Red Rocks Community College/Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University
Country:
Nepal
Award Date:
2002
Award Amount:
$98,829.00
Cost Share:
$78,055.00
Other Funds:
$3,500.00
Other Partners:
Colorado School of Mines; U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
This partnership is preparing diploma and pre-engineering students to continue their studies in the environmental sciences. One Red Rocks Community College faculty member has taught mathematics at the Thapathali campus of Tribhuvan University’s Institute of Engineering (IOE) and has encour-aged IOE faculty to use alternative instruc-tional methods. Four IOE faculty attended seminars at Red Rocks and met with officials from the Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Partners collected data on failure rates among students at the IOE’s three campuses. The partners then developed an introductory environmental science curriculum, including labs, and introduced the use of the TI-83 calculator as part of the overall goal of improving the performance of students in upper-level courses.