Work in progress - development of a multi-disciplinary core engineering experience for first-year students

Author

Smith, Richard N. ; Craig, Kevin C. ; Theroux, Pamela

Author_Institution

Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY

fYear

2005

fDate

19-22 Oct. 2005

Lastpage

1

Abstract

The School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has initiated a revitalization of its first-year curriculum for all students. The principle vehicle is a multidisciplinary course entitled "Engineering Discovery," which was offered on a pilot basis during the 04-05 AY. The principal goal is to establish at an early point in a student\´s education the link between math and science from the high school years and the ways that engineers think in their approach to problem solving and design. A brief description of the 04-05 pilot and modifications to be implemented in pilot for the 05-06 AY are presented. Assessment activities will be discussed during the presentation

Keywords

educational courses; educational institutions; engineering education; Engineering Discovery course; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; School of Engineering; first-year curriculum; first-year students; multidisciplinary core engineering experience; Appropriate technology; Automotive engineering; Design engineering; Education; Educational institutions; Mechanical engineering; Problem-solving; Springs; Systems engineering and theory; Vehicles; First year experience; modeling and computing integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35th Annual Conference

Conference_Location

Indianopolis, IN

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9077-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2005.1612072

Filename

1612072