The future engineers in dynamic systems academy
The Future Engineers in Dynamic Systems (FEDS) Academy is a unique two-week summer educational program for junior and senior high-school students in the Baltimore region. It focuses on dynamics, vibration, acoustics, and system control in the mechanical engineering discipline. The Academy consists of about ten students each year and takes place in the Dynamic Systems and Vibrations Laboratory (DSVL) and surrounding classrooms at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Students are exposed to the state-of-the-art research and facility in the DSVL and engaged in thought-provoking laboratories and lectures led by undergraduate and graduate teaching fellows. They learn how engineering activities can be used for the betterment of life. An outline of the program is presented in this paper. The survey results in 2005 and 2006 show that the program is well received by the students.
Curriculum development Secondary school engineering education Engineering outreach
Weidong Zhu Benjamin H.Emory
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, U.S.A.
国际会议
上海
英文
201-208
2006-08-17（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）