Municipal Solid Waste Management Learning Tool

工程 - 其他 (59) 固体废物管理概述是大多数本科土木与环境工程课程的重要组成部分。固体废物领域涵盖了源自机械工程、经济学、优化、化学、数学、水力学、水文学、岩土工程等的广泛原理。传统上，它的教学方式是讲座、作业练习、工程设计经验和偶尔的实地考察相结合。然而，所涉及的概念最好通过流程的实际经验来掌握。该项目通过开发补充电子/数字教材来加强对工程原理和基础知识的学习。具体来说，我们正在开发包含视频和音频剪辑、幻灯片和其他视觉教具的光盘，展示城市固体废物的管理策略，并为学生提供适合不同学习方式的实践学习体验。此外，我们还与工程与计算机科学学院、教育学院和 K-12 高危学校建立了合作关系，让学生学习城市固体废物管理。通过与 Brooks/Cole, Inc. 安排的分发计划，该光盘还将提供给采用新教材《固体废物工程》的工程项目。

Engineering - Other (59) An overview of solid waste management is an important component of most undergraduate civil and environmental engineering curriculum. The solid waste field encompasses a wide range of principles derived from mechanical engineering, economics, optimization, chemistry, mathematics, hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnical engineering, etc. Traditionally it is taught using a combination of lectures, homework exercises, engineering design experiences, and the very occasional field trip. However, the concepts involved are best grasped through actual experience with the processes. This project is enhancing learning of engineering principles and fundamentals through the development of supplementary electronic/digital teaching materials. Specifically, we are developing a compact disc containing video and audio clips, slides and other visual aids demonstrating management strategies for municipal solid waste, and providing students with hands-on learning experiences responsive to diverse learning styles. In addition, we have formed a collaboration among the College of Engineering and Computer Science, College of Education, and K-12 at-risk schools to engage students in learning about MSW management.The compact disk will also be made available to engineering programs adopting a new text, Solid Waste Engineering, through a distribution plan to be arranged with Brooks/Cole, Inc.