Infrastructure at the Forefront: Development and Assessment of Two Pilot Courses

最前沿的基础设施：两个试点课程的开发和评估

• 批准号: 0837530
• 负责人: Matthew Roberts
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0837530&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Infrastructure; Forefront; Development; Assessment; Two

Engineering - Civil (54)The infrastructure in the United States is aging and in some cases is exceeding its original design capacity. Revitalizing and rebuilding infrastructure will be a significant endeavor in the coming years, yet resources for this work are not unlimited. Knowledge in multi-disciplinary aspects of infrastructure management and the collateral impacts of infrastructure choices will be required for practicing engineers. Through this project two new courses are being developed and rigorously assessed. The first course is aimed at civil engineering undergraduates to help students develop a broad understanding of the issues with regards to improving the infrastructure. The second course is aimed at non-engineering majors to promote understanding of infrastructure needs to the general public. Students enrolled in both courses will work jointly on a project on infrastructure evaluation as part of a service learning component. In addition, an annotated bibliography is being developed with a focus on infrastructure topics including technical aspects, public policy, socio-economic impact, and global competitiveness.

工程 - 民事（54）美国的基础设施正在老化，在某些情况下，其基础设施超出了其原始设计能力。在未来几年中，振兴和重建基础设施将是一项重大努力，但是这项工作的资源并非无限。在实践工程师中，将需要基础设施管理的多学科方面的知识以及基础设施选择的附带影响。通过该项目，正在开发和严格评估两个新课程。第一门课程针对土木工程大学，以帮助学生对改善基础设施的广泛了解。第二个课程旨在非工程专业的专业，以促进对公众对基础设施需求的理解。参加这两个课程的学生将共同参与一个基础架构评估项目，这是服务学习组成部分的一部分。此外，正在开发带注释的书目，重点关注基础设施主题，包括技术方面，公共政策，社会经济影响和全球竞争力。