Introduction to biosystems engineering in the era of the bio-based economy: Teaching resources development

dc.contributor.author	Wolfe, ML	en
dc.contributor.author	Panagakis, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Wynn Thompson, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Gentile, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Ramirez-Gomez, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Whysong, C	en
dc.contributor.author	O'Donnell, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Danao, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:51:52Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:51:52Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5748
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dc.subject	Bio-based economy	en
dc.subject	Energy balance	en
dc.subject	Engineering ethics	en
dc.subject	International curriculum development	en
dc.subject	Mass balance	en
dc.subject.other	Atlantis	en
dc.subject.other	Bio-based economy	en
dc.subject.other	Bio-systems	en
dc.subject.other	Curriculum development	en
dc.subject.other	Curriculum development project	en
dc.subject.other	Data presentation	en
dc.subject.other	Educational resource	en
dc.subject.other	Engineering design process	en
dc.subject.other	Engineering ethics	en
dc.subject.other	Laboratory exercise	en
dc.subject.other	Mass balance	en
dc.subject.other	Multiple applications	en
dc.subject.other	Teaching resources	en
dc.subject.other	Agriculture	en
dc.subject.other	Biological systems	en
dc.subject.other	Curricula	en
dc.subject.other	Energy balance	en
dc.subject.other	Philosophical aspects	en
dc.subject.other	Technical writing	en
dc.subject.other	Engineering	en
dc.title	Introduction to biosystems engineering in the era of the bio-based economy: Teaching resources development	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	A consortium of four European (EU) and two US institutions received funding in 2009 through the EU-US Atlantis program for a four-year mobility and curriculum development project focused on Biosystems Engineering (BE). The emphasis of the curriculum development activities is to produce educational resources that can be incorporated into existing BE curricula around the world to prepare BE graduates to work in the emerging bio-based economy. The outcomes of the project will be available via a website so that BE (and other) programs can select resources based on their own emphases and constraints. Material is being developed in English, with abstracts also translated into the languages of the partners. This paper focuses on development of teaching resources for introducing students to BE. The resources focus on various concepts with which BE students should be familiar. The team has identified and prioritized concepts for development. Material has been, or is being, developed for the following concepts: energy balance, mass balance, basics of statistics, and engineering ethics. In addition, material will be developed for systems analysis, instrumentation (basic measurements), data presentation, technical writing, and engineering design process. For each concept, the team is identifying multiple applications of the concept in BE. Each set of teaching resources will include a variety of activities, e.g., lectures, laboratory exercises, and projects. The goal is to have the material developed in time for implementation in the 2012-2013 academic year.	en
heal.journalName	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2012	en
dc.identifier.volume	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	2679	en
dc.identifier.epage	2687	en