• DocumentCode
    332173
  • Title

    An integrated first-year engineering curriculum

  • Author

    Napper, S. ; Nelson, John ; Elmore, B. ; Carpenter, Joel ; Deese, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Eng. & Sci., Louisiana Tech. Univ., Ruston, LA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    4-7 Nov. 1998
  • Abstract
    During the 1996-97 academic year, freshman and sophomore curriculum teams from the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech (USA) began developing new curricula and educational strategies to better meet the needs of their graduates. Specific goals were to improve students´ abilities in the eleven skills areas listed in ABET´s Criteria 2000, to better prepare students for subsequent engineering classes and professional careers, and to improve retention.
  • Keywords
    educational courses; engineering education; teaching; ABET Criteria 2000; USA; educational strategies; engineering classes; graduates; integrated first-year engineering curriculum; professional careers; retention; students; universities; Chemistry; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Engineering students; Mathematics; Physics education; Power engineering and energy; Problem-solving; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998. FIE '98. 28th Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Tempe, AZ, USA
  • ISSN
    0190-5848
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4762-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIE.1998.738740
  • Filename
    738740