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Integrating Research Into The Undergraduate Curriculum Nasa's Microgravity Bioreactor
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Francis, Shani Schimmel, K. L. Pellis, Neal R. |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Abstract | Currently, there is an emphasis in many funding agencies on integrating research results into the undergraduate curriculum. The basic rationale is that research expenditures will thus be leveraged to improve the quality of undergraduate education by providing students with interesting, real world engineering problems that will motivate, provide opportunities for students to integrate material from different courses, and develop problem solving skills. While there is little disagreement as to the potential benefits of this approach, there is the need for models of how to efficiently perform the research-teaching integration. This paper explores the use of Macromedia Authorware 5 Attain ® to develop an interactive multimedia module that will test the research integration concept and its feasibility. The module explores the NASA microgravity bioreactor, which was developed in the late 1980’s and is significantly impacting the tissue culture research community. The module is structured to interactively lead students through a problem solving strategy that involves problem definition, solution generation, decision analysis, solution implementation, and solution evaluation. Topics covered in the module will include ones that are typically covered in introductory numerical methods and data analysis courses. Initial testing of the module is in a sophomore level introduction to chemical engineering analysis and design course. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://peer.asee.org/integrating-research-into-the-undergraduate-curriculum-nasa-s-microgravity-bioreactor.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
