Relevancy Enhancement Achieved by Laboratories and Lecture Integrated for Engineering Education (REAL LIFE) Adoption of a Relevant Undergraduate Curriculum

提案编号：0230695校长：Cheville，Richard机构名称：俄克拉荷马州州立大学名称：实验室与讲座相结合提高工程教育的针对性（真实的生活）采用相关的本科课程摘要由于学生的保留率低得令人无法接受，特别是妇女和代表性不足的少数民族，俄克拉荷马州州立大学（OSU）迫切需要工程教育的改革，在工程项目中。该提案的论点是，低保留率的根本原因是学生不认为工程课程与他们的生活有关。 俄克拉荷马州州立大学提出了一项为期一年的课程改革努力，旨在使工程课程的相关性。 拟议的改革工作是以当地具有专门知识的行之有效的教学模式为基础的。 计划，实施和评估都得到了解决。 短期和长期目标都有明确的规定。

PROPOSAL NO.: 0230695PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Cheville, RichardINSTITUTION NAME: Oklahoma State UniversityTITLE: Relevancy Enhancement Achieved by Laboratories and Lecture Integrated for Engineering Education (REAL LIFE) Adoption of a Relevant Undergraduate CurriculumAbstractThere is a critical need for engineering education at reform at Oklahoma State University (OSU) due to an unacceptably low retention of students, particularly women and under-represented minorities, in the engineering program . The thesis of this proposal is that the root cause of low retention is that students do not perceive engineering courses as relevant to their lives. Oklahoma State University proposes a one-year curriculum reform effort designed to bring relevancy to the engineering curriculum. The proposed reform effort is based on proven pedagogical models for which local expertise exists. Planning, implementation, and assessment are addressed. Both short-term and long-term goals are clearly defined.