A Micro/Nano-Scale Manufacturing Course-Module Aimed at Addressing the Technological Relevance of the Undergraduate Manufacturing Curriculum

该项目正在开发一个新的三周制造课程模块，重点介绍微纳米制造领域的前沿研究成果，作为制造和设计领域现有本科课程的一部分。这些模块的明确目标是通过让本科生接触先进制造技术提供的令人兴奋的教育和研究机会，挑战他们目前对制造业领域的看法。该课件以三种不同的先进制造工艺为中心。之所以选择这些过程，是因为它们表征了制造科学、材料科学和控制系统之间独特的相互作用，因此可以引入到与这些领域相关的许多课程中。这项工作是一所研究型大学、一所两年制社区学院和一所以印第安人为主的四年制大学之间的合作成果。这个项目正在改变本科生对制造业的看法；鼓励他们进一步研究这门学科。这项工作还在制作可供全国多所大学使用的课程材料。为了证明这一点，项目评估人员正在使用前后评估来测量学生的认知和情感变化。评估人员还在收集数据，以确定项目的可移植性和远程学习的实用性。该项目有助于社区了解如何利用技术研究成果结合合理的教学方法来提高学生对某一学科的兴趣。它还有助于了解远程学习，并将课程材料运送到各种场所。

This project is developing a novel three-week manufacturing course module focused on introducing cutting-edge research results in the area of micro-nanoscale manufacturing as part of existing undergraduate courses in the area of manufacturing and design. The explicit objective of the modules is to challenge the current perceptions of undergraduate students regarding the area of manufacturing by exposing them to the exciting education and research opportunities offered by advanced manufacturing technologies.The courseware is centered on three distinct advanced manufacturing processes. The processes are chosen because they characterize the unique interplay of manufacturing science, material science and control systems and therefore can be introduced into a number of courses related to any of these areas.The work is a collaborative effort between a research intensive university, a two-year community college, and a predominately Native American serving four year institution.This project is producing an affective change in the mindset of undergraduate students towards the area of manufacturing; encouraging them in further study of the subject. The work is also producing curricular materials that can be used in a number of universities nationwide. To demonstrate this, project evaluators are measuring student cognitive and affective changes that are expected using a pre-post assessment. Evaluators are also collecting data to determine the project's transportability and utility for remote learning.The project is contributing to the community's understanding of how to increase student interest for a subject by using technical research results combined with sound pedagogical methods. It is also contributing to the understanding of distance learning and transporting curriculum materials to a variety of venues.