Supporting Innovative Design Decisions (SIDD) through Cyber-enabled Learning Environments

这项授予普渡大学的工程教育研究奖将聘请研究人员在3D虚拟世界环境和虚拟组织中使用当前技术，以提高工程专业学生的设计技能。虚拟设计工作室将为基于团队的探究和协作提供机会，并将帮助学生学习内容和过程，例如评估设计方案和做出设计决策。学生将参与一个虚拟的研究和设计公司，分析和设计飞机，并竞争合同。本研究的方法和结果将促进一般的理解，如何虚拟设计环境和严重的游戏，使用的技术是熟悉的和有吸引力的学生可以用来改善工程教育，为地理分布的团队提供合作机会，并帮助学生准备工程工作。

This engineering education research award to Purdue University will employ researchers to use current technology in 3-D virtual world environments and virtual organizations to improve the development of design skills for engineering students. The virtual design studios would provide the opportunity for team-based inquiry and collaboration and would help students learn both content and processes such as evaluating design alternatives and making design decisions. Students would participate in a virtual research and design firm and would analyze and design aircraft and compete for contracts. The methods and results of this research will advance general understanding of how virtual design environments and serious games using technology that is familiar and attractive to students can be used to improve engineering education, provide collaboration opportunities for geographically distributed teams, and help prepare students for engineering jobs.