Title :
Special session - developing heuristics for curriculum reform
Author :
Somerville, Mark ; Stein, Lynn Andrea ; Stolk, Jonathan ; Chachra, Debbie
Author_Institution :
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, USA
Abstract :
Curriculum reform is a complex process. It is commonplace to focus on the proposed content of curricular change, and certainly effective change requires a well-conceived core. Yet the factors leading to successful curricular reform extend far beyond the content and organizational structure of the new curriculum. In this special session, we will use a case-based approach to examine threats to the success of curricular reform and to develop heuristics that increase the probability of success.
Keywords :
Cultural differences; Data engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering students; Feedback; Guidelines; Humans; Navigation; Power engineering and energy; Social factors; curriculum design; department-level reform;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2009. FIE '09. 39th IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4715-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2009.5350495