Undergraduate engineering curricula revision at the University of Denver

Author

DeLyser, Ronald R. ; Rosa, Albert J. ; Mirth, John ; Kim, Jungho

Author_Institution

Denver Univ., CO, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

6-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

891

Abstract

The Department of Engineering, in anticipation of the changing needs of future graduates is redesigning its engineering programs. The curricular programs prepare its graduates to be globally competitive. The curricula innovations include interdisciplinary team design projects throughout the four years, increased use of computers, emphasis in communicative skills, forensic analysis of previous projects with a purpose to improve the original design, an increase in electives permitting more tailoring of individual programs, and an overall reduction in program hours to 192 quarter hours

Keywords

computer aided engineering; computer science education; design engineering; educational courses; engineering education; teaching; University of Denver; communicative skills; curricula innovations; curricular programs; electives; engineering program redesign; forensic analysis; future graduates; globally competitive; interdisciplinary team design projects; undergraduate engineering curricula revision; Admittance; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Engineering profession; Forensics; Globalization; Mathematics; Mechanical engineering; 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.1996.573094

Filename

573094