Mechatronics: A Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development

该项目旨在将机电一体化原理整合到整个大学的工程课程中。这种集成是在面向团队的、基于项目的设计活动环境中实现的。本项目借鉴了国内外成功的机电一体化课程（弗吉尼亚理工学院、伦萨勒理工学院、俄亥俄州立大学和墨尔本大学）的课程内容和实验室经验。本项目所支持的机电一体化原理和应用，将在现有的非电气工程专业《电气工程原理》课程和工程专业新生新开设的《工程设计导论》课程中进行整合介绍。该项目的大学预科部分通过改编视差的“什么是微控制器？”课程向学生介绍机电一体化。除了掌握主题外，该项目还强调提高学生的沟通技巧，团队合作和项目管理能力，并促进职业人士终身学习的动机。

This project addresses the integration of mechatronics principles throughout the engineering curriculum at the University. This integration is achieved in the context of team oriented, project-based design activities. The project adapts the course content and laboratory experiences of successful domestic and foreign mechatronics curricula ( at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Rennsalaer Polytechnic Institute, Ohio State University and the University of Melbourne). Mechatronics principles and applications supported by this project are introduced in an integrated way in the existing Principles of Electrical Engineering course for non-EE majors and in a new Introduction to Engineering Design course for freshman engineering majors. The pre-college component of the project introduces students to mechatronics through the adaptation of the "What's a Microcontroller?" curriculum by Parallax. In addition to the mastery of the subject matter, the project stresses improving student competencies in communication skills, teamwork, and project management and promoting the motivation for lifelong learning among working professionals.