New Approaches to Integrating Research and Education at Harvey Mudd College

9873831 wettackharvey Mudd学院已被选为国家科学基金会的研究和教育的整合奖的十个收件人之一。 自成立以来，学院为整合研究和教育提供了丰富的学术环境。 工程诊所是一个侧重于学生团队通过“为真实的客户解决真实的问题”来实践其专业的方案，该方案已扩展到其他科学学科。 每个哈维穆德学生都必须有一个顶点高级经验的临床项目或研究论文的形式，每门课程都包括一个广泛的技术核心，提供跨学科研究的工具和知识。该学院被授予$500，000，以推进研究和教育相结合的机构目标，文件和传播其示范活动的信息，并在未来三年通过开展外展活动，扩大研究与教育的融合。 通过建立综合的第一年，以项目为导向的实验室课程，扩大座谈会计划，并创建跨学科和同行指导夏季项目，一个成功的计划将得到加强。 此外，资金将用于为地区K-12科学教师开发研讨会，创建评估计划以评估该机构在整合研究和教育方面的努力，并为一年级的少数民族学生创造新的夏季研究机会。 学院外联工作的一个有趣的组成部分是“未来观察”，这是一个每周半小时的无线电和有线电视广播节目，探讨科学、技术和环境问题，是向公众提供信息的一个很好的工具。 一个扩展的格式将包括哈维穆德教师和学生讨论自己的研究活动，以及该机构的努力，以执行整合活动的计划。

9873831WettackHarvey Mudd College has been selected as one of ten recipients of the National Science Foundation's Awards for the Integration of Research and Education. Since its founding, the College has provided a rich academic environment for integrating research and education. The Engineering Clinic, a program focusing on teams of students practicing their profession by working on "real problems for real clients", has been extended to other scientific disciplines. Each Harvey Mudd student is required to have a capstone senior experience in the form of a clinic project or a research thesis, and every curriculum includes a broad technical core that provides tools and knowledge for interdisciplinary research.The College is being awarded $500,000 to advance institutional goals of integrating research and education, document and disseminate information of its exemplary activities, and expand the integration of research and education by conducting outreach activities over the coming three years. By establishing integrated first-year, project-oriented laboratory courses, expanding the colloquia program, and creating interdisciplinary and peer mentoring summer projects, a successful program will be strengthened. In addition, funds will be used to develop workshops for area K-12 science teachers, create an assessment program to evaluate the institution's efforts in integrating research and education, and create new summer research opportunities for minority students from the first year class. An interesting component to the College's outreach efforts is "FutureWatch", a half-hour weekly radio and cable television broadcast exploring issues of science, technology, and the environment, an excellent vehicle used to inform the public. An expanded format will include programs in which Harvey Mudd faculty and students discuss their own research activities, and the institution's efforts to perform integration activities.