Curriculum, Program, and Infrastructure Development for Bachelor of Science in Optical Science and Engineering

建议编号：0230150研究人员：Osinski，Marek Institation名称：新墨西哥大学TITLE：光学科学与工程学士学位的课程、课程和基础设施开发NSF收到日期：06/03/2002摘要工程学院电气和计算机工程系、文理学院物理和天文学系、文理学院教育专业系和新墨西哥大学教育学院个人、家庭和社区教育系提议联合开发一个新的光学科学和工程学士学位的综合计划以光子学领域的教育为重点，辅以教师培训和加强K-12光学教育，最初在高中和中学阶段，最终在该方案的实施阶段一直延伸到小学水平。该计划还将有一个重要目标，即支持微系统、纳米科学和其他新兴领域的光学启用方面。具体地说，该计划将包括开发新的大学学位课程，建议创建新的实验室，开发培训K-12教师的光学科学和工程课程，创建外展计划，确定和激活对少数族裔学生的支持来源，以及让地方和国家行业和政府实验室参与进来。通过纳入当前关于教学设计和评估的教学学习理论，拟议的新学位课程将支持一种新的模式，该模式将可用于新墨西哥州大学工程学院和全国的其他工程项目。最重要的是，拟议的学位将填补新墨西哥州独特的光子学教育课程体系中剩余的最后一个缺口，从西梅萨高中的光子学学院开始，由桑迪亚国家实验室支持，该实验室为阿尔伯克基技术职业学院的光子学技术副学位项目提供支持，最后是新墨西哥州大学提供的光学科学和工程硕士和博士课程。拟议中的学士学位将使光学和光子学的教育和职业选择范围全面，这将使新墨西哥州的工业能够从当地培训的劳动力中填补从技术员到高级研究员的所有级别的光子学中心职位。拟议中的学位将有助于满足整个美国行业新兴的劳动力和教育需求。拟议中的计划的主要目标是培养一支独特的、备受欢迎的光学人才队伍，由于他们广泛、先进、跨学科和与工业相关的教育和培训，他们将能够带领新墨西哥州和全国进入光学和光子学的21世纪。

PROPOSAL NO.: 0230150PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Osinski, MarekINSTITUTION NAME: University of New MexicoTITLE: Curriculum, Program, and Infrastructure Development for Bachelor of Science in Optical Science and EngineeringNSF RECEIVED DATE: 06/03/2002ABSTRACTThe faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (EECE) in the School of Engineering, theDepartment of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of EducationalSpecialties in the College of Arts and Science, and the Department of Individual, Family, and Community Educationin the College of Education at the University of New Mexico (UNM) propose to jointly develop a comprehensiveplan for a new B.S. degree in Optical Science and Engineering, with emphasis on education in the field ofphotonics, accompanied by teacher training and enhancement of K-12 optics education initially at the high- andmiddle-school levels, and eventually reaching down to the elementary school level in the implementation stage ofthis program. The program will also have an important objective of supporting optically enabled aspects ofmicrosystems, nanoscience, and other emerging fields. Specifically, the plan will incorporate development of a newcollege degree curriculum, proposing creation of new laboratories, development of courses training K-12 teachers inoptical science and engineering, creation of outreach programs, identification and activation of sources of supportfor minority students, and involvement of local and national industry and government laboratories.Through the incorporation of current pedagogical learning theories concerning instructional design andassessment, the proposed new degree curriculum will support a new model that will be available for use by otherengineering programs at UNM's School of Engineering and nationwide. Most importantly, the proposed degree willbridge the last remaining gap in the unique hierarchy of photonics educational programs in New Mexico, starting with the Photonics Academy at West Mesa High School supported by the Sandia National Laboratories that feeds into the Photonics Technology Associate Degree program at the Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, and ending with the M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Optical Science and Engineering offered at UNM. The comprehensive line-up of educational and career options in optics and photonics that would be enabled by the proposed B.S. degree will permit New Mexico industry to fill its photonics-centered positions at all levels, from the technician to the advanced researcher, from a workforce trained locally. The proposed degree will, more generally, help meet the emerging workforce and educational needs of the entire US industry.The main goal of the proposed program is to create a unique and highly desired cadre of optics personnel who,because of their broad, advanced, interdisciplinary, and industrially relevant education and training, will be able tolead the State of New Mexico and the Nation into the optics- and photonics-engaged 21 st century.