TY - GEN
T1 - Transforming academic curricula
T2 - From pulp and paper to biobased products
AU - Ramaswamy, Shri
AU - Tschirner, Ulrike W
AU - Chen, Yi Ru
PY - 2007/12/10
Y1 - 2007/12/10
N2 - This chapter describes the ongoing efforts at the University of Minnesota to transform the academic curricula to meet changes anticipated within the forest products and pulp and paper industries. The new program places emphasis on the efficient utilization of renewable bio-resources including forestry, agricultural residue and other biomass. The department-wide transformation of teaching and learning practices has been undertaken, through the reformation of degree programs, the development of curriculum and the improvement in instructional strategies. The specific objectives are organized around key thematic areas and include developing and implementing a new, transdisciplinary, inter-collegiate, bio-based products engineering and marketing and management degree program. The broader impacts of the ongoing effort include the transformation of an academic curriculum in the emerging field of bio-based products, training well-prepared technical and business professionals for the future "bio-economy."
AB - This chapter describes the ongoing efforts at the University of Minnesota to transform the academic curricula to meet changes anticipated within the forest products and pulp and paper industries. The new program places emphasis on the efficient utilization of renewable bio-resources including forestry, agricultural residue and other biomass. The department-wide transformation of teaching and learning practices has been undertaken, through the reformation of degree programs, the development of curriculum and the improvement in instructional strategies. The specific objectives are organized around key thematic areas and include developing and implementing a new, transdisciplinary, inter-collegiate, bio-based products engineering and marketing and management degree program. The broader impacts of the ongoing effort include the transformation of an academic curriculum in the emerging field of bio-based products, training well-prepared technical and business professionals for the future "bio-economy."
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:36749028914
SN - 0841239819
SN - 9780841239814
T3 - ACS Symposium Series
SP - 61
EP - 74
BT - Materials, Chemicals, and Energy from Forest Biomass
A2 - Argyropoulos, Dimitris
ER -