Targeted Infusion Project Grant: Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum Using Project-Based Learning

有针对性的注入项目补助金：利用基于项目的学习将可持续性概念纳入本科土木工程课程

• 批准号: 1238852
• 负责人: Elham Fini
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State 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: 2012-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1238852&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Targeted; Infusion; Project; Grant; Incorporation

The Targeted Infusion Project - Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into the Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum Using Project-Based Learning - at North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&T) has the objective to enhance civil engineering students' knowledge about sustainability and its implications by incorporating concepts on sustainability into the undergraduate curriculum using a project-based learning approach. The specific objectives of the project are to create instructional materials related to sustainable development, to incorporate the contents into a three-course sequence in the civil engineering curriculum for undergraduates, and to evaluate the impact of this intervention on students' learning outcomes.This project incorporates concepts on sustainability into the undergraduate curriculum by creating a three-course sequence from existing courses in the civil engineering curriculum while transforming these courses from lecture-based to project-based. To successfully introduce topics related to sustainability, theoretical concepts and hands-on projects will be implemented simultaneously. In this study transportation was selected because of the comprehensive, broad and tangible nature of the transportation field as well as the significant implications of sustainability in the transportation sector. Based on the theory of constructivism (a theory of learning which states that by reflecting on our experiences, we construct our own understanding of the world), transportation was deemed to be appropriate due to the daily interaction and personal experiences of students with aspects of transportation systems. As a result of the implementation of this intervention, students will be able to understand the basic philosophy and the importance of incorporating concepts on sustainability into their activities in future design, construction and maintenance.

针对性的灌输项目-可持续发展的概念纳入本科土木工程课程使用项目为基础的学习-在北卡罗来纳州AT州立大学（NCA T）的目标是提高土木工程专业的学生对可持续发展及其影响的知识，通过将可持续发展的概念纳入本科课程使用项目为基础的学习方法。该项目的具体目标是编制与可持续发展有关的教材，将这些内容纳入本科生土木工程课程的三门课程序列，并评估这项措施对学生学习成效的影响。这项计划透过建立一个三层的课程，将可持续发展的概念融入本科课程，课程序列从现有的课程在土木工程课程，同时将这些课程从讲座为基础的项目为基础。为了成功地介绍与可持续发展相关的主题，理论概念和实践项目将同时实施。在这项研究中，选择运输是因为运输领域的全面，广泛和有形的性质，以及在运输部门的可持续性的重大影响。根据建构主义理论（一种学习理论，认为通过反思我们的经验，我们构建了自己对世界的理解），交通被认为是适当的，因为学生的日常互动和个人经验与交通系统的各个方面。通过实施这一干预措施，学生将能够理解将可持续发展概念纳入其未来设计、建造和维护活动的基本理念和重要性。