Development of the laboratory-based course in Lean Six Sigma nanomanufacturing

工程-工程技术(58)该项目正在为应用工程技术(AET)本科生实施一门纳米技术入门课程。本课程包括使用精益六西格玛方法和原则的动手实验室和基于项目的组件。这些课程向AET学生介绍纳米技术的基础，并通过课堂教学、客座讲座和实验室实践让他们接触到这一新兴领域令人兴奋的发现和应用。该课程包括使用精益制造原理和这些过程的统计控制方法来表征纳米制造试点规模的过程。几所社区大学和高中也开设了这门课程，这些大学和高中与首席研究员所在的机构有持续的合作关系。由独立专家领导的评估工作正在使用文件分析、调查和直接观察来监测项目的进展情况。教学材料和项目成果正在通过网站张贴、在会议上发表演讲、期刊文章、社区大学伙伴关系和K-12教师方案进行传播。更广泛的影响包括材料的传播，对社区大学教职员工和高中教师的宣传，以及对招收少数族裔学生的特别关注。

Engineering - Engineering Technology (58)The project is implementing an introductory nanotechnology course for undergraduate Applied Engineering Technology (AET) students. The course includes hands-on laboratory and project-based components using the Lean Six Sigma methods and principles. These are introducing AET students to the foundations of nanotechnology and exposing them to exciting discoveries and applications in this emerging field through classroom instruction, guest lectures, and laboratory practices. The course includes the characterization of nano-manufacturing pilot-scale processes using lean manufacturing principles and statistical control methods for these processes. The course is also being offered at several community colleges and high schools that have an ongoing partnership with the principal investigator's institution. The evaluation effort, led by an independent expert, is using document analysis, surveys, and direct observations to monitor the project's progress. The instructional materials and project results are being disseminated through website postings, through presentations at conferences, through journal articles, through the community college partnerships, and through programs for K-12 teachers. Broader impacts include the dissemination of the materials, the outreach to community college faculty members and high school teachers, and a special focus on recruiting minority students.