Targeted Infusion Project: Enhancement of Materials Science Education through Active Learning at Florida A&M University

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，使他们可以追求科学、技术、工程或数学（STEM）研究生课程和/或职业。佛罗里达农业和机械大学的项目寻求在生物医学和化学工程课程中利用主动学习方法，并将研究纳入课程。活动和战略是基于证据的，形成性和总结性评价的强有力计划是项目的一部分。这个项目的具体目标是：增加选择工程专业的工科预科学生的数量；增加选择材料科学专业的学生人数；增加学生参与本科生研究的人数；并为学生攻读研究生和/或进入劳动力市场做好准备。为了实现目标，该项目将：将材料科学的模块和实验室实验注入到化学和生物医学工程的14门现有本科课程中；并让本科生和教师参与研究，调查纳米颗粒悬浮液中结构-功能关系的后果。这个项目可以为那些试图增加招生人数，同时保持教师从事研究的小院系提供一个榜样。

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 science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University seeks to utilize active learning approaches in courses in biomedical and chemical engineering and incorporate research into the curriculum. The activities and strategies are evidence-based and a strong plan for formative and summative evaluation is part of the project.This project has the specific goals to: increase the number of pre-engineering students that choose an engineering major; increase the number of students that choose the materials science option; increase the number of students participating in undergraduate research; and prepare students to pursue graduate studies and/or enter the workforce. To achieve the goals, the project will: infuse modules and laboratory experiments in materials science into fourteen existing undergraduate courses in chemical and biomedical engineering; and involve undergraduate students and faculty in research investigating the consequences of structure-function relationships in nanoparticle suspensions. The project could serve as a model for small departments that are trying to grow enrollment, while at the same time keeping faculty engaged in research.