An integrated, project-based, introductory course in calculus, physics, English, and engineering

Roedel, R. J.; Kawski, Matthias; Doak, B.; Politano, M.; Duerden, S.; Green, M.; Kelly, Joseph F.; Linder, David; Evans, D. L.

doi:10.1109/fie.1995.483132

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“…Roedel et al [45] detailed small-scale projects of 4-5 weeks used at Arizona State University to integrate calculus, physics, and English subjects in the freshman year. The projects include a catapult, a trebuchet, and a bungee drop mechanism designed to demonstrate the relationship between all four disciplines [45].…”

Section: Prior Artmentioning

confidence: 99%

Designettes: An Approach to Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Education

Telenko

Wood

Otto

et al. 2015

Journal of Mechanical Design

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Design and other fundamental topics in engineering are often isolated to dedicated courses. An opportunity exists to foster a culture of engineering design and multidisciplinary problem solving throughout the curriculum. Designettes, charettelike design challenges, are rapid and creative learning tools that enable educators to integrate design learning in a single class, across courses, across terms, and across disciplines. When two or more courses join together in a designette, a multidisciplinary learning activity occurs; multiple subjects are integrated and applied to open-ended problems and grand challenges. This practice helps foster a culture of design, and enables the introduction of multidisciplinary design challenges. Studies at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) demonstrate learning of engineering subject matter in a bio-inspired robotics designette (MechAnimal), an interactive musical circuit designette, and an automated milk delivery (AutoMilk) designette. Each challenge combines problem clarification, concept generation, and prototyping with subject content such as circuits, biology, thermodynamics, differential equations, or software with controls. From pre-and postsurveys of students, designettes are found to increase students' understanding of engineering concepts. From 321 third-semester students, designettes were found to increase students' perceptions of their ability to solve multidisciplinary problems.

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Section: Prior Artmentioning

confidence: 99%

Designettes: An Approach to Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Education

Telenko

Wood

Otto

et al. 2015

Journal of Mechanical Design

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“…These students can retain more information they have learnt, and they do better in the following years [24]. It also helps the slow learners to gain confidence as the fellow students and instructors help them in the process and later prove themselves good students [24]. Doing such progress in traditional classes is less probable.…”

Section: Integrated Curriculummentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies showed that students under such programs score better than the traditionally taught students up to 30% higher [21][22][23][24]. These students can retain more information they have learnt, and they do better in the following years [24]. It also helps the slow learners to gain confidence as the fellow students and instructors help them in the process and later prove themselves good students [24].…”

Section: Integrated Curriculummentioning

confidence: 99%

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Novel Ideas on Engineering Education in Bangladesh

Kabir

Khan

Mahmud

2008

Chem. Eng. Res. Bull.

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Abstract:In recent times Bangladesh celebrated 60 years of engineering education. The engineering education in Bangladesh has gone through different changes in its life span; however, there are plenty to improve to cope with the world trend of engineering. Industrial diversification, changes is socio-economic structures, and advancements of new sciences and technologies are forcing changes in engineering curriculum to keep the content compatible. This paper discusses some of the new ideas of engineering education practiced at different parts of the world. It also offers a review of the new approaches which can be applied in Bangladesh to make the engineering students more competitive and compatible, so that they can go through a lifelong learning process and confront the changes in engineering career. The overall goal of this article is to help improving the engineering education system in Bangladesh where students can develop themselves as independent and interdependent learners.

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“…Coursework that meets the Foundation Coalition goals follow the following design rules: [1][2][3][4] 1. The coursework must be integrated.…”

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confidence: 99%