A One-Credit Hands-On Introductory Course in Electrical and Computer Engineering Using a Variety of Topic Modules

Pierre, John W.; Tuffner, Francis K.; Anderson, Jeffrey R.; Whitman, Dean; Ula, A.H.M.S.; Kubichek, Robert F.; Wright, Cameron H. G.; Barrett, Steven F.; Cupal, J.J.; Hamann, Jerry

doi:10.1109/te.2008.928185

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“…They also talk about usual controversy between sustainability as a fuzzy subject and engineering an abstract science. Pierre et al [21] used an alternative approach of using modules as stand-alone curricula for short courses. This is in agreement with our approach of introducing micro-curriculum.…”

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Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into the Engineering Core Program by Adopting a Micro Curriculum Approach: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia

Ashraf

Alanezi

2020

Sustainability

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Higher education institutions are increasingly pursuing sustainable development goals in engineering and technology education. The concepts related to operations, production, and consumption continue to gain importance and significance for engineering students. In the engineering profession, the incorporation of sustainability means integrating environmental, economic, and social factors into the evaluation of design processes, products, and services. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an engineering program that along with the technical content, also fosters a critical sense regarding the social and environmental aspects of the field. The current status of sustainability education in engineering programs offered in Saudi universities is not very promising. In this paper, we explore the use of existing university curricula to incorporate sustainability elements into engineering education and training. Sustainability concepts were introduced into selected courses by using a micro-curriculum approach. Moreover, a standalone course is also introduced. We observed that this approach has been successful in integrating sustainability into the engineering curriculum. We recommend that such an approach be used to develop sustainability awareness in engineering programs.

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confidence: 99%

Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into the Engineering Core Program by Adopting a Micro Curriculum Approach: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia

Ashraf

Alanezi

2020

Sustainability

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“…Introductory courses with similar goals are offered by universities to freshman and sophomore electrical and computer engineering students [1]- [3] and mechanical engineering students [4]. Some of these courses combine theoretical lectures with lab experiments [3] while other focus on design projects [4].…”

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“…Some of these courses combine theoretical lectures with lab experiments [3] while other focus on design projects [4]. The core of the course discussed in this paper was a system design project carried out by teams of students.…”

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Introductory Project in Electrical Engineering as a tool to improve motivation among second-year students

Gero

2012

Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012

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The course Introductory Project in Electrical Engineering was designed to expose students beginning their second year of studies to the discipline of electrical engineering in order to increase their motivation. The course took place for the first time at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Technion -Israel Institute of Technology in 2011. The core of the course was a team-based design project of a window cleaning robot. The present study, which used quantitative instruments alongside qualitative ones, indicates significant improvement in intrinsic motivation of students who participated in the course.

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“…The addition of a first year course, trying to address retention issues is not something new or particular about any university. Several programs have implemented freshman courses in which a broad introduction to engineering and some hands on experience is offered [1][2][3][4] . Some programs utilize student feedback and program outcomes to design introductory courses 5,6 , some have decided to move the ownership and maintenance of laboratory equipment from the university to the students, thereby giving them the feeling of being vested in the program 7 .…”

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The Engagement and Retention of Electrical Engineering Students with a First Semester Freshman Experience Course

Ochoa

Shirvaikar

2011 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Tyler, where he develops curriculum and laboratories in computer engineering. Prior to this he worked at Texas Instruments specializing in real time imaging systems. Dr. Shirvaikar graduated with his doctorate from the University of Tennessee. He also has a M.S. degree from the University of Maine, and a B.Tech. from Banaras Hindu University, India. His current research interests include real time imaging and engineering education.

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A One-Credit Hands-On Introductory Course in Electrical and Computer Engineering Using a Variety of Topic Modules

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Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into the Engineering Core Program by Adopting a Micro Curriculum Approach: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia

Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into the Engineering Core Program by Adopting a Micro Curriculum Approach: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia

Introductory Project in Electrical Engineering as a tool to improve motivation among second-year students

The Engagement and Retention of Electrical Engineering Students with a First Semester Freshman Experience Course

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