Adaptation of an Innovative Materials Science Course for Engineers

工程-材料科学(57)这个项目正在调整一门最初由伦斯勒理工学院材料化学专业开发的课程，以适应弗吉尼亚联邦大学新工程学院一年级工程学生的需求。本课程旨在为学生提供进行材料选择所需的基本知识，也是将设计整合到高级课程中的关键。Rensselaer改变了这门多学科课程的授课方式，从传统的讲课-背诵形式转变为互动工作室形式，将讲课、背诵、团队问题解决和实验整合为单一的学习体验。作为一所小型工程学校，VCU不能完全采用工作室模式，因此，计划创建工作室背诵，将实验室整合到课堂上，并利用基于互联网的补充材料开发有效的课文。课程形式正在修改，每周有两节一小时的讲座和两节90分钟的复习课。VCU正在将实验室整合到基于演播室的朗诵中。学生团队通常会在不同的材料上进行类似的实验。他们的成绩是课堂讨论的主题，学生们被问及实验室的情况，作为他们家庭作业或个人测试题的一部分。重点放在更高水平的学习上。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，并有效地交流这些意见。VCU正在通过专门为一年级通用工程课程编写的教科书进行传播，并辅之以一张基于互联网的CD，其中包含提示、家庭作业问题的叙述性解决方案、包括演讲者笔记和动画在内的授课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.