Using a Virtual Engineering Internship to Model the Complexity of Engineering Design Problems

利用虚拟工程实习对工程设计问题的复杂性进行建模

• 批准号: 1232656
• 负责人: David Shaffer
• 金额: $ 55万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 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: 2012-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1232656&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Using; Virtual; Engineering; Internship; Model

This engineering education research project will use a cyber-learning tool to understand the relationship between the mathematical complexity of an engineering design problem and their cognitive complexity. An existing simulation game will be used to understand student design choices and relate them to students' knowledge, skills, values, and identity as an engineer. A detailed theoretical model can then be used to determine how various constructs of student understanding determines how they engage with engineering design problems. Design skills are fundamental to engineering work, thus a better understanding of the relationship between what students know and how they design can inform curricula and development of pedagogy. The broader significance and importance of this project is the exploration of cyber-learning simulations that have the potential to be scalable and customizable to different engineering degree programs. One of the potential advantages of using simulations to teach design thinking is the ability to address the needs of different groups to improve their retention in engineering degree programs. 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 supporting the development of innovative learning systems.

该工程教育研究项目将使用网络学习工具来了解工程设计问题的数学复杂性与认知复杂性之间的关系。 现有的模拟游戏将用于了解学生的设计选择，并将其与学生的知识，技能，价值观和工程师身份相关联。 然后可以使用详细的理论模型来确定学生理解的各种构造如何确定他们如何与工程设计问题互动。 设计技能对工程工作至关重要，因此可以更好地理解学生所知道的关系以及如何设计教学法的课程和发展。该项目的更广泛的意义和重要性是对网络学习模拟的探索，这些模拟有可能根据不同的工程学位课程进行可扩展和定制。 使用模拟教授设计思维的潜在优势之一是能够满足不同群体的需求，以提高其在工程学位课程中的保留。 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，通过支持创新学习系统的发展，NSF为社会创新的目标是实现的。