DocumentCode
3199633
Title
Integrating competence development into the curriculum
Author
Acuna, Nhora O. ; Diaz, Hernando ; Ramirez, Jhon J.
Author_Institution
Direccion de Bienestar, Nat. Univ. of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
fYear
2011
fDate
4-6 April 2011
Firstpage
172
Lastpage
178
Abstract
Aimed at developing academic and social competences in engineering students, a program has been designed that integrates this objective into the curriculum. Our experience with the development and implementation of such a program in first year engineering courses is described. Our results show that it is possible to reduce desertion and improve adaptation to college life and demands, among engineering first year students, while improving social and academic skills and competences in an Introduction to Engineering course.
Keywords
educational courses; engineering education; curriculum; engineering students; first year engineering courses; Conferences; Educational institutions; Engineering students; Psychology; Stress; First Year Courses; college-life adaptation; competence and skill development; coping; student desertion;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Amman
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-642-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773133
Filename
5773133
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