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Jason Bruns is the Director of the Minnesota State Engineering Center of Excellence. He received his B.S from the University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, and a Master of Business Administration from Minnesota State University Mankato. He spent 20+ years in the industry successfully serving in engineering, operations, and manufacturing leadership roles at various companies including GE. Mr. Bruns now directs the Center’s activities as it pertains to engineering education, industry connections, and program collaborations.
This Siemens secondary school curriculum (ages 15-18) is a project/problem-based learning curriculum which teaches the fundamentals of engineering design and manufacturing along with the enabling technology. Each project allows student teams to develop distinct solutions to the same problem. The problem presents the student with an opportunity to plan, organize and conduct research. “Enabling Activities” provide students with the required knowledge and skills “just in time” so they may proceed to a viable solution. Students utilize their research in the design, prototyping, testing, evaluation and redesign of a solution. Teachers are trained on the curriculum, pedagogy and technology while receiving continuing education credits.
Bruns, J., & Grogan, B. (2022, August), Engineering and Engineering Technology STEM Curriculum Courses (Resource Exchange) Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40706
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