Title :
Work in progress: Student outcomes of design projects across the curriculum
Author :
Trenshaw, Kathryn ; Henderson, Jacob ; Boyce, A. ; DeStefano, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. & Biomol. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
This addresses the question, "To what degree can design projects integrated into the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) curriculum affect student confidence in their design skills and perceptions of ChBE as a whole?" To answer this question, students were evaluated on their confidence with engineering design and their satisfaction with ChBE as a discipline before and after the design projects, as well as their perceived learning outcomes after completing the design projects.
Keywords :
chemical engineering; educational courses; engineering education; ChBE curriculum; chemical and biomolecular engineering curriculum; curriculum; engineering design; perceived learning outcomes; student outcomes; Chemical engineering; Chemicals; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Industries; Pipelines; capstone; chemical engineering; curriculum; design; project; student outcomes;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2012
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1353-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2012.6462216