Designing and developing curriculum innovations with teams of engineering students and faculty

Rensselaer has been following a strategy for both horizontal and vertical integration of computing throughout the undergraduate curriculum. This strategy is being applied in a context where basic science courses are being taught to engineering students by creating new courses combining Physics and Engineering Dynamics, Chemistry and Materials Science, and Mathematics and Engineering Analysis. Redesigning the curriculum has been one of the great challenges of the last few years, and, in most cases, the redesign has been accomplished using teams of undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty working together to create new learning environments and materials. The team approach builds on the strength of each of the team members