Integrity independent lab into project: A modification made to the materials science Lab curriculum
- Conference
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Portland, Oregon
- Publication Date
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June 23, 2024
- Start Date
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June 23, 2024
- End Date
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July 12, 2024
- Conference Session
- Tagged Division
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Materials Division (MATS)
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/47669
Paper Authors
Yljing Stehle Union College
Yijing Y. Stehle received her Ph.D. in 2010 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Miami. After completing doctoral studies, she did one year of postdoctoral research at the University of Florida. From 2012 to 2014, she joined Bluestone Global Tech in Poughkeepsie, NY as a senior research scientist. She worked as postdoctoral associate at Oak Ridge National Lab from 2014 to 2017 on 2D materials and devices. From 2017-2019, she worked as an assistant professor at Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute, Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Since 2019, she worked as an assistant professor at Mechanical Engineering Department of Union College. Her research interests lie in the area of 2D materials and related devices.
Abstract
The Union College Mechanical Engineering department has been redeveloping the curriculum to make it more inclusive and meet the college-wide general education challenge to connect our disciplinary content with complex global challenges. Traditionally, our materials science labs were designed as weekly, independent labs to reflect the lecture content from the Wiley version of Material Science and Engineering textbook.. This paper presents the approach of consolidating the 3–4 independent materials science labs into one larger project that addresses a real world challenge. In the materials-based project-based lab（PB-Lab), students work in groups and identify specific materials (morphological, structural, property, process) to create solutions for a scenario in an ongoing global crisis with set timeframes and constraints. The curriculum design of PB-Lab engages students with active learning and authentic learning; they see how what they are learning in materials sciences can be applied as working engineers. Students experience the interdependent and integrated nature of the materials development process. In summary, PB-Lab engages students in identifying problems, developing potential solutions through materials characterization and analysis in the lab, and delivering effective communication in the form of lab reports or presentations.
Stehle, Y. (2024, June), Integrity independent lab into project: A modification made to the materials science Lab curriculum Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/47669
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