A Conceptual Model for Engineering Curriculum Integration and Synthesis, With an Application to Industrial Engineering

工程课程整合与综合的概念模型及其在工业工程中的应用

• 批准号: 0343080
• 负责人: Bryan Norman
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-15 至 2005-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0343080&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conceptual; Model; Engineering; Curriculum; Integration

This is a planning grant for department level reform in the Industrial Engineering Department of the University of Pittsburgh. This project addresses an important and pressing issue in engineering education - how to develop a comprehensive, integrated curriculum that is (1) pedagogically sound, (2) thoroughly prepares graduating engineering students for industrial practice and graduate school, and (3) trains them to readily recognize and apply their engineering background to solve unstructured problems, both locally and beyond US borders. In particular, the focus is on the Industrial Engineering (IE) curriculum but our results could be extended and adapted to other engineering disciplines. The approach to curriculum reform that contains four overarching objectives, namely (1) the integration of concepts across the curriculum; (2) teaching students to synthesize different concepts to solve unstructured problems; (3) providing problem solving methods and strategies within a societal framework that allows for their application within a local as well as a global context; and (4) creating a portable development methodology that can be readily adapted to other engineering disciplines.The project is based on a sound understanding of prior work on IE curriculum reform, and is conceived and organized with input from a variety of sources, including faculty, students and practicing engineers. The proposal defines the core knowledge areas that constitute "Industrial Engineering science" and addresses the vital need for students to see how to integrate different concepts in solving complex real world problems. The proposal also outlines a plan to emphasize the synthesis of IE concepts/methods with broader engineering proficiencies in order to solve open-ended, unstructured problems. The model we propose for integrating and synthesizing technical skills and life-long proficiencies into the curriculum is based on two unique aspects: reinforcement and "just-in-time" concept integration. The proposal outlines a plan to ensure that students receive greater exposure to and a better understanding of today's global business environment. The plan also ensures that our graduates will have the life-long engineering capabilities such as business practice skills; skills to analyze data and deal with uncertainty; proficiency with information systems and programming; design, innovation and problem solving skills; and communication and teamwork skills, in order to successfully apply what they learn. Additionally, a plan is provided for evaluating both the quality of the approach and how feedback will be used to improve student learning. Results of this planning grant are portable to other curriculum planning contexts - within other IE programs of a similar size; scaled up to larger or down to smaller IE programs; and to other engineering programs. Plans are also provided for broad dissemination of our work.

这是匹兹堡大学工业工程系系级改革的规划补助金。 该项目解决了工程教育中一个重要而紧迫的问题-如何开发一个全面的综合课程，该课程（1）教学合理，（2）为即将毕业的工程专业学生进行工业实践和研究生院的全面准备，（3）培养他们随时识别并应用他们的工程背景来解决本地和美国境外的非结构化问题。特别是，重点是工业工程（IE）课程，但我们的结果可以扩展和适应其他工程学科。 课程改革的方法包括四个首要目标，即（1）整合整个课程的概念;（2）教学生综合不同的概念来解决非结构化的问题;（3）在一个社会框架内提供解决问题的方法和策略，使其能够在当地和全球范围内应用;该项目是基于对IE课程改革前期工作的充分理解，并根据包括教师、学生和实践工程师在内的各种来源的投入进行构思和组织的。该提案定义了构成“工业工程科学”的核心知识领域，并满足了学生的迫切需要，让他们了解如何整合不同的概念来解决复杂的真实的世界问题。该提案还概述了一项计划，强调IE概念/方法与更广泛的工程专业的综合，以解决开放式，非结构化的问题。我们提出的模式，整合和综合技术技能和终身专业课程是基于两个独特的方面：强化和“及时”的概念整合。该提案概述了一项计划，以确保学生获得更多的接触和更好地了解当今的全球商业环境。该计划还确保我们的毕业生将具有终身工程能力，如商业实践技能;分析数据和处理不确定性的技能;熟练掌握信息系统和编程;设计，创新和解决问题的技能;以及沟通和团队合作技能，以便成功地应用他们所学的知识。此外，还提供了一个计划，用于评估方法的质量以及如何使用反馈来改善学生的学习。该计划补助金的结果可移植到其他课程规划环境中-在类似规模的其他IE计划中;扩大到更大或更小的IE计划;以及其他工程计划。还制定了广泛宣传我们工作的计划。