DocumentCode :
3182473
Title :
Facilitating interdisciplinary design education through case histories
Author :
Chinowsky, Paul S. ; Robinson, Jeffrey
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Volume :
2
fYear :
1995
fDate :
1-4 Nov 1995
Abstract :
The design and engineering professions are characterized by multifaceted, interdisciplinary problems requiring teams comprised of architects, engineers, and constructors. The unique attributes of individual locations, regulatory requirements, and owner preferences require interdisciplinary teams to cooperate throughout the design and building process to ensure that all requirements are satisfied. In contrast to this professional environment, engineering and design educational environments are characterized by strict disciplinary boundaries. Minimal interaction occurs within the educational framework of the engineering or design curriculum. This paper introduces one approach to reducing these boundaries and introducing interdisciplinary tools into design education. The paper introduces an interdisciplinary research effort being conducted at Georgia Tech to create comprehensive, interdisciplinary case studies highlighting the diverse participants required to complete a complex building project. Complementing this effort is the development of a computer-based environment with the capability to both present case histories to interdisciplinary teams of students in multiple formats and provide the flexibility to support individual student exploration. Finally, the paper addresses the challenges and issues facing the design and engineering education community in the process of integrating interdisciplinary educational experiences into a traditionally segregated educational curriculum
Keywords :
architectural CAD; civil engineering computing; computer aided instruction; educational courses; engineering education; groupware; Georgia Tech; architects; building process; building project; case histories; civil engineering education; computer aided instruction; constructors; cooperate; design curriculum; design education; educational curriculum; educational environments; engineering curriculum; interdisciplinary design education; regulatory requirements; research; Civil engineering; Computer aided software engineering; Engineering management; Engineering profession; Guidelines; History; Management training; Road transportation; Traffic control; Water resources;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1995. Proceedings., 1995
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3022-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1995.483170
Filename :
483170
Link To Document :
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