Purdue University

Purdue University received awards in 2016, 2022, and 2023.

Purdue University Libraries, Physical Science, Engineering, and Technology Division

NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program Awardee (2016)

Standards are Everywhere: An Information Literacy Approach to Standards Education

To create an open-access, introductory-level, interactive online standards education program, on a platform that can easily be used by instructors anywhere and can provide transferrable credentials for students who complete the program. The program emphasizes understanding, locating, analyzing, and applying standards in the context of engineering and product design and supports ABET accreditation outcomes for student education in engineering and engineering technology. 

Curriculum: View the curriculum developed for the Standards are Everywhere: An Information Literacy Approach to Standards Education project, including tutorials, cast studies, and badges.

Presentation: Standards are Everywhere: an Information Literacy Approach to Standards Education, November 4, 2016

Presentation: Standards are Everywhere: an Information Literacy Approach to Standards Education, November 2, 2017

Presentation: Standards are Everywhere: an Information Literacy Approach to Standards Education, December 2019

A paper was published about this award in the SES Journal and is available here: Standards are Everywhere: A Freely Available Introductory Online Educational Program on Standardization for Product Development, Margaret Phillips, Paul McPherson, and Michael Fosmire (May/Jun 2018)

The contacts for this award are Margaret Phillips, phill201 [at] purdue.edu (phill201[at]purdue[dot]edu); Paul McPherson, pmcphers [at] purdue.edu (pmcphers[at]purdue[dot]edu); and Michael Fosmire, fosmire [at] purdue.edu (fosmire[at]purdue[dot]edu). 

School of Aviation and Transportation Technology

NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program Awardee (2022)

Integrating Electric Propulsion Standards into Aerospace Education

To develop two education modules on airworthiness requirements for electric propulsion and design requirements for electric propulsion. The modules incorporate international standards and include lesson plans with scripted narratives and guided group discussions, videos, and assessment questions. The content will be integrated into undergraduate courses in aircraft powerplant technology and powerplant systems and graduate courses in aviation and aerospace sustainability. 

The contacts for this award are Tracy Yother tyother [at] purdue.edu (tyother[at]purdue[dot]edu); and Mary Johnson mejohnson [at] purdue.edu (mejohnson[at]purdue[dot]edu)

School of Engineering Technology

NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program Awardee (2023)

The Role of Standards in Product Innovation - Educating the Importance of Standards Related to Emerging Technology Developments

To create five modules to integrate standards and standardization content into the engineering technology curriculum. The modules will include instructional videos, hands-on practice lessons, and assessments for educating undergraduate and graduate students on standards and regulations for emerging technologies. They will be built using a badging platform that allows instructors and/or students to utilize the system and be able to import badge information into their own open badge systems and display it on other platforms.

Article: National institute awards grant to innovate engineering technology curriculum, Nick Pompella (May 02, 2024)

The contacts for this award are Milton Aguirre, MEAguirr [at] purdue.edu (MEAguirr[at]purdue[dot]edu); Paul McPherson, PMcphers [at] purdue.edu (PMcphers[at]purdue[dot]edu); and Margaret Phillips, Phill201 [at] purdue.edu (Phill201[at]purdue[dot]edu)

Multimedia Case Studies and eLearning Modules (2012)

In FY2012, Purdue University collaborated with the Standards Engineering Society (SES), now known as SES-The Society for Standards Professionals, on two awards. More information is available here. 

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