DocumentCode :
387115
Title :
A new pedagogy in electrical and computer engineering: an experiential and conceptual approach
Author :
Dilli, Zeynep ; Goldsman, Neil ; Schmidt, Janet A. ; Harper, Lee ; Marcus, Steven I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Volume :
1
fYear :
2002
fDate :
2002
Abstract :
This paper reports on an experimental program for educating high-school and beginning-college students in ubiquitous areas within Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). The unique aspect of this program is that it teaches advanced engineering topics using concepts and relevant experience rather than high-level mathematics, thus making many subjects normally reserved for the sophomore and junior year ECE curricula accessible to high-school and beginning-college students. The course has lecture and laboratory components, with topics selected and experiments designed to demonstrate their real-life relevance. Students in the pilot program succeeded in their laboratory work, and approximately 50% demonstrated high proficiency on college-level exam problems. Student evaluations of the program reflected a high level of satisfaction.
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; electrical engineering education; beginning-college students; college-level exam problems; computer engineering; electrical engineering; high-school students; laboratory components; laboratory work; lecture components; pedagogy; pilot program; relevant experience; Biology computing; Central Processing Unit; Chemical technology; Chemistry; Computer science education; Educational institutions; Laboratories; Mathematics; Pervasive computing; Physics computing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education, 2002. FIE 2002. 32nd Annual
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7444-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2002.1157930
Filename :
1157930
Link To Document :
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