Organ-izing the Curriculum - Enhancing Student Understanding of Core Engineering Concepts through Biomedical Activities

组织课程——通过生物医学活动增强学生对核心工程概念的理解

• 批准号: 1140631
• 负责人: Stephanie Farrell
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: Rowan University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2016-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1140631&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Organ; izing; Curriculum; Enhancing; Student

This project is creating hands-on biomedical engineering experiments and course materials with a focus on artificial organs. These modules are being implemented in freshman engineering courses and in core and elective courses in chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering to expand the biomedical engineering workforce. The modules are also being adapted for Grade 6-12 teachers and students, which will expose more students to biomedical engineering careers. Each module is being introduced with a medical case study which provides context to motivate students and present ethical issues. Teams of students are engaging in guided discovery through hands-on laboratory investigations, which maximizes learning and enables them to discover underlying engineering principles to inform their design of an artificial organ. The project's focus on social relevance and teamwork is designed to increase diversity in engineering.

该项目正在创建生物医学工程实践实验和课程材料，重点是人造器官。 这些模块正在新生工程课程以及化学、机械和电气工程的核心课程和选修课程中实施，以扩大生物医学工程队伍。这些模块也正在针对 6-12 年级的教师和学生进行调整，这将使更多的学生接触生物医学工程职业。每个模块都通过医学案例研究来介绍，该研究提供了激励学生和提出道德问题的背景。学生团队通过动手实验室研究进行引导发现，这最大限度地提高了学习效果，并使他们能够发现基本的工程原理，为他们的人造器官设计提供信息。该项目注重社会相关性和团队合作，旨在增加工程的多样性。