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为期三周的制造课程模块，重点介绍微纳米制造领域的尖端研究成果，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到先进制造技术提供的令人兴奋的教育和研究机会来挑战他们目前对制造业领域的看法。课程集中在三个不同的先进制造工艺上。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的独特相互作用，因此可以被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密集型大学、一所两年制社区学院和一所以美国原住民为主的四年制学院共同努力的工作。该项目正在产生本科生对制造领域的心态的情感变化，鼓励他们进一步学习这一学科。这项工作还制作了可在全国多所大学使用的课程材料。为了证明这一点，项目评估员正在使用事后评估来衡量学生的认知和情感变化。评估人员还在收集数据，以确定该项目的可移植性和远程学习的实用性。该项目有助于社区理解如何通过将技术研究成果与合理的教学方法相结合来提高学生对一门学科的兴趣。它还有助于理解远程学习，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.