Innovation in engineering education at the University of Wisconsin

Author

Bollinger, John G. ; Corradini, Michael L.

Author_Institution

Coll. of Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

6-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

745

Abstract

Recently, the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been revising its undergraduate curriculum, with the aim of integrating the discovery of engineering and contemporary issues with the fundamentals of engineering science, design and analysis during their career at Madison. Our purpose is to better motivate students and instill in them a thirst for learning during their college career and beyond. In fact, we are also attempting to carry this attitude to the graduate students via an “Engineering Scholars Program”. This paper describes these initiatives, as well as the organizational and institutional issues that might be encountered at a major research university

Keywords

educational courses; engineering education; Engineering College, Wisconsin University, Madison, WI, USA; Engineering Scholars Program; contemporary issues; engineering analysis; engineering design; engineering education; engineering science; graduate students; innovation; institutional issues; organizational issues; research university; student motivation; undergraduate curriculum revision; Design engineering; Drives; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Engineering education; Engineering profession; History; Industrial engineering; Professional communication; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3348-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1996.573059

Filename

573059