Collaborative Research: Assessing the Spectrum of International Undergraduate Engineering Educational Experiences

合作研究：评估国际本科工程教育经验

• 批准号: 1160404
• 负责人: Mary Besterfield-Sacre
• 金额: $ 46.78万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1160404&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Assessing; Spectrum; International

This engineering education research project will investigate the types of experiences that undergraduate engineering students have to develop global competencies. Since globalization and technology have "flattened" the world there is an increasing need for engineering students to be able to work in an environment that is increasingly international. A variety of means, including surveys and interviews, will help the research team understand the range of experiences available to students, as well as what types of experiences best foster global competencies.The broader significance and importance of this project will be to inform engineering degree programs and university administrators about the range of options available to develop international competencies. Since such experiences are increasingly important yet potentially expensive, such insights have the potential to inform program development and evolution. The results of this study, while focusing on engineering, can be generalized to other STEM fields. This project overlaps with NSF's strategic goals of transforming the frontiers through preparation of an engineering workforce with new capabilities and expertise. Additionally NSF's goal of innovating for society is enabled by creating results and research that are useful for society by informing educational policy and practices.

该工程教育研究项目将调查本科工程学生必须开发全球能力的经验类型。 由于全球化和技术已经“变平”了世界，因此工程专业的学生能够在越来越国际化的环境中工作的需求越来越多。 包括调查和访谈在内的各种手段将有助于研究团队了解学生可用的经验范围，以及哪种类型的经验最佳培养全球能力。该项目的更广泛的意义和重要性将是为工程学位课程和大学管理人员提供有关开发国际能力的选择范围。 由于这种经验越来越重要但可能昂贵，因此这种见解有可能为计划的开发和进化提供信息。 这项研究的结果虽然专注于工程，但可以推广到其他STEM领域。 该项目与NSF的战略目标重叠，即通过准备具有新能力和专业知识的工程劳动力来改变前沿。 此外，NSF通过为社会创造的成果和研究来实现对社会的创新目标，这些结果和研究通过为教育政策和实践提供信息而对社会有用。