Exploratory Effort to Create Undergraduate Forensic Engineering Specialty Tracks

跨学科——（99）该项目创建了必要的课程，以便在密苏里科技大学的本科跨学科工程课程中增加法医工程课程。研究人员正在开发三门新的跨学科课程：应用实验设计、逆向失效分析和法医调查程序，这些课程构成了工程事故和犯罪现场调查项目的核心课程。课程采用现代教学技术，包括基于案例的学习和基于问题的学习，以努力提高学生的学习成果。这些课程结合了现实世界的工程案例和动手实验室经验。该项目包括一个广泛而严格的评估计划，既有形成性的，也有总结性的。评估计划使用定量和定性数据来衡量学生的成绩和课程材料的有效性。新的课程材料和评估结果通过已建立的在线STEM知识库（包括国家科学数字图书馆）和国家研讨会传播给其他教育工作者和机构。该项目包括一项重点推广工作，使八年级女生对工程职业感兴趣。

Interdisciplinary - (99)This project creates the courses necessary to add a forensic engineering track to the undergraduate Interdisciplinary Engineering curriculum at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. The investigators are developing three new interdisciplinary courses, Applied Design of Experiments, Reverse Failure Analysis, and Forensic Investigation Procedures, that form the core curriculum of programs in engineering accident and crime scene investigation. The courses utilize modern pedagogical techniques including case based learning and problem based learning in an effort to increase student learning outcomes. The courses incorporate real-world engineering forensic examples and hands-on laboratory experiences. The project includes an extensive and rigorous evaluation plan with both formative and summative components. The evaluation plan uses both quantitative and qualitative data to measure student achievement and course material effectiveness. The new course materials and evaluation results are disseminated to other educators and institutions through established online STEM knowledgebases, including the National Science Digital Library, and national workshops. The project includes a focused outreach effort to interest eighth grade girls in careers in engineering.