• DocumentCode
    1688793
  • Title

    Evaluation of a first-year integrated engineering curriculum

  • Author

    Corleto, Carlos R. ; Stewart, Julie ; Tipton, Alan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. & Ind. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., Kingsville, TX, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1997
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. Since fall 1995, the First-Year Integrated Engineering Curriculum (FYIEC) has been offered at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, USA. The authors describe this curriculum which is the result of the efforts by the Foundation Coalition, an NSF funded engineering coalition, to produce an enduring foundation for student development and life-long learning
  • Keywords
    educational courses; engineering education; teaching; Foundation Coalition; USA; engineering education courses; first-year integrated engineering curriculum; life-long learning; student development; university; Continuous improvement; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Feedback; Humans; Industrial engineering; Instruments; Portfolios; Standards development; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
  • Conference_Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • ISSN
    0190-5848
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4086-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIE.1997.632699
  • Filename
    632699