An Integrated, Modular Chemical Engineering Curriculum

建议编号：0230613 PRINCIPAL研究员：麦卡锡，JosephINSTITUTION名称：匹兹堡大学TITLE：一个集成的、模块化的化学工程课程摘要由于未来工业的科学需求没有被很好地定义，工程教育者的目标不应该是培养被认为是未来重要领域的专门专家，而是给学生广泛的知识，培养他们的分析和批判性思考的能力，同时鼓励他们在他们的职业生涯中追求学习。因此，摆在我们面前的挑战是开发一种课程，使学生为当今的工程经济做好准备，同时使他们能够通过终身学习和继续教育来保持多才多艺。在这项建议中，我们将制定一项计划，以(A)通过专注于某一学科的科学和工程基础这一基本核心，为学生提供坚实的基础。(B)通过帮助学生整合他们在课程和学科之间的知识，增强系统思维，以便他们更好地准备解决开放式问题；以及(C)为持续教育和终身学习做好准备。我们假设，完成这三项任务的有效方法是将NSF联盟的想法与成熟的K-12块调度实践相结合。具体地说，我们建议：1.将化学工程的关键“核心”(包括质量平衡、热力学、动力学、分离、传输现象、过程系统、控制、实验室和设计)模块化并整合为六门主干课程。重新评估支持课程(数学、化学、物理和生物)和选修课程，并将其调整为以应用为重点的轨道。重新调整每个单独的课程，这样，除了传统的宏观和连续层次的描述之外，我们还包括“次连续统”或“基本单元”分析。

PROPOSAL NO.: 0230613PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: McCarthy, JosephINSTITUTION NAME: University of PittsburghTITLE: An Integrated, Modular Chemical Engineering CurriculumAbstractAs the scientific needs of tomorrow's industries are not well defined, the goal of an engineering educator should not be to train specialized experts in the perceived areas of future import, but instead to give students a broad spectrum of knowledge and to cultivate their ability to think analytically and critically while encouraging them to pursue learning throughout their careers. The challenge before us then is to develop a curriculum that prepares students for the engineering economy of today, while enabling them - through a strong and well integrated core of engineering knowledge -- to maintain versatility through life-long learning and continuing education.In this proposal we will formulate a plan to (a) Give the students a strong fundamental foundation by concentrating on the essential core of scientific and engineering basics in a given discipline.(b) Enhance systems thinking by helping students to integrate their knowledge across courses and disciplines so that they are better prepared to address open-ended problems; and (c) Prepare and provide for continuing education and life-long learning. We hypothesize that an effective method of accomplishing these three tasks is to combine ideas from the NSF Coalitions with the well-established K-12 practice of Block Scheduling. Specifically, we propose to:1. Modularize and integrate the critical "core" of Chemical Engineering (including mass balances, thermodynamics, kinetics, separations, transport phenomena, process systems, control, laboratory, and design) into six Pillar courses.2. Re-evaluate and re-align supporting courses (mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology) and elective courses into application-focused tracks.3. Re-align each individual course so that, in addition to the traditional macroscopic and continuum-level descriptions, we also include "sub-continuum" or "fundamental unit" analysis.