Title :
Multi-level design teams: a success story?
Author :
Clayton, Jane ; Martin, David ; Martin, Steve W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, USA
Abstract :
A study of student team evolution, performance and strident satisfaction was completed in a novel, vertically-integrated materials science and engineering design course that included mixed sophomore, junior and senior teams. This course explored a new learning model where students at different grade levels worked together to solve small design problems. The course included simple analysis-oriented quizzes and team-based design projects. Each team had members spanning grade levels. In addition, teams were given guidelines for team functioning and recordkeeping, and were evaluated on performance in these areas. The impact of the vertically-integrated student team experiences was evaluated by means of a questionnaire administered before and after the experience. Questionnaire responses were evaluated and statistically significant results are reported
Keywords :
design engineering; educational courses; engineering education; materials science; statistical analysis; student experiments; analysis-oriented quizzes; engineering design course; grade levels; guidelines; learning model; materials science course; multi-level design teams; questionnaire; recordkeeping; small design problems; statistically significant results; strident satisfaction; student team evolution; student team performance; team functioning; team-based design projects; vertically integrated course; Accreditation; Collaborative work; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering drawings; Engineering education; Guidelines; Maintenance engineering; Materials science and technology; Process design;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000. FIE 2000. 30th Annual
Conference_Location :
Kansas City, MO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6424-4
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2000.896539
