Practice-Based Manufacturing Education - Adapting a Learning Factory Approach

机械工程（56）该项目采用宾夕法尼亚州立大学、华盛顿大学和波多黎各-马亚圭斯大学开发的“学习型工厂”模式，通过创建一个按需制造实验室来整合设计、制造和商业课程。该项目将制造主题和设备整合到现有的流体力学与动力学、固体力学、材料科学、制造工艺、断裂力学和计算机辅助制造等核心课程中，而不是创建新的课程。该项目提供了与重要课程主题相关的适当的实践经验和实际应用。核心课程之间的教学大纲正在协调，以便为同时参加两门或两门以上核心课程的学生提供共同的实验室经验。该项目的评估由宾夕法尼亚州立大学原始学习工厂团队的一名独立评估人员进行协调。由机械工程系和工程学院提供配套资金，购买哈斯数控加工中心和电火花模切机各一台。该设备是扩大实验室基础设施的基础，为基本制造原理的补充覆盖提供了机会；提供高级设计经验，模拟现实生活中的产品开发过程，包括制造计划，制造，组装和测试功能产品；提供资源，将基于行业的项目整合到本科研究中；通过学院的小企业发展中心扩大向工业界提供项目的机会；为女工程师协会提供便利，让五年级学生参加年度工程研讨会；为K-12 STEM学生开发拓展项目和活动。

Mechanical Engineering (56) The project is adapting and implementing The Learning Factory model developed at Pennsylvania State University, the University of Washington, and the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez by creating an on-demand fabrication laboratory to integrate design, manufacturing, and business curriculum. The project is integrating manufacturing topics and equipment within existing core curriculum courses in fluid mechanics and dynamics, solid mechanics, materials sciences, manufacturing processes, fracture mechanics, and computer aided manufacturing, rather than creating new courses. The project is providing appropriate hands-on experiences and practical applications related to important course topics. Syllabi are being coordinated between core classes in order to provide common laboratory experiences for students when they are concurrently enrolled in two or more core courses. Assessment of the project is being coordinated through an independent evaluator who has been part of the original Learning Factory team at Pennsylvania State College.A Haas CNC Machining Center and an EDM Die-sink Machine is being purchased with matching funds provided by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the College of Engineering. The equipment is the foundation for expanding the laboratory infrastructure, which is providing the opportunity for complementary coverage of fundamental fabrication principles; providing senior design experiences that simulate real life-product development processes including manufacturing planning, fabrication, assembly and testing of functional products; providing the resource to integrate industry-based projects within undergraduate research; expanding the opportunity to offer programs to industry through the institute's Small Business Development Center; providing accessibility for the Society of Women Engineers to engage fifth graders in annual engineering workshops; and developing outreach programs and activities for K-12 STEM students.