A curriculum renovation revisited

At the 1999 FIE Conference, a paper was presented that described in detail the process that the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame had just undergone in developing a template for change in the Undergraduate Curriculum. In the current paper, the responses to those recommendations and the influence of the changes are reported on, showing the development of the implementation timeline and the details of the steps taken along the way. Moving forward with continuous assessment and improvement in every degree program, the various activities in the College and the Departments continue to be fine tuned. At the same time, the pulse of engineering practice and education is observed as it is nuanced to achieve specific institutional objectives. This paper highlights where the College has been, where it is and where it hopes to be in the next decade. Furthermore, it focuses on the continuing process of implementation and points out how curricular innovation and improvement have become imbedded in the practices of the College