Title :
Natural Sciences in the Information Society: First experiences
Author :
Natho, Nicole ; Knipping, Lars ; Köppel, Grit ; Petschik, Grit ; Schröder, Christian ; Zorn, Erhard ; Jeschke, Sabina
Author_Institution :
Center for Multimedia in Educ. & Res., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
The goal of the GALILEA project is to design and implement innovative programs and curricula, providing solutions to the changed job specifications for engineers and natural scientists and are capable of attracting more female students to these programs. In this article we outline the design, implementation and the first evaluation results of our pilot program, the bachelor course of “Natural Sciences in the Information Society” that started in the winter term of 2007/08.
Keywords :
engineering education; gender issues; GALILEA project; information society; innovative program implementation; job specification; natural science; Design engineering; Educational programs; Engineering education; Information management; Job design; Job specification; Knowledge management; Mathematics; Mechanical engineering; Natural languages; e-education; engineering education; gender studies; natural sciences education;
Conference_Titel :
Education Engineering (EDUCON), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6568-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6570-5
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2010.5492493
