Planning Grant to Reform the Undergraduate Engineering Program at the Colorado School of Mines

科罗拉多矿业学院本科工程项目改革规划拨款

基本信息

批准号：
0230699
负责人：
Joan Gosink
金额：
$ 10万
依托单位：
Colorado School of Mines
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2002
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2002-10-01 至 2004-09-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0230699&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Planning Grant Reform Undergraduate Engineering

项目摘要

PROPOSAL NO.: 0230699PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Gosink, JoanINSTITUTION NAME: Colorado School of MinesTITLE: Planning Grant to Reform the Undergraduate Engineering Program at the Colorado School of MinesAbstractThe Engineering Division at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), plans to reform the Engineering program at CSM through four strategies:1)Consolidation of fundamental engineering curriculum through the elimination of legacymaterials.Our approach to curriculum consolidation begins with the development ofthree "Fundamental Systems Courses "(FSC)to replace six traditional courses.The FSCare linked to the traditional course materials through the similarity of mathematicalstructures.We will offer two pilot classes in the new format during the planning grant.2)Development of "two-plus-one-credit " courses to replace specific three-credit courses,with the one-credit modules featuring project-based study of emerging engineering topicsand/or computational methods used by practicing engineers.The one-credit modules willinvolve mentoring by industrial colleagues.3)Further development of new and existing five-year BS/MS programs at CSM focusing onthe changing needs of US industry for the engineering workforce.4)Implementing effective teaching methods,including mentoring,team-based andexperience-based learning,computer simulation,and web-based reinforcement oflearning materials.To assess the effectiveness of these revisions,we will use formative and summati e instruments,including surveys,data collection,a new outcomes assessment instrument,and anecdotalinformation obtained from faculty,students,and our Corporate Advisory Board.Trainedprofessional evaluators will interview students participating in the pilot sections via focus groupsettings.

提案编号：0230699主要调查员：琼·戈辛克机构名称：科罗拉多矿业学院标题：科罗拉多矿业学院本科工程项目改革规划拨款摘要科罗拉多矿业学院 (CSM) 工程部计划改革科罗拉多矿业学院 (CSM) 的工程项目CSM 通过四种策略：1）通过消除遗留材料来巩固基础工程课程。我们的课程巩固方法首先开发三门“基础系统课程”(FSC)，以取代六门传统课程。FSC 通过数学结构的相似性与传统课程材料联系起来。在规划拨款期间，我们将提供两门新格式的试点课程。2)开发“二加一学分”课程，以取代特定的三学分课程，一学分模块的特点是对新兴工程主题和/或执业工程师使用的计算方法进行基于项目的研究。一学分模块将涉及辅导3) CSM 进一步开发新的和现有的五年制 BS/MS 课程，重点关注美国工业界对工程劳动力不断变化的需求。4) 实施有效的教学方法，包括指导、基于团队和基于经验的学习为了评估这些修订的有效性，我们将使用形成性和总结性工具，包括调查、数据收集、新的结果评估工具以及从以下渠道获得的轶事信息：教师、学生和我们的企业顾问委员会。经过培训的专业评估员将通过焦点小组采访参与试点部分的学生。