(中譯)美國歐林工程學院的課程介紹

認識我的朋友都知道，我不喜歡機械系死板的課，修課修得很痛苦（還有三十幾學分待拿）前陣子在天下雜誌550期，看到一篇介紹美國波士頓歐林工程學院Olin College of Engineering，看到他們的課程介紹，我想 ：”damn,這該不會就是我理想中的工學院吧“

於是想翻譯成中文跟大家分享～～

原文連結在下方

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歐林的課程概念是：工程始於人---知道我們為誰設計、他們重視什麼，了解哪些領域有機會也終於人---了解我們作品的社會脈絡是什麼，帶給世界正面影響

我們相信大學的工程教育有問題，所以成立歐林學院;傳統的課程教學生如何解決問題，而沒教他們如何選擇解決“正確”的問題，或把方法應用在生活上，顯得太過狹隘。

大部份學校的學生在實際做工程前，花第一個學期（或好幾年）修習數學和自然的必修課程而這些課讓很多對工程有興趣的學生胃口盡失。

在歐林，學生一入學就有三堂手做課，這些課程他們專注在和真實世界挑戰相關的計劃裡。學生很早就探索藝術、人文、社會科學和創業精神，且能整合這些，直接應用在課程中

透過SCOPE（註）計劃，大四前就有為企業、社區解決實際問題的能力

歐林有合作的學術文化;學生在工作室般的環境學習，並有自己專屬的空間。 授課內容偏重互動（不是聽講）和合作式探索。學生有選擇和興趣相符的project的彈性，教職們擔任教練、導師、建議者的角色，及時指導和幫助學生找到需要的資源。

歐林的課程是跨學科的，所有科系的學生都要修習一系列既連結工程且統合數學、自然、人文（哲學文學藝術歷史語言）、社會科學的共同課程

歐林的教職一起工作、一起教學，搭起跨學科的橋樑，把工程師、科學家、數學家、藝術和人文教師收編在同一部門下，所以一堂課有兩個（或以上）不同科系的老師教學是常有的事-- -一個真正統合的學術經驗

註：SCOPE（Senior Capstone Program in Engineering）是為期一學年的產學合作計劃，來自不同系的大四生組成團隊，為財星 500大企業、政府研究實驗室、新產品開發公司、startups的問題提出創新解答

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原文：http://www.olin.edu/academics/curriculum/

The Olin curriculum is based on the idea that engineering starts with people -- understanding who we’re designing for, what they value, and where there are areas of opportunity -- and ends with people -- understanding the social context of our work and making a positive difference in the world.

Olin College was founded because we believe there is a problem with undergraduate engineering education. The traditional curriculum is too narrow; it teaches students how to solve problems, but not how to find the right problems to solve, or how to get their solutions out of the lab and into the world.

At most schools, students spend the first semesters -- sometimes years -- taking prerequisites in math and science before they do any engineering.  These programs discourage many of the students who are most interested in engineering.

At Olin, students start engineering right away, with three classes in the first semester that provide hands-on experiences in several areas of engineering. And throughout the curriculum, students stay engaged by working on projects connected to real-world challenges. Students begin to explore the arts, humanities, social sciences and entrepreneurship early on, and they are able to directly integrate and apply this learning in all areas of the curriculum. By their senior year, students are ready to solve real problems for companies and communities through the senior capstone engineering experiences (SCOPE and Affordable Design Engineering). 

The academic culture at Olin is collaborative. Many of our classes are taught in a studio environment where students have dedicated space, and all classes emphasize classroom activity (not just listening) and cooperative exploration. Student have flexibility to choose projects that align with their interests; faculty act as coaches, mentors and advisers, providing just-in-time instruction and helping student teams find the resources they need.

The curriculum at Olin is interdisciplinary. Students in all majors take a common set of classes that connect areas of engineering and integrate math, science, humanities and social science.

Olin faculty work and teach together, bridging multiple disciplines. The faculty are organized as a single department that brings together engineers, scientists, mathematicians, arts and humanities faculty, designers, entrepreneurs, and social scientists. It is not unusual to take a class co-taught by faculty in two or more different disciplines -- a true integrated academic experience.