Experiments in Education: Development of a Week-long Summer Shortcourse in Polymer Chemistry for Undergraduates

教育实验：为本科生开设为期一周的高分子化学暑期短期课程

• 批准号: 0209835
• 负责人: David Tyler
• 金额: $ 6.02万
• 依托单位: University of Oregon Eugene
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-06-01 至 2007-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0209835&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Experiments; Education; Development; Week; long

This award will support a week-long summer program in polymer for undergraduates. Participants will be selected from applicants from across the nation. The purpose of "PolyCamp" is to expose undergraduate students to the fascinating field of polymer science with the ultimate goal of getting them to consider graduate school and eventual employment in the field. A second key purpose is to expose the students to the various exciting career opportunities in polymer science. The week-long program consists of a number of introductory lectures on polymer chemistry; industrial plant tours; industrial and academic lab tours; three laboratory experiments; and group and individual discussions of career pathways and opportunities in the polymer field. Although PolyCamp has is only one week in duration, it will especially appeal to students who, for whatever reason, cannot commit to a full summer. It is proposed that programs such as PolyCamp are an excellent way to increase the number of students who are interested in polymer science, which will benefit the entire polymer community. Long-term assessment data will be collected and used to determine to what extent the PolyCamp experience stimulated the students' interest in polymer science and how it has helped them develop and execute their career plans. The program has the strong backing of industrial affiliates, who eager to give plant tours and lead discussions of career opportunities.

该奖项将支持为期一周的夏季计划在聚合物的本科生。 参与者将从全国各地的申请人中选出。 “PolyCamp”的目的是让本科生接触到聚合物科学的迷人领域，最终目标是让他们考虑研究生院并最终在该领域就业。 第二个关键目的是让学生接触到聚合物科学中各种令人兴奋的职业机会。 为期一周的课程包括一些关于聚合物化学的介绍性讲座;工业工厂图尔斯之旅;工业和学术实验室图尔斯之旅;三个实验室实验;以及聚合物领域职业途径和机会的小组和个人讨论。 虽然PolyCamp只有一周的时间，但它特别吸引那些由于某种原因无法参加整个夏天的学生。 有人提出，像PolyCamp这样的项目是增加对聚合物科学感兴趣的学生数量的一种很好的方式，这将使整个聚合物社区受益。 长期评估数据将被收集并用于确定PolyCamp体验在多大程度上激发了学生对聚合物科学的兴趣，以及它如何帮助他们制定和执行职业计划。 该计划得到了工业附属公司的大力支持，他们渴望图尔斯工厂并领导职业机会的讨论。