Adaptation of an Innovative Materials Science Course for Engineers

工程-材料科学（57）本项目改编了一门最初由伦斯勒理工学院开发的材料化学课程，以适应弗吉尼亚联邦大学新工程学院工程专业大一学生的需求。本课程旨在为学生提供进行材料选择所需的基础知识，并且是将设计融入高级课程的关键。Rensselaer改变了这门多学科课程的授课模式，从传统的讲授-背诵模式转变为互动工作室模式，将授课、背诵、团队解决问题和实验整合到一个学习体验中。作为一所小型工程学院，VCU不能完全采用工作室模式；因此，我们的计划是创建工作室复习课，将实验融入课堂，并利用基于互联网的补充材料开发有效的文本。重点是以工作室为基础的背诵作为主要的学习经验。课程形式正在修改，每周有两次一小时的讲座和两次90分钟的复习课。VCU将实验室整合到以工作室为基础的复习课中。学生团队通常在不同的材料上进行类似的实验。他们的结果会成为课堂讨论的主题，学生们会被问到关于实验室的问题，作为家庭作业或个人测试问题的一部分。重点放在更高层次的学习上。目标是让学生能够根据实验数据做出设计决策，考虑替代工艺或材料，并有效地沟通这些意见。VCU通过专门为一年级普通工程课程准备的教科书进行传播，并辅以基于互联网的CD，其中包含提示，家庭作业问题的叙述解决方案，包括演讲笔记和动画在内的讲座费用以及虚拟实验室。

Engineering - Materials Science (57) This project is adapting a course, originally developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in materials chemistry, to fit the needs of freshman engineering students at Virginia Commonwealth University's new School of Engineering. This course is being designed to provide students the fundamental knowledge required to perform materials selection and is key to integrating design in upper level courses. Rensselaer had changed the mode of delivery in this multidisciplinary course from the traditional lecture-recitation format to an interactive studio format that integrated lecture, recitation, team problem solving, and experimentation into a single learning experience. As a small engineering school, VCU cannot completely adopt the studio model; therefore, the plan is to create studio recitations, integrate the laboratory into the class sessions, and develop an effective text with internet based supplemental material.Focus is on the studio-based recitation as the key learning experience. The course format is being modified such that there are two one-hour lectures and two ninety-minute recitations each week. VCU is integrating the laboratory into the studio-based recitation. Student teams are typically conducting similar experiments on different materials. Their results are the subject of class discussion, and students are being asked about the laboratory as part of their homework assignment or individual test questions. Emphasis is being placed on a higher level of learning. The goal is to have students be able to make design decisions based upon experimental data, consider alternative processes or materials, and effectively communicate these opinions. VCU is disseminating via a textbook being prepared exclusively for use in a first-year common engineering course, and supplemented with an internet-based CD containing hints, narrative solutions to homework problems, lecture overheads including speaker notes and animations, and virtual laboratories.