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，供地球和大气科学系的本科生教学使用。该系最近一直致力于提高本科课程的质量。该部门内外的人员以及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各个方面。基于这些评估，本系针对几个关键领域改进本科教学。作为改进的一部分，该系正在提高地球科学本科生的计算技能，为所学的定量技能的应用提供实验室机会，并提高教师在课程中加入开放式问题解决活动的能力。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。它建立在本系计算机辅助教学的坚实基础之上。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的组成部分。因此，它们可以被系里的每个教师和每个学生（目前有150个专业）使用，并且可以持续地整合到系里的本科课程中。

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.