Award Abstract #0737530
Undergraduate M&S Education Initiative in ElectriCal Engineering (USE-ICE)
| NSF Org | DUE Division of Undergraduate Education |
|---|---|
| Initial Amendment Date | January 22, 2008 |
| Latest Amendment Date | January 22, 2008 |
| Award Number | 0737530 |
| Award Instrument | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager | Russell L. Pimmel DUE Division of Undergraduate Education EHR Directorate for Education & Human Resources |
| Start Date | February 1, 2008 |
| Expires | January 31, 2010 (Estimated) |
| Investigator(s) | Hamid Vakilzadian hvakilzadian@unl.edu (Principal Investigator) Dietmar Moeller (Co-Principal Investigator) |
| Sponsor | University of Nebraska-Lincoln 312 N 14TH STREET LINCOLN, NE 68588 402/472-1825 |
| NSF Program(s) | CCLI-Phase 1 (Exploratory), S-STEM:SCHLR SCI TECH ENG&MATH |
ABSTRACT
Electrical Engineering
The project is developing a modeling and simulation (M&S) degree program to produce skilled graduates for the public and private sectors with these increasingly important skills. The project is working to 1) develop the M&S program's criteria, qualifications, educational requirements, certification, and training standards; 2) introduce a new M&S curriculum in their department; 3) develop educational modules in areas such as discrete event simulation and continuous system simulation; 4) propose a plan to implement an undergraduate M&S program in the Department of Electrical Engineering; 5) develop the evaluation criteria for accreditation of the M&S programs for the Engineering Accreditation Board; 6) implement an externally reviewed evaluation plan; and 7) build consensus for broader acceptability of the developed program and suggested curriculum. Evaluation efforts, with significant input from an outside evaluator and a broad-based advisory board, are ensuring that the qualification and education requirements meet industry's needs and accreditation criteria and that the instructional materials are effective. They are posting their material on a website and publishing and presenting it through the standard engineering education and modeling and simulation venues. Broader impacts include the dissemination of their materials and the development of a curriculum that meets an emerging need in industry.
Links
- http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/TIS/USE-ICE/
- http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/
