Curriculum development: an integrated approach

Author

Beasley, D.E. ; Biggers, S.B. ; Huey, C.O. ; Liburdy, J.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Clemson Univ., SC, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

1-4 Nov 1995

Abstract

Considerable attention is currently being paid to the development of innovative curricula that are responsive to today´s demands on students, faculty, and resources, and are attentive to the needs of graduates. In engineering, these curricula are under several external constraints such as ABET standards, industrial advisory board recommendations, number of faculty, diversity of faculty effort, number of students, available resources, etc. The development of a modern curriculum requires the optimization of course offerings (and other elements of the curriculum) within the imposed constraints. A method, based on a scheme for innovation and continuous improvement, for the development of an engineering curriculum and an example case of its application (medical engineering) are described

Keywords

biomedical engineering; educational courses; engineering education; teaching; ABET standards; curriculum development; engineering curriculum; engineering education; faculty; graduates; industrial advisory board; innovative curricula; integrated approach; medical engineering; students; Constraint optimization; Continuous improvement; Couplings; Curriculum development; Mechanical engineering; Modems; Optimized production technology; Power engineering and energy; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1995. Proceedings., 1995

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3022-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1995.483199

Filename

483199