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

有针对性的注入建议：采用基于项目的学习方法对STEM学生进行技术创新教育和培训

• 批准号: 1533681
• 负责人: Yi Cai
• 金额: $ 40万
• 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: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-15 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1533681&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Targeted; Infusion; Proposal; Using; Project

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.

历史上黑人学院和大学本科项目 (HBCU-UP) 通过定向注入项目支持开发、实施和研究基于证据的创新模型和方法，以改善 HBCU 本科生的准备和成功，以便他们可以追求 STEM 研究生课程和/或职业。北卡罗来纳州 A&T 州立大学 (NCA&T) 技术学院的该项目旨在利用基于项目的方法增强学生在技术创新方面的知识和指导。该培训计划将作为创新和技术管理本科生和研究生课程的一部分，同时为学生攻读博士学位做好准备。 NCA&T 通过其他五所大学组成的联盟提供技术管理课程。本科生参与了该项目的实施。该项目的具体目标是： 为制造和服务业背景下的技术创新创建教学材料；采用基于项目的学习和案例研究，将新内容纳入一门新课程，一门本科应用工程技术课程和一门技术管理理学硕士研究生课程；并研究这种教育和培训对学生学习成果的影响。将评估高阶认知技能、自我效能、主题学习的难易程度、团队合作和沟通技巧等方面的改进。该项目的研究结果将被传播，材料将被开发成教学包，该教学包将向公众开放，并可由其他机构进行改编，以教育和培训学生进行技术创新。