。它建立在系里计算机辅助教学的坚实基础上。该项目的目的是使计算机实验室和相关的学习活动和体验成为整个本科课程不可或缺的一部分。因此，它们可以被该系的每一名教职员工和每一名学生(目前是150个专业)使用，并可以一致地整合到该系的本科课程中。

In this project, computing equipment and software are being purchased to establish a specialized, dedicated computing laboratory for undergraduate instruction in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The department has recently been working specifically on improving the quality of the undergraduate program. Several assessments have been performed by people within and outside of the department and by former alumni. Following these evaluations, a department-wide curriculum revision was initiated, which affected every aspect of the undergraduate program. Based on these evaluations, the department has targeted several key areas for improvement of undergraduate instruction. As part of that improvement, the department is enhancing the geoscience undergraduates' computing skills, providing laboratory opportunities for the application of learned quantitative skills, and increasing the faculty's ability to include open-ended problem-solving activities in the curriculum. A specialized, dedicated undergraduate computing laboratory is the most effective method for achieving these goals. It builds on a strong base of computer-assisted instruction in the department. The intent of the project is to make the computer laboratory and associated learning activities and experiences integral parts of the entire undergraduate program. As such, they can be used by every faculty member and every student (currently 150 majors) in the department and can be consistently integrated into the department's undergraduate curriculum.