NSF-CONACyT: Incorporating Global Manufacturing into Engineering Coursework

德克萨斯A M大学（学院站，德克萨斯州，美国）和美洲大学（普埃布拉，墨西哥）之间的这个NSF-CONACyT项目的目标是开发和部署教学材料，使全球制造知识容易纳入工业，机械，制造或类似的课程。 该项目编写的材料将在工业工程、机械和制造课程中使用，影响这些机构的1 200多名学生。方法是根据真实的行业情况开发讲座补充和案例研究。 案例研究为学生和教师提供了现实的工业背景，包括技术数据，以及对设施所在社区的文化和社会经济环境的描述。 目标公司位于墨西哥和美国之间有大量贸易的行业，包括汽车，电子和纺织行业。 讲座补充是重点分析模块，在案例研究提供的背景下开发，处理工程和科学课程中教授的特定主题的问题。 将精心设计讲座的补充材料，以便于纳入参加组织的课程。 详细的部署指南将根据德克萨斯州A M大学基金会联盟开发的教育方法制定。 主动学习和团队合作将构成所有课程材料在课堂上交付的基本教学方法。 此外，将在所有文化服务和学习服务中使用网络技术和教学软件等技术辅助教育。 基金会联盟开发和实施的评估、评价和传播技术将是拟议项目中这些活动的核心。 预计该项目的成果将有助于未来的工程师和科学家了解如何有效地交流和部署技术和科学知识，并在美墨边境开展业务。

The objective of this NSF-CONACyT project between Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas, USA) and the Universidad de las Americas (Puebla, Mexico) is to develop and deploy instructional material that allows the easy incorporation of global manufacturing knowledge into the industrial, mechanical, manufacturing or similar curricula. The material developed in this project will be implemented in the industrial engineering, mechanical and manufacturing curricula affecting more than 1,200 students in these institutions. The approach is to develop lecture supplements and case studies based on real industrial situations. Case studies provide the student and instructors with realistic industrial context that includes technical data, as well as, a description of the cultural and socio-economic environment of the community in which the facility is located. Companies targeted are in industry sectors where there is significant trade between Mexico and the USA including the auto, electronics and textile industries. Lecture supplements are focused analytical modules, developed within the context provided by a case study, that deal with problems specific to topics taught in engineering and science courses. Lecture supplements will be carefully designed for their easy adoption in the curricula of the participating organizations. Detailed guidelines for deployment will de developed based on the educational methodologies developed by the Foundation Coalition at Texas A&M University. Active learning and teaming will constitute the essential pedagogical method for the in-class delivery of all course material. Moreover, the use of technology-enabled education such as web technologies and instructional software will be incorporated in all CS and LS. The assessment, evaluation, and dissemination techniques developed and implemented by the Foundation Coalition will be central to these activities in the proposed project. It is expected that the results of this project will help future engineers and scientists understand how to efficiently exchange and deploy technology and scientific knowledge, and conduct business across the USA-Mexico border.