Collaborative Research: Assessing the Spectrum of International Undergraduate Engineering Educational Experiences

合作研究：评估国际本科工程教育经验

• 批准号: 1160399
• 负责人: Cheryl Matherly
• 金额: $ 15.13万
• 依托单位: University of Tulsa
• 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=1160399&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Assessing; Spectrum; International

This engineering education research project will investigate the types of experiences that undergraduate engineering students have to develop global competencies. Since globalization and technology have "flattened" the world there is an increasing need for engineering students to be able to work in an environment that is increasingly international. A variety of means, including surveys and interviews, will help the research team understand the range of experiences available to students, as well as what types of experiences best foster global competencies.The broader significance and importance of this project will be to inform engineering degree programs and university administrators about the range of options available to develop international competencies. Since such experiences are increasingly important yet potentially expensive, such insights have the potential to inform program development and evolution. The results of this study, while focusing on engineering, can be generalized to other STEM fields. This project overlaps with NSF's strategic goals of transforming the frontiers through preparation of an engineering workforce with new capabilities and expertise. Additionally NSF's goal of innovating for society is enabled by creating results and research that are useful for society by informing educational policy and practices.

这个工程教育研究项目将调查本科工程专业学生发展全球能力的经验类型。 由于全球化和技术已经“扁平化”的世界有一个工程专业的学生越来越需要能够在日益国际化的环境中工作。 包括调查和采访在内的各种手段将帮助研究团队了解学生可以获得的经验范围，以及哪些类型的经验最能培养全球能力。该项目更广泛的意义和重要性将是向工程学位课程和大学管理人员提供信息关于发展国际能力的一系列选择。 由于这些经验越来越重要，但可能昂贵，因此这些见解有可能为项目开发和演变提供信息。 这项研究的结果，虽然侧重于工程，可以推广到其他STEM领域。 该项目与NSF的战略目标重叠，即通过准备一支具有新能力和专业知识的工程队伍来改变前沿。 此外，NSF为社会创新的目标是通过为教育政策和实践提供信息来创造对社会有用的结果和研究。