Title :
Implementation of a multidisciplinary introduction to microfabrication at Binghamton University
Author :
Cui, Wenfeng ; Jones, William ; Klotzkin, David ; Myers, G. ; White, Bruce ; Wagoner, Shawn
Author_Institution :
Binghamton Univ. Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
Abstract :
Microfabrication is a critical area to many branches of science and engineering. Beginning in 2009, we undertook a broad multidisciplinary approach to bring microfabrication into all aspects of the science and engineering curriculum. This program was coupled with a comprehensive assessment activity to evaluate the program´s effectiveness and continuously improve it year to year. In this paper, we report on the details of our implementation process, the techniques we have found to bring a hands-on experience to large classes and the lessons learned from our attempts to make this topic a mainstream part of engineering and science education.
Keywords :
educational institutions; engineering education; microfabrication; Binghamton University; comprehensive assessment activity; engineering curriculum; hands-on experience; microfabrication; multidisciplinary approach; program effectiveness evaluation; science education; Chemistry; Educational institutions; Fabrication; Knowledge engineering; Pipelines; Videos; engineering education; microfabrication; nanofabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2012
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1353-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2012.6462244