Mechanical Engineering Technology Advancement (META)

该项目正在创建一条创新的机械工程技术教育途径，以满足不断发展的行业需求，并为学生提供在快速发展的STEM领域取得成功所需的能力。机械工程技术进步(META)项目正在开发和试点灵活和适应性的基于模块的课程，这些课程利用基于问题的学习。这些课程的重点是制造和组装流程以及计划，以确保该地区的劳动力掌握最新的知识和技能，特别是在汽车和航空领域。META项目通过关注雇主在制造和组装方面的需求，包括项目管理、生产工艺计划、物流和质量方面的技能，促进了学生的学习和劳动力准备。该项目邀请雇主合作伙伴和国家SCATE中心参与，使项目可持续；其模块化性质是确保其可复制性；一个行业咨询委员会还确保以问题为基础的学习方案与当今的MET领域相关。元项目正在试验一项课程交付创新，着眼于未来跨学科的扩展，与SCATE中心、ATE中心分享其灵活的课程模块和实施策略，并为寻求更好地满足雇主在工程技术方面的需求的其他大学提供培训研讨会。

The project is creating an innovative educational pathway in mechanical engineering technology that addresses a developing industry need and gives students the competencies needed to succeed in a rapidly developing STEM field. The Mechanical Engineering Technology Advancement (META) project is developing and piloting flexible and adaptive module-based courses that utilize problem-based learning. These courses focus on manufacturing and assembly processes and planning that will ensure that the region's workforce is being equipped with the latest knowledge and skills, particularly in the automotive and aviation fields. The META project advances student learning and workforce preparedness by focusing on the needs of employers in manufacturing and assembly, including the skill sets of project management, production process planning, logistics, and quality. The project engages employer partners and the national SCATE Center, making the project sustainable; its modular nature is ensuring its replicability; and an industry advisory board is also ensuring that problem-based learning scenarios are relevant to today's MET field. The META project is piloting a curriculum delivery innovation with an eye toward a future expansion across disciplines, sharing its flexible curriculum modules and implementation strategies with the SCATE Center, ATE Central and offering a training workshop for other colleges that seek to better meet the demands of employers in engineering technologies.