关注工程教育中的工程实践——美国“社区服务工程项目”评述

Engineering Practice in Engineering Education:Review of EPICS in the United States

作为对工程实践性和服务学习理念的反应,美国普渡大学了创立了"社区服务工程项目",并在其他工科院校得到推广。目前,普渡大学是该项目的总部,共有22所大学和学院加入其中。该项目具有与社区合作伙伴紧密合作、大型和垂直一体化团队、学生长期参与、灵活的学分制度、多学科团队、全程的设计体验等六大特点,项目结构设计中关注影响学生的真实情景和长时间参与两大因素。本文对该项目进行评述,希望对我国高校建立新的工程实践模式、改革工程教育课程体系等具有启示意义。

In response to practice in engineering education and the concept of service learning, Pur- due University created, and is currently the headquarters of, the Engineering Project In Community Service （EPICS）, which has been extended to 21 other engineering colleges and universities. EPICS has six major characteristics： close collaboration with community partners, large-scale and vertically inte- grated team, students＇ long-term participation, flexible credit system, multi-disciplinary team, and de- sign experience from beginning to end. The project places a premium on real situation and long-term participation, which deeply affect students＇ experiences. The review of EPICS in this paper is conduc- tive to creating a new model of engineering practice and reforming engineering education curricula in China.