The Olin curriculum: thinking toward the future

Author

Somerville, Mark ; Anderson, David ; Berbeco, Hillary ; Bourne, John R. ; Crisman, Jill ; Dabby, Diana ; Donis-Keller, Helen ; Holt, Stephen S. ; Kerns, Sherra ; Kerns, David V., Jr. ; Martello, Robert ; Miller, Richard K. ; Moody, Michael ; Pratt, Gill ;

Author_Institution

Olin Coll., Needham, MA, USA

Volume

48

Issue

1

fYear

2005

Firstpage

198

Lastpage

205

Abstract

In 1997, the F. W. Olin Foundation of New York established the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, with the mission of creating an engineering school for the 21st century. Over the last five years, the college has transformed from an idea to a functioning entity that admitted its first freshman class in fall 2002. This paper describes the broad outlines of the Olin curriculum with some emphasis on the electrical and computer engineering degree. The curriculum incorporates the best practices from many other institutions as well as new ideas and approaches in an attempt to address the future of engineering education.

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; electrical engineering education; Olin curriculum; computer engineering degree; electrical engineering degree; engineering education; project-based learning; Best practices; Biology computing; Business communication; Context; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering computing; Electrical engineering education; Engineering education; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TE.2004.842905

Filename

1393122