Adaptation of a Team-based Materials and Process Selection Course for Manufacturing Undergraduates

工程-材料科学凯特林大学制造工程专业正在进行课程改革，以减少必修核心课程的数量，同时仍然为学生提供材料加工和制造系统方面的体验式学习。作为课程重组的一部分，该计划将引入一门新的课程，重点关注工程产品的材料选择和加工路线。本课程的大部分内容和教学方法改编自加州理工大学圣路易斯奥比斯波分校和弗吉尼亚理工大学的成功项目。本课程将这些概念引入到开发制造策略的框架中，以在团队环境中生产真正的产品。本课程向学生介绍材料选择、工艺选择、生命周期工程、经济决策、风险和产品责任评估、工程沟通、项目规划和工程伦理等概念。为了实现这一变化，教师们正在整合图形材料属性和加工选择数据库的使用。新课程将在两年内推出，以便有时间进行评价、评估和重新设计。熟悉技术方面和教学方法的外部评估人员将协助开发和实施评估工具，以评估课程的具体结果。通过适应和实施其他机构使用的方法，这门新课程将成为整个大学课程变革的催化剂。

Engineering - Materials Science (57) The Manufacturing Engineering program at Kettering University is undergoing a revamping of its curriculum to reduce the number of required core courses, while still providing students with experiential learning in materials processing and manufacturing systems. As a part of this restructuring of the curriculum, the program is introducing a new course which focuses on the selection of materials and processing routes for engineered products. Much of the content and pedagogy for the course is being adapted from successful projects at California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo and at Virginia Tech. The course introduces these concepts in the framework of developing a manufacturing strategy for producing a real product in a team environment. This introduces students to concepts such as material selection, process selection, life- cycle engineering, economic decision making, risk and product liability assessment, engineering communication, project planning and engineering ethics. To implement this change, the faculty are incorporating the use of a graphical material property and processing selection database. The new course is being introduced over a two-year period to provide time for evaluation, assessment and re-design. Outside evaluators familiar with both the technical aspects and with pedagogical methods will assist in developing and implementing assessment tools to evaluate the specific outcomes of the course. By adapting and implementing approaches used at other institutions, this new course will serve as a catalyst for change in courses throughout the university.