Strategic Changes in Chemical Engineering Curriculum

提案编号：0230648主要出版人：Dudukovic，Milorad机构名称：华盛顿大学标题：化学工程课程的战略变化摘要本项目将计划在圣路易斯的华盛顿大学（WU）化学工程（ChE）课程的重大战略重组。该战略计划将解决一些关键问题，例如：如何最大限度地利用华盛顿大学在生物科学方面的独特优势，如何通过信息技术以互动方式接触圣路易斯地区以外的客户，以及如何接触少数群体。该计划的重点将是：一）生物科学的进步可以纳入工程课程的方式，二）化学工程基础可以应用于需要多尺度工程的产品设计的方法，三）在创建和传播教学模块，将有助于多学科学习的信息技术（IT）的使用，促进课程的协作设计和纵向一体化，允许用户定制，以及四）少数群体参与这一进程，并加强研究的作用。该计划的目的是利用华盛顿大学的特殊机会，制定一套现实的目标，以生物科学和信息技术为基础的现代课程，从而在产品合成和设计、无害环境的加工、真实的时间控制和优化方面实现可能的专业化。这项规划将涉及整个教师在化学系，附属教师在生物医学系，以及教师在计算机科学，系统科学和数学，生物学和医学院，以及杰出的外部顾问。部门咨询委员会由具有杰出工业和学术生涯的个人组成，将积极参与制定和评估这一战略计划。最近和过去的毕业生，学生和杰出的化学工程教育工作者将被邀请参加研讨会，以评估和建设性地批评战略计划在其发展的各个阶段。

PROPOSAL NO.: 0230648PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dudukovic, MiloradINSTITUTION NAME: Washington UniversityTITLE: Strategic Changes in Chemical Engineering CurriculumAbstractThis project will plan major strategic restructuring in the chemical engineering (ChE) curriculum at Washington University (WU) in St. Louis. The strategic plan will address key issues such as: how to utilize to maximum potential the unique strengths of Washington University (WU) in bio-sciences, how to reach the clientele outside the St. Louis region in an interactive fashion via information technology, and how to reach out to minorities. The focus of the plan will be; i)on ways in which advances in biosciences can be incorporated into the engineering curriculum, ii) on methods by which ChE fundamentals can be applied to lead to product design that requires multiscale engineering, iii) on the use of information technology (IT) in creating and disseminating instruction modules that will contribute to multidisciplinary learning, promote collaborative design and vertical integration of curriculum and allow user customization, and iv) on involvement of minorities in the process and increased role of research. The plan will aim to establish a set of realistic goals, taking advantage of special opportunities at Washington University, for a modern curriculum based on biosciences and information technology leading to possible specialization tracts in product synthesis and design, environmentally benign processing, real time control and optimization. This planning will involve the entire faculty in the ChE department, affiliate faculty in the Biomedical Department, as well as faculty in Computer Science, Systems Science and Mathematics, Biology and in the School of Medicine, and distinguished outside consultants. The departmental advisory board, consisting of individuals with distinguished industrial and academic careers will actively participate in the formulation and evaluation of this strategic plan. Recent and past graduates, students and distinguished chemical engineering educators will be invited to workshops to evaluate and constructively criticize the strategic plan in its various phases of development.