Advanced Technological Education: Curriculum Development and Faculty Enhancement Synthesizing Technological and Business Management Skills

伊利诺斯州立大学与得梅因地区社区学院和一个商业/工业咨询委员会合作，正在指导一个课程和材料开发项目，旨在将商业知识、技能和态度注入社区学院的高级技术教育项目。该项目旨在培养一支具备团队合作技能和对商业竞争力问题理解的多技能、技术能力强的劳动力队伍。项目课程的目的是增强学生从学校到工作的经验，然后确保他们在高级技术职业领域有更大的横向和向上的流动性。课程采用模块化设计，允许教师灵活地将模块作为独立单元或与现有程序一起作为铰接序列使用。该方法包括最佳实践课程内容审查、行业主导的课程内容分析和开发、模块开发、多个试点测试以及由外部顾问进行的项目评估。主要交付成果将是一套三个跨学科模块，其内容由行业/商业咨询委员会确定。一个以活动为基础的教学学习周期采用建构主义的学习观点。课程强调解决问题，实际应用，以及学科之间的联系。每个模块都是高度互动和体验的，提供各种体验，以增强学生的学习。教学材料采用并整合了计算机角色扮演和模拟、人际角色扮演、交互式光盘、视频会议、互联网和全球网络应用、案例分析、战略制定和决策等方面的最新进展。在第二年，我们透过刊物、工作坊和研讨会，传播业界主导的课程发展和促进学生学习的试验测试数据。这个项目的主要目标是根据一个工业/商业咨询委员会的投入，开发课程、教学材料和教员增强活动。这种行业输入用于创建和开发跨职能的课程内容，这些内容反映了商业和先进技术教育在现实世界中的相互联系。这种综合的、综合的、以活动为导向的课程符合新兴的商业和行业趋势。该项目的目标还包括调查研究问题，这些问题可以根据它们是否与综合知识，技能和态度，或解决问题或员工发展有关而分组。

Illnois State University, in partnership with Des Moines Area Community College and a business/industry advisory council, is directing a curriculum and materials development project designed to infuse business knowledge, skills, and attitudes into community college advanced technological education programs. This project addresses the need for preparing a multi-skilled, technically competent workforce with teamwork skills and an understanding of business competitiveness issues. The intent of the project curriculum is to enhance student school-to-work experiences and then ensure greater lateral and upward mobility within their advanced technical occupational arenas. The curriculum uses a modular design and allows the instructor flexibility in using the modules as stand-alone units or together as an articulated sequence with existing programs. The methodology encompasses a best-practice curricular content review, industry-led curriculum content analysis and development, module development, multiple pilot tests, and project evaluation by an external consultant. The main deliverable will be a set of three cross-disciplinary modules with content determined by an industry/business advisory council. An activity-based instructional learning cycle is used employing constructivist views of learning. The curriculum emphasizes problem solving, real-world applications, and connections among the disciplines. Each module is highly interactive and experiential in nature to provide a variety of experiences to enhance student learning. Instructional materials employ and integrate the latest advances in computerized role-plays and simulations, interpersonal role-plays, interactive CD ROM, video conferencing, Internet and world-wide web applications, cases for analysis, strategy formulation, and decision making. In year two, industry-led curriculum development and pilot test data on student learning enhancement are being disseminated via publications, workshops, and seminars. The primary goal of this p roject is to develop curricula, instructional materials, and faculty enhancement activities base upon input from an industry/business advisory council. This industry input is used to create and develop cross-functional curriculum content that reflects the real world interconnections among business and advanced technological education. This integrated and synthesized, activity-oriented curriculum is congruent with emerging business and industry trends. The goals of this project also include investigation of research questions which can be grouped according to whether they relate to integrated knowledge, skills, and attitudes, or problem solving, or staff development.