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Home > CES EduPack > Community > Events > Symposia > US 2011 > Courses CES EduPack Short Courses at the Materials Education SymposiumWorcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MAThe Symposium "Information Technology in Support of Materials Education" will be preceded by two days of optional short courses. The courses will be led by Professor Mike Ashby of the University of Cambridge. The courses introduce and demonstrate the use of CES EduPack, the world-leading supporting resource for teaching materials and manufacturing to engineering and design students, as used at 700 universities and colleges worldwide. The Introductory Course is ideal for those who are new to CES EduPack or seeking a refresher course on its use. The Advanced Course is for those who have completed the Introductory Course, or are more familiar with the use of CES EduPack - providing tips on its use and covering more advanced features. Outline course agendaMarch 22 - Introductory CourseThe detailed agenda will be confirmed nearer to the event, but the course will consist of a series of units, each including a short lecture, a software demonstration, discussion time, and a "hands-on session" during which attendees can use the CES EduPack software. Members of the CES EduPack team will be present to help and to answer questions. Typical units for an introductory course are:
Note: attendees will be expected to bring their own laptop computers for the hands-on sessions, and will be provided with the new CES EduPack 2011 software. March 23 - Advanced CourseThe detailed agenda will be confirmed nearer to the event, but the course will consist of a series of units, each including a short lecture, a software demonstration, discussion time, and a "hands-on session" during which attendees can use the CES EduPack software. Members of the CES EduPack team will be present to help and to answer questions. Typical units for an advanced course are:
Note: attendees will be expected to bring their own laptop computers for the hands-on sessions, and will be provided with the new CES EduPack 2011 software. The day will close with a drinks reception. Background to the coursesWho are the courses for?Professors, Lecturers, and Program Directors of university and college courses related to materials and manufacturing. The courses are relevant to the following disciplines: mechanical engineering; production engineering; aerospace engineering; materials science and engineering; industrial and product design; polymer science and engineering; eco-engineering; chemical engineering; bio-engineering; and architecture and the built environment. What are the courses about?The CES EduPack package has been created by Professor Mike Ashby of Cambridge University and his colleagues over the past 20 years. Both the resources that it provides and the ideas that it implements are valuable to educators across a broad range of engineering-related courses, and from first to final-year teaching. They have been used to support and reinforce existing courses that use a variety of teaching approaches and texts, as well as in the design of new courses. At the heart of CES EduPack is a database of materials and process properties, supported by textbook-style explanations of materials attributes and behavior. This provides a rich, interactive information resource that can engage students with the world of materials. The CES EduPack software applies the information in the database, enabling exercises and projects to analyze and compare materials properties, and to select materials for engineering applications. These computer-based learning tools are augmented with Powerpoint lectures, teaching resource books, student projects and exercises, and textbooks. The course will show, through lectures interspersed with hands-on tutorial sessions using the software, how such resources can assist materials teaching. Course lecturers
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Course leader: Professor Mike Ashby 