| NSF Org: |
DUE Division Of Undergraduate Education |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | June 18, 2013 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | June 9, 2015 |
| Award Number: | 1304391 |
| Award Instrument: | Continuing Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Heather Watson
DUE Division Of Undergraduate Education EDU Directorate for STEM Education |
| Start Date: | July 1, 2013 |
| End Date: | June 30, 2017 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $764,765.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $764,765.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2014 = $268,498.00 FY 2015 = $232,124.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
444 W 3RD ST # 12 DAYTON OH US 45402-1453 (937)512-4573 |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
OH US 45402-1460 |
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| NSF Program(s): | Advanced Tech Education Prog |
| Primary Program Source: |
04001415DB NSF Education & Human Resource 04001516DB NSF Education & Human Resource |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.076 |
ABSTRACT
Sinclair Community College along with its educational and industry partners, is conducting this project to build leadership capacity for faculty in manufacturing and manufacturing-related programs at community colleges and high schools.
Intellectual Merit:
The project is based on up-to-date research on teaching and learning, and the problems experienced by US community college manufacturing technology programs, as well as studies by Society for Manufacturing engineers (SME). The project takes into consideration the rapid knowledge change in the manufacturing sector within the framework of the Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge: Materials and Processes; Product, Tooling and Assembly; System and Operators; and Competitiveness. Project activities include: 1) providing a comprehensive 100-hour leadership capacity building program for three cohorts of instructional leaders; 2) conducting expanded pre-college outreach focused on manufacturing careers; 3) disseminating information and resources to postsecondary faculty members and high school teachers.
Broader Impacts:
The project has the potential to have a significant impact on the preparation of the next generation workforce in advanced manufacturing. It is preparing 80 manufacturing related educators to lead their manufacturing curriculum aligned with the Society for Manufacturing Engineers approved manufacturing education standards. The participants represent 30 institutions (20 two-year degree offering institutions and an additional 10 secondary institutions) and the program is affecting an estimated 1,000 students seeking two-year manufacturing related degrees and an estimated 500 pre-college students per year.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
Disclaimer
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The goal of this NSF leadership capacity building project was to provide leadership development based on advancements reported in the current manufacturing and engineering education literature for
(A) community college manufacturing faculty members, chairs, and related deans; and
(B) master teachers from high school pre-engineering programs.
The researchers and partners from across the country developed the following project objectives:
1. To provide a comprehensive 100-hour leadership capacity building program for three cohorts of instructional leaders.
2. To provide expanded pre-college outreach focused on manufacturing careers.
3. To disseminate information and resources to postsecondary faculty members and high school teachers.
Primary Project Deliverables
1. Faculty leadership development workshop models for manufacturing education in postsecondary and secondary institutions
2. Prepared effective leaders of manufacturing and manufacturing-related instructional programs
3. Prepared effective master teachers in high school pre-engineering feeder programs
4. Adoption of manufacturing curriculum aligned with the Four Pillars of Manufacturing
The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge (SME) framework for incorporating rapidly evolving curricular change requirements was built into the project, beginning with knowledge new to the discipline and carried through to manufacturing and manufacturing-related programs accreditation criteria for both ABET and ATMAE accreditation bodies. Broader Impacts for this project include the preparation of the next generation workforce in advanced manufacturing in the United States.
The overall goal of this project was met with all project objectives and deliverables completed under budget. An additional cohort of participants was included, enabling the target number of participants to be achieved and the scope of the work to actually be expanded.
The project team partnered with the Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, the largest singly-accredited statewide community college system in the United States, providing the leadership capacity building program for all Deans in the Technology Division. This cohort expanded the scope of the program and used it as the basis for their strategic plan. This work was presented as a plenary at the American Technical Education Association National Conference. Furthermore, the college intends to sustain this activity and has launched “Leadership Capacity Building Program 2.0”.
Last Modified: 09/26/2017
Modified by: Steven E Wendel
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Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2011, ?Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge.? [Available for download at www.sme.org/fourpillars ]Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2011, ?Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge.? [Steven E Wendel?Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge?
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