Vertical Integration of Ubiquitous Computational Tools in the Thermal Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

工程-机械(56)这个CCLI第一阶段探索性项目正在垂直整合热机械工程本科课程，围绕Microsoft Excel作为计算和组织工具。该项目正在使用可取代教科书中常用的表格数据和图形解决方案的计算模块，使人们能够更深入地了解计算方法，更广泛地掌握工程分析。该项目使用该模式垂直整合五门必修课和一门选修课。评估计划是衡量学生对课程材料的感知和理解，以及学生解决问题的效率，特别是对于复杂的计算密集型问题。该项目咨询委员会内部的互动正在形成一个强大的教育工作者网络，这些教育工作者对工程专业学生更好的计算能力感兴趣。正在通过教育会议和期刊传播项目成果。单一计算工具的持续使用促进了对课程材料的更深入学习和解决更复杂工程问题的能力。

Engineering - Mechanical (56)This CCLI Phase 1 Exploratory project is vertically integrating thermal mechanical engineering undergraduate curriculum around Microsoft Excel as a computational and organizational tool. The project is using computational modules that can substitute for the tabular data and graphical solutions commonly used in textbooks, allowing a deeper understanding of computational methodologies and a broader grasp of engineering analysis. The project is vertically integrating five required courses and one elective course using this model. The evaluation plan is measuring students' perception and comprehension of the course materials, as well as students' problem solving efficiency, especially for complex computationally intense problems. Interactions within the project's advisory board of engineering educators from a wide range of engineering universities are forming a strong network of educators with interest in better computational abilities for engineering students. Project results are being disseminated through education conferences and journals. Sustained utilization of a single computational tool is facilitating deeper learning of course materials and the ability to solve more complex engineering problems.