Mechanical Engineering Technology Advancement (META)

该项目正在创建一个创新的机械工程技术教育途径，以满足不断发展的行业需求，并为学生提供在快速发展的STEM领域取得成功所需的能力。机械工程技术进步（Meta）项目正在开发和试点灵活和自适应模块为基础的课程，利用基于问题的学习。这些课程侧重于制造和装配流程和规划，以确保该地区的劳动力配备最新的知识和技能，特别是在汽车和航空领域。Meta项目通过关注雇主在制造和装配方面的需求，包括项目管理、生产流程规划、物流和质量等技能，促进学生学习和劳动力准备。该项目吸引了雇主伙伴和国家SCATE中心的参与，使该项目具有可持续性;其模块化性质确保了其可复制性;一个行业咨询委员会也确保了基于问题的学习情景与当今的MET领域相关。Meta项目正在试行课程交付创新，着眼于未来跨学科的扩展，与SCATE中心，ATE Central分享其灵活的课程模块和实施策略，并为寻求更好地满足雇主需求的其他学院提供培训研讨会工程技术。

The project is creating an innovative educational pathway in mechanical engineering technology that addresses a developing industry need and gives students the competencies needed to succeed in a rapidly developing STEM field. The Mechanical Engineering Technology Advancement (META) project is developing and piloting flexible and adaptive module-based courses that utilize problem-based learning. These courses focus on manufacturing and assembly processes and planning that will ensure that the region's workforce is being equipped with the latest knowledge and skills, particularly in the automotive and aviation fields. The META project advances student learning and workforce preparedness by focusing on the needs of employers in manufacturing and assembly, including the skill sets of project management, production process planning, logistics, and quality. The project engages employer partners and the national SCATE Center, making the project sustainable; its modular nature is ensuring its replicability; and an industry advisory board is also ensuring that problem-based learning scenarios are relevant to today's MET field. The META project is piloting a curriculum delivery innovation with an eye toward a future expansion across disciplines, sharing its flexible curriculum modules and implementation strategies with the SCATE Center, ATE Central and offering a training workshop for other colleges that seek to better meet the demands of employers in engineering technologies.