Creating Multidisciplinary Curricular Paradigms: Bioprocessing and Chemical Engineering

北卡罗来纳州立大学化学工程系提出了一个跨学科、多功能、实验室集成的生物处理系列课程，作为专注于生物技术的化学工程选择的皇冠。建议的课程创新整合了合作学习、团队合作、沟通和基本技术技能的几个要素，这些都是劳动力所需要的，即GMP、GLP和工艺验证。建议课程的新特点包括：来自9个系和3个学院的教师和学生积极参与；实验、计算机模拟、合作学习讲座深度融合；本地制药和生物加工公司的代表积极参与课程的组织、设计和教学；将与就业有关的基本信息纳入课程；注重沟通和团队合作。拟议的课程模式是从传统的以部门为基础的讲座式课程的转变。建议的3门课程顺序，如果通过建议的评估工具衡量成功，可以应用于我们课程的微电子，纳米技术和聚合物部分。为实施和评估制定的协议可以被任何工程项目使用，将合作学习、多学科团队和交流整合到他们的课程中。

The Department of Chemical Engineering at NC State University proposes a cross-disciplinary, multi-functional, lab-integrated series of courses in bioprocessing as the crown in a chemical engineering option focused on biotechnology. The proposed curricular innovation integrates several elements of cooperative learning, teaming, communication, and basic technology skills known to be desirable in the workforce, i.e. GMP, GLP, and process validation. Novel features of the proposed curriculum include: active involvement and participation of faculty and students from 9 departments and 3 Colleges; in-depth integration of experiments, computer simulation, and cooperative learning lectures; active participation by representatives of local pharmaceutical and bioprocessing companies in structuring, designing, and teaching the courses; integration of essential employment-related information into the curriculum; and focus on communications and teaming. The proposed curricular paradigm is a shift away from conventional department-based, lecture-style courses. The proposed 3-course sequence, if successful as gauged by proposed assessment tools, can be applied to the microelectronics, nanotechnology, and polymers portions of our curriculum. The protocols developed for implementation and assessment can be used by any engineering program to integrate cooperative learning, multidisciplinary teaming, and communication into their curriculum.