Start Date
4-1968 8:00 AM
Description
Monographs are being prepared from research reports for use as supplementary source material in engineering classrooms. Each Monograph contains and develops one central idea and Is planned for use in one to three class periods of a course. The three prominent engineering science subject areas of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and control systems were selected in which to establish a pilot program for creation and testing of these documents. The main objective is to speed the results of new technology resulting from research into the classroom. This NASA Pilot Program is an experiment of the College of Engineering at Oklahoma State University supported by a contract with NASA Office of Technology Utilization.
The results of 18 months in the pilot program to create, disseminate, and evaluate the effectiveness of the Monographs as source material in engineering education are very encouraging. Several different modes for generating the Monographs by senior professors, junior professors, and graduate assistants have been found that are satisfactory and some that are not very effective. Sufficient experience has been obtained to provide confidence in extrapolating the program to a broader system of production for the Monographs. A sufficient number of evaluations have been obtained from. classroom use by professors to assure that the product is a useful one. An initial Investigation into industrial interest in these same Monographs has produced a very positive response as well.
Source-Material on New Technology for Engineering Education
Monographs are being prepared from research reports for use as supplementary source material in engineering classrooms. Each Monograph contains and develops one central idea and Is planned for use in one to three class periods of a course. The three prominent engineering science subject areas of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and control systems were selected in which to establish a pilot program for creation and testing of these documents. The main objective is to speed the results of new technology resulting from research into the classroom. This NASA Pilot Program is an experiment of the College of Engineering at Oklahoma State University supported by a contract with NASA Office of Technology Utilization.
The results of 18 months in the pilot program to create, disseminate, and evaluate the effectiveness of the Monographs as source material in engineering education are very encouraging. Several different modes for generating the Monographs by senior professors, junior professors, and graduate assistants have been found that are satisfactory and some that are not very effective. Sufficient experience has been obtained to provide confidence in extrapolating the program to a broader system of production for the Monographs. A sufficient number of evaluations have been obtained from. classroom use by professors to assure that the product is a useful one. An initial Investigation into industrial interest in these same Monographs has produced a very positive response as well.
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