Vertical Integration of Ubiquitous Computational Tools in the Thermal Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

工程-机械（56）CCLI第一阶段探索性项目是围绕Microsoft Excel作为计算和组织工具垂直整合热机械工程本科课程。该项目使用计算模块，可以替代教科书中常用的表格数据和图形解决方案，从而更深入地理解计算方法，并更广泛地掌握工程分析。项目采用该模式垂直整合5门必修课和1门选修课。评估计划是衡量学生对课程材料的感知和理解，以及学生解决问题的效率，特别是对于复杂的计算密集型问题。来自众多工程大学的工程教育工作者组成的项目顾问委员会内部的互动正在形成一个强大的教育工作者网络，这些教育工作者对提高工程学生的计算能力感兴趣。项目成果正在通过教育会议和期刊传播。对单一计算工具的持续利用有助于对课程材料的深入学习和解决更复杂工程问题的能力。

Engineering - Mechanical (56)This CCLI Phase 1 Exploratory project is vertically integrating thermal mechanical engineering undergraduate curriculum around Microsoft Excel as a computational and organizational tool. The project is using computational modules that can substitute for the tabular data and graphical solutions commonly used in textbooks, allowing a deeper understanding of computational methodologies and a broader grasp of engineering analysis. The project is vertically integrating five required courses and one elective course using this model. The evaluation plan is measuring students' perception and comprehension of the course materials, as well as students' problem solving efficiency, especially for complex computationally intense problems. Interactions within the project's advisory board of engineering educators from a wide range of engineering universities are forming a strong network of educators with interest in better computational abilities for engineering students. Project results are being disseminated through education conferences and journals. Sustained utilization of a single computational tool is facilitating deeper learning of course materials and the ability to solve more complex engineering problems.