Engineering Curricula

National Academy of Engineering; Organizing Committee for the Workshop on Engineering Curricula: Understanding the Design Space and Exploiting the Op

ISBN 10: 0309148316 / ISBN 13: 9780309148313

Verlag: National Academies Press, 2009

Beschreibung

Editor(s): Merrill, Stephen A.; Davison, Ryan C. Num Pages: 36 pages. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 0. . . 2009. Paperback. . . . .

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9780309148313

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Engineering Curricula
• Verlag: National Academies Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0309148316
• ISBN-13: 9780309148313
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

In April 2009 a workshop was held to explore how engineering curricula could be enhanced to better prepare future engineers. The workshop, summarized in this volume, included individuals from industry, academia, government agencies, and professional societies.

During the workshop participants addressed the rationale for the scope and sequence of current engineering curricula, considering both the positive aspects as well as those aspects that have outlived their usefulness. Other topics of discussion included the potential to enhance engineering curricula through creative uses of instructional technologies; the importance of inquiry-based activities as well as authentic learning experiences grounded in real world contexts; and the opportunities provided by looking more deeply at what personal and professional outcomes result from studying engineering.

General themes that appeared to underlie the workshop attendees' discussions included desires to (a) restructure engineering curricula to focus on inductive teaching and learning, (b) apply integrated, just-in-time learning of relevant topics across STEM fields, and (c) make more extensive use and implementation of learning technologies. During breakout discussions, many additional suggestions were offered for means by which to facilitate curricular innovation. Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 General Themes
• 3 Specific Observations
• 4 Next Steps
• Appendixes
• Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
• Appendix B: Workshop Participants
• Appendix C: Biosketches of Organizing Committee Members and Rapporteur

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.