Non Technical Summary
The project aims to enhance the undergraduate program by creating new courses and teaching materials tailored for students. The project will develop two courses: one on Bioprocessing and Biofuels, and another on Economic and Environmental Sustainability. These courses will include hands-on learning experiences and use a flipped classroom approach to help students better understand the material and develop critical thinking skills. The project will involve: 1) Defining learning objectives; 2) Planning and creating course content and materials; 3) Testing and refining these materials; 4) Implementing and evaluating the courses. This project will exposestudents to advanced biomanufacturing technologies and the economic and environmental challenges in the food and agriculture sectors. It aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills for real-world decision-making.Additionally, this projectcould be used as a model for other institutions, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary education in food and agricultural sciences.

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
403	0650	3020	50%
601	0210	3020	50%

Knowledge Area
601 - Economics of Agricultural Production and Farm Management; 403 - Waste Disposal, Recycling, and Reuse;

Subject Of Investigation
0650 - Wood and wood products; 0210 - Water resources;

Field Of Science
3020 - Education;

Goals / Objectives
The goal of this project is to promote new curricula and instructional materials forstudents to improve the quality of the undergraduate program

Project Methods
We will complete the following four specific tasks needed to develop these two courses: 1) determine the learning objectives; 2) plan the content and structure and create the instructional material; 3) test, revise, and refine the material; and 4) implement and evaluate the two courses.