Targeted Infusion Proposal: Using a Project-Based Learning Approach for Education and Training in Technological Innovation for STEM Students

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科项目（HBCU- up）通过有针对性的输液项目支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以攻读STEM研究生课程和/或职业。该项目位于北卡罗来纳农工州立大学技术学院（NCA&amp；T），旨在通过基于项目的方法提高学生在技术创新方面的知识和指导。该培训项目将被整合为创新和技术管理的本科和研究生课程的一部分，同时为学生准备ncaa &amp；T通过其他五所大学的联盟提供的技术管理博士课程。本项目由本科生参与实施。该项目的具体目标是：为制造业和服务业的技术革新编写教学材料；采用项目学习和案例研究的方法，将新内容纳入一门新课程，即应用工程技术本科专业的一门课程和技术管理硕士专业的一门研究生课程；并研究这种教育和培训对学生学习成果的影响。在诸如高级认知技能、自我效能、学习主题的容易程度、团队合作和沟通技巧等领域的改进将被评估。该项目的研究结果将予以传播，材料将编制成一套教学材料，向公众提供，并可由其他机构加以改编，以教育和训练学生进行技术革新。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. The project in the School of Technology at North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&T) seeks to enhance students' knowledge and instruction in technological innovation using a project-based approach. This training program will be integrated as part of the undergraduate and graduate courses in innovation and technology management while preparing students for the Ph.D. program in Technology Management which is offered at NCA&T through a consortium of five other universities. Undergraduate students are involved in the implementation of this project.The specific objectives of the project are to: create instructional materials for technological innovation in the context of manufacturing and services; incorporate the new content into one new course, one course in the undergraduate applied engineering technology program and one graduate course in the Master of Science in technology management program using project-based learning and case studies; and study the impact of this education and training on students' learning outcomes. Improvements in areas such as higher order cognitive skills, self-efficacy, ease of learning of subject matter, teamwork, and communication skills will be evaluated. The findings of this project will be disseminated and materials will be developed into an instructional package which will be publically available and can be adapted by other institutions to educate and train students in technological innovation.