DocumentCode :
3479713
Title :
A Project-Based Approach To First-Year Engineering Curriculum Development
Author :
Froyd, Jeff ; Srinivasa, Arun ; Maxwell, Donald ; Conkey, Andrew ; Shryock, Kristi
Author_Institution :
Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX
fYear :
2005
fDate :
19-22 Oct. 2005
Abstract :
First-year engineering curricula are vitally important in improving the quantity and quality of engineering graduates. Many innovative approaches to first-year engineering curriculum development have been created and implemented over the past twenty years. Often, innovative approaches incorporate one or more engineering projects as learning experiences for first-year students. Further, problem-based and project-based pedagogical theories have offered the framework for many innovative learning experiences for engineering students in all four years of engineering curricula. As Texas A&M University improves its first-year engineering curricula, faculty members are re-examining the nature of the project-based learning experiences both to improve the learning experiences and to develop specifications for future project-based learning experiences. This paper presents the rationale behind the five specifications and offers experiences in developing and implementing the design projects for the prototype first-year engineering curricula. The paper also describes the assessment and evaluation plan as well as assessment data that has been analyzed to date
Keywords :
educational institutions; engineering education; Texas A&M University; assessment data; design projects; engineering graduates; first-year engineering curriculum development; project-based learning; Curriculum development; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering students; Knowledge engineering; Mathematics; Prototypes; Technological innovation; design; first-year curriculum; integration;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Indianopolis, IN
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9077-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2005.1611955
Filename :
1611955
Link To Document :
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