Educational Program: University Degree Education

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Educational ProgramUniversity Degree Education

• Henrik Pedersen
• Professor and Chair
• Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
• Rutgers University

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Organization
C-SOC Director and Advisory Board
Educational Program Henrik Pedersen, Education
Director Holly Crawford, Outreach and Diversity
Education Committee includes Piero Armenante,
NJIT Carl Wassgren, Purdue Carlos Velazquez, UPRM
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Education, Outreach, and Diversity Roadmap
UG
GRAD
K-12
POST GRAD
LSAMP / AGEP
HS Modules
M.S.
Minors
FORMAL EDUCATION
HS Teacher Training/CEUs
Ph. D.
REU
Certificates
REU
Rutgers Science Explorer
Summer School
Summer Intern. Program
Cont Educ. Mod. (Industry)
OUTREACH (EXPERIENTIAL)
LSAMP / AGEP
EPICS
Lab Facilities
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Outline

• Educational activities currently in place at the
  partner institutions (primarily pharma-related)
• The educational activities and development that
  will be put in place early in the C-SOC program
• Opportunities for faculty in the educational
  program
• Modes of industrial interaction
• A typical graduate student experience in the
  C-SOC program

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Programs
Educational activities in place
Programs will develop from a strong foundation.
Some examples include

• NJIT MS program in Pharmaceutical Engineering
• Rutgers NSF/NIH IGERT in Nanopharmaceuticals
• UPRM Development Laboratory Pharm. Eng. Program
• Purdue Industrial Pharmacy Program
• Graduate internships in industry
• Minors, certificates, continuing education
• Undergraduate tracks in related areas (bio,
  pharma, )

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Formal Education Strategic Plan
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Training Flow - General Features
Educational activities in place
Year 1 Before admission to training program
Engineering core requirements (Rutgers, Purdue,
NJIT, UPR)
Chemistry core requirements (Rutgers, Purdue,
NJIT, UPR)
Pharmacy core requirements (Rutgers, Purdue)
Food Science core requirements (Rutgers, Purdue)
Integration Common Courses Professional
Development Workshop National/International
Internship Ethics
Choice Elective Modules Dissertation Themes
Interdisciplinary Thrusts Cross-disciplinary
Electives Professional Development Internship
Years 2 and 3 Training
Academia
Industry
Government
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New Curriculum Feature1-credit modules
Educational activity development

• 1-credit modules are short courses allowing
• Flexibility in presentation
• Flexibility in scheduling and sequencing
• Industrial expertise
• Faculty expertise across institutions
• 1 course for 4 institutions
• 4 institutions teach 1 course
• Integration of content
• Co-ordination of educational goals

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Modular Courses
Educational activity development

• Faculty initiate module development supported
  through the education program
• Develop modules over a three-year timeline at a
  rate of 6 modules per year
• Some modules will be developed in coordination
  with the NSF IGERT program
• Modules appropriate for industrial non-degree
  study (continuing education) and as material for
  incorporation into undergraduate courses

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Example Module Courses
Educational activity development

• Organic Particle Synthesis Methods
• Organic Particle Interactions
• Composite Processing Methods
• Composite Characterization Methods
• Composite Product Formulation and Design
• Advanced Materials Characterization
• Particle-Based Drug Delivery
• Nanopharmaceutics
• Interfacial Science

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Example Module Courses
Educational activity development

• Computational Pharmaceutics
• Multiscale Modeling
• Nanomaterials Processing
• Introduction to Population Balances
• Mechanical Properties of Formulations
• Pharmaceutical Unit Operations
• Modeling of Continuum Processes
• Discrete Element Modeling of Granular Flow
• Crystallization technology
• Multiphase Mixing

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Module Template
Educational activity development

• Course Title and synopsis
• Instructors
• Dates and times offered (regular semester
  summer, winter session intensive on-line
  site-specific laboratory )
• Objectives and prerequisites follow-on course
  suggestions co-requisites
• Lecture schedule
• Cyber-infrastructure features
• Notes, assignments, drop-box, chat, email, links,
  electronic recording, (SAKAI, WebCT, )
• Content delivery (AccessGRID, )
• Multiple faculty from academia and industry

C-SOC Network
electronic textbook lecture recording
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Additional Courses and Activities
Educational activity development

• Ethics seminar (scientific ethics, module)
• Professional development workshop targeting
  primarily graduate students
• Internships, usually in the summer of the first
  year for graduate study
• Research seminars and thrust area reviews
• Presentations at professional and LSAMP/AGEP
  conferences

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Faculty Integration
Faculty Opportunities

• Joint supervision of research
• C-SOC students have a research co-advisor from an
  outside partner institution
• Faculty teach and develop modules
• Research seminars and thrust area reviews
• Teaching program evaluation

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Program Assessment

• Assessment carried out using the modified
  Excellence in Higher Education (EHE) framework
• Industry questionnaire, student feedback
• Advisory board, trainee council, education
  committee
• ABET guidelines and self-assessment features (as
  appropriate)

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Graduate Student Experience

• Year 1
• Associated with home graduate program, core
  courses, strength in the discipline
• Preview C-SOC research opportunities assignment
  of an advisor and co-advisor
• Industrial internship during summer months

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Graduate Student Experience

• Years 2-3
• Associated with home graduate program and C-SOC
• Complete courses and modules
• Research reviews, seminars
• Opportunity for research and training at partner
  laboratory or training facility

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Summary - Formal Programs

• Build on initiatives underway at partner
  institutions to advance SOC training
• Develop bridges to provide a unified experience
  and a method for adapting to a variety of
  educational backgrounds
• New module development, textbooks, teaching
  tools, laboratory exercises
• Development an exciting and challenging suite of
  educational programs to train a new generation of
  scientists and engineers with core skills and
  broad applicability
• Continually evaluate value of programs through
  assessment