Curriculum Reform of the Mechanical Engineering Program at City College

城市学院机械工程专业课程改革

• 批准号: 0229381
• 负责人: Feridun Delale
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: CUNY City College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-10-01 至 2003-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0229381&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Curriculum; Reform; Mechanical; Engineering; Program

PROPOSAL NO.: 0229381PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Delale, FeridunINSTITUTION NAME: CUNY City CollegeTITLE: Curriculum Reform of the Mechanical Engineering Program at City CollegeAbstractThis project plans for the systemic reform of the mechanical engineering curriculum at the City College of New York. Building on our previous experience in educational projects, five current members of the Mechanical Engineering Faculty and a current and former Associate Dean will spearhead the planning process.The purpose of the plan will be to develop means for achieving the following objectives:a) Integration of emerging technologies into the curriculum. These technologies includemicro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS), nanotechnology, biotechnology, newapplication of materials, intelligent systems, and advanced computer aided engineeringsoftware b) Reform of pedagogical methods by introducing the results of cognitiveresearch, industry needs and technological literacy concerns into the design of thelearning environment c) Consistency of instruction by formulating department policies onexpectations, responsibility, ethics, homework, report writing and team work d) Issuesrelated to retention, timely graduation and greater enrollment of women and e) Broaderimpact of the reform effort and dissemination of results.The planning activities will be carried out by involving the Department's stakeholders,namely: faculty (including adjuncts and graduate teaching assistants), students andemployers. After gathering the views of all the stakeholders, each course will be analyzedto determine a strategy for implementing the proposed changes. A report detailing thecurriculum reform plan will be prepared. The report will also include a plan forevaluation of the implementation phase of this effort.

建议没有。项目名称：纽约市立大学城市学院机械工程专业课程改革摘要本项目为纽约市立学院机械工程专业课程的系统改革计划。根据我们以前在教育项目方面的经验，机械工程学院的五名现任成员以及现任和前任副院长将领导规划过程。该计划的目的将是制定实现下列目标的手段：a)将新兴技术纳入课程。这些技术包括微机电系统（MEMS）、纳米技术、生物技术、新材料应用、智能系统和先进的计算机辅助工程软件b)通过将认知研究、行业需求和技术素养关注的结果引入学习环境的设计来改革教学方法c)通过制定有关期望、责任、道德、家庭作业的部门政策来保持教学的一致性。报告写作和团队合作d)与保留，及时毕业和更多女性入学有关的问题e)改革工作的广泛影响和结果的传播。规划活动将由教职员（包括兼职和研究生助教）、学生和雇主参与。在收集了所有利益相关者的意见后，将对每个课程进行分析，以确定实施拟议变更的策略。将准备一份详细介绍课程改革计划的报告。该报告还将包括这项工作执行阶段的预估计划。