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
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