U.S.-India Cooperative Research: Study of Issues in Collaborative Global Engineering Design: Planning Grant

描述：该奖项支持美印计划访问，题为“协作全球工程设计问题研究”。这笔资金将使奥本大学的P.K. Raju教授和Chetan Sankar教授以及一名研究生能够对印度钦奈进行为期两周的访问，在那里他们将会见印度主要工程学院——钦奈印度技术学院的教员以及当地的行业领袖。他们将获得数据，创建一个新的多媒体案例研究，研究全球协同设计，用于开发美国工程课堂的创新教育材料。考虑到美国和国外工程团队对全球设计的需求不断增长，美国工程师需要更有效地与外国同行和客户合作，管理研究团队，改进业务流程，并生产高质量的产品。pi将记录美国和印度工程师在执行设计活动中出现的问题。研究结果将被纳入奥本大学（Auburn University）和钦奈印度理工学院（Indian Institute of Technology Chennai）的工程和商业课程。在美国国家科学基金会和私营企业的资助下，Raju博士在奥本大学建立了创新技术和工程教育实验室，在那里他开发了综合的、互动的教学方法，将现实世界的问题带入工程课堂。他开发了屡获殊荣的案例研究，将工程理论、设计和实践相结合。这项奖助金增加了DUE-9950514的国际层面。除了开发教育材料外，pi还将编写一份文件，展示美国和印度公司如何合作设计和制造创新产品。它将通过开发展示印美合作工程设计的多媒体案例研究，为寻求其他NSF资助机会做出贡献。

0439706Raju Description: This award supports the U.S.-India Planning Visit entitled Study of Issues in Collaborative Global Engineering Design. Support will enable Professors P.K. Raju and Chetan Sankar, Auburn University and a graduate student to make a two-week visit to Chennai, India where they will meet with faculty members of India's premier engineering school, the Indian Institute of Technology Chennai, and local industry leaders. They will obtain data to create a new multi-media case study on collaborative global design that will be used to develop innovative educational materials for engineering classrooms in the U.S. Considering the growing demand for global design performed by engineering teams in the U.S. and abroad, there is a need for U.S. engineers to work more effectively with foreign counterparts and customers, manage research teams, improve business processes, and produce quality products. The PIs will document issues that arise in performing design activities between engineers in the U.S. and India. The findings will be included in engineering and business classes taught at Auburn University and at the Indian Institute of Technology Chennai. Scope: The PIs are leaders of engineering education in the U.S. With funding from the NSF and private industry, Dr. Raju established the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education, Auburn University where he developed integrative, interactive instructional methodologies that bring real world issues into engineering classrooms. He has developed award-winning case studies that integrate engineering theory, design and practice. This grant adds an international dimension to DUE-9950514. In addition to developing educational materials, the PIs will produce a paper to showcase how U.S. and Indian companies work together to design and manufacture innovative products. It will contribute to the pursuit of other NSF grant opportunities through developing a multi-media case study showcasing Indo-US collaborative engineering design.