Adaptation of an Innovative Materials Science Course for Engineers

工程师创新材料科学课程的改编

• 批准号: 9980982
• 负责人: Mark Palmer
• 金额: $ 3.92万
• 依托单位: Virginia Commonwealth University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-01-15 至 2001-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9980982&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Adaptation; Innovative; Materials; Science; Course

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.

工程学 - 材料科学（57）该项目正在改编一门课程，该课程最初是在伦斯勒理工学院材料化学研究所开发的，旨在满足弗吉尼亚州英联邦大学新工程学的新生工程专业学生的需求。本课程旨在为学生提供进行材料选择所需的基本知识，并且是将设计集成到上层课程中的关键。伦斯勒（Rensselaer）在此多学科课程中将交付方式从传统的演讲方式格式转变为互动工作室格式，该格式将演讲，朗诵，团队解决问题和实验整合到单个学习经验中。作为一所小型工程学校，VCU无法完全采用工作室模型。因此，该计划是创建工作室朗诵，将实验室整合到课堂会议上，并将有效的文本与基于Internet的补充材料一起开发。将基于工作室的朗诵作为关键学习经验。正在修改课程格式，以使每周有两个小时的讲座和两个九十分钟的朗诵。 VCU将实验室集成到基于工作室的朗诵中。学生团队通常在不同材料上进行类似的实验。他们的结果是课堂讨论的主题，并且正在询问学生对实验室的作业或个人测试问题的一部分。 重点是更高的学习水平。目的是让学生能够根据实验数据做出设计决策，考虑替代过程或材料，并有效地传达这些意见。 VCU正在通过一本专门用于第一年通用工程课程的教科书进行传播，并补充了基于Internet的CD，其中包含提示，有关家庭作业问题的叙事解决方案，包括演讲者笔记和动画在内的讲座间接费用以及虚拟实验室。