Teaching Nanoscale Engineering Across Undergraduate Disciplines

这个纳米技术本科教育（NUE）项目名为“NUE：在北卡罗莱纳州立大学Mark a . Johnson博士的指导下，将汇集来自工程学院和教育学院的跨学科团队，将工程学院新兴的纳米尺度研究转化为有意义的本科学习机会，为学生提供多学科的学习机会，特别是针对增加对结构的理解。与纳米级物理现象相关的工艺和设计考虑。该项目的智力价值在于开发基于工程学院纳米科学研究的新课程内容，并为非专业学生开发新的纳米科学课程，以及研究三种不同学生群体的学习成果。作为更广泛的影响，对学生对纳米科学和工程概念的理解的研究将通过课前和课后调查、选择访谈（课前、中、后）和纳米教育研究人员进行的结果评估，对三种人群（所有工程师、材料科学专业和K-12科学教师）进行测量和比较。该奖项的提案是响应纳米技术本科教育（NUE）计划招标（NSF 06-538）而收到的，由工程局（ENG）、土木和机械系统部（CMS）和工程教育和中心部（EEC）共同资助。

This Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) program entitled, "NUE: Teaching Nanoscale Engineering Across Undergraduate Disciplines" at North Carolina State University, under the direction of Dr. Mark A. Johnson, will bring together a cross-disciplinary team from the Colleges of Engineering and Education to translate emerging nanoscale research at the College of Engineering into meaningful undergraduate learning opportunities for students in multiple disciplines specifically targeting increased understanding of structure, process and design considerations related to physical phenomena at the nanoscale.The intellectual merit of this project is to develop new curricular content based on nanoscience research within the College of Engineering, and to develop a new nanoscience course for non-majors, as well as to research the learning outcomes for the three different groups of students.As a broader impact, research on students' understandings of nanoscience and engineering concepts will be measured and compared for three populations (all engineers, materials science majors, and K-12 science teachers) through pre- and post- course surveys, selected interviews (pre, mid, and post) and outcome evaluations conducted by nano-education researchers. The proposal for this award was received in response to the Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) Program Solicitation (NSF 06-538) and is being co-funded by the Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems (CMS) and the Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC).