Enabling effective learning, curriculum delivery reform at the University of Denver

Author

DeLyser, R.R. ; Edelstein, J. ; Lengsfeld, Corinne ; Rosa, Albert J. ; Rullkoetter, Paul ; Whitman, Robert ; Whitt, M. ; Thompson, Sheila Summers

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Denver Univ., CO, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Abstract

The Engineering Department at the University of Denver (USA) has received a Sturm Program Development Award for reform of its curricula. Specifically they have: (1) changed the learning environment from predominately teacher centered to student centered; (2) implemented a quality based grading method that allows students to know what is expected of them and to actually take part in the procedure; (3) created more studio type classrooms with current technology to facilitate learning and demonstrate state of the art engineering methods and procedures; and (4) blended engineering topics with English topics in an integrated freshman sequence

Keywords

educational courses; engineering education; teaching; English topics; Sturm Program Development Award; USA; effective learning; engineering curriculum delivery reform; integrated freshman sequence; quality based assessment; state of the art; student centered learning; studio type classrooms; Acoustical engineering; Circuits; Data acquisition; Data engineering; Design engineering; Machine learning; Mechanical engineering; Portable computers; Proposals; Prototypes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 2001. 31st Annual

Conference_Location

Reno, NV

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6669-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2001.963980

Filename

963980