NUE: Nano-Science & Engineering: A STE Minor with General Education

波特兰州立大学在James E.Morris博士的指导下，在波特兰州立大学开设了这个名为“NUE：纳米科学与工程：具有通识教育的STE辅修”的工程专业，目标是发展纳米科学和工程的跨学科辅修，将科学、技术和工程(STE)专业和非STE专业的学生聚集在一起。辅修课程将包括三门新的初级纳米技术课程：1)PH382/382U纳米科学和纳米技术导论(4学分)，2)BI 372/372U纳米技术、社会和可持续发展(4学分)和3)欧洲经委会317/317U纳米技术模拟与设计(4学分)，这门课程将以主动学习原则教授，并将包括在初级大学学习课程(UNST)中：1)文科科学，2)自由、隐私和技术，3)环境可持续性，以及4)知识、理性和理解。该提案的更广泛的影响包括表明，这些先进的概念可以适当地传达给技术和非技术学生的普通学生受众，并从所有参与者的更广泛的角度进行传播。行业也将从Capstone项目中受益(这些项目经常产生商业产品创新和社会影响)。暑期教师培训讲习班的影响将会成倍增加。该项目团队估计，超过150名学生将在第一年至少参加一门分组课程，此后还会成倍增加。

The goal of this NUE in Engineering program entitled, "NUE: Nano-Science & Engineering: A STE Minor with General Education", at Portland State University, under the direction of Dr. James E. Morris, is to develop an interdisciplinary minor in nano-scale science and engineering that brings together students from both Science, Technology, and Engineering (STE) major and non-STE majors. The minor will consist of three new nanotechnology courses at the junior level: 1)PH 382/382U Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (4 credits), 2) BI 372/372U Nanotechnology, Society, and Sustainability (4 credits) and 3) ECE 317/317U Nanotechnology Simulation and Design (4 credits) which will be taught by active learning principles and will be included in the junior University Studies Program (UNST) clusters: 1) Science in the Liberal Arts, 2) Freedom, Privacy, and Technology, 3) Environmental Sustainability, and 4) Knowledge, Rationality, and Understanding. The broader impacts of the proposal include the demonstration that these advanced concepts can be suitably conveyed to a general student audience of both technical and non-technical students, and from the broadened perspectives of all participants. Industry will also benefit from the capstone projects, (which regularly spawn commercial product innovation and social impact.) The impact will be multiplied by summer teacher training workshops. The project team estimates that over 150 students will take at least one cluster course in the first year, multiplying thereafter.