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，以建立一个专门的计算实验室，供地球和大气科学系的本科生使用。 该部门最近一直致力于提高本科课程的质量。 几个评估已经由部门内外的人和前校友进行。 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各个方面。 根据这些评估，该部门有针对性地提高本科教学的几个关键领域。 作为这一改进的一部分，该部门正在提高地球科学本科生的计算技能，提供实验室的机会，为学到的定量技能的应用，并提高教师的能力，包括在课程中的开放式解决问题的活动。 一个专门的，专门的本科计算实验室是实现这些目标的最有效的方法。 它建立在部门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经验，整个本科课程的组成部分。 因此，他们可以使用的每一个教师和每一个学生（目前150个专业）在部门，并可以一贯融入部门的本科课程。

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.