Title: Work in Progress: Restructuring a Cornerstone Course with Limited Resources
Abstract:Over the past ten or so years a number of universities have restructured their freshmen engineering cornerstone course to move away from a straight lecture format toward a more engaging, hands-on, rea...Over the past ten or so years a number of universities have restructured their freshmen engineering cornerstone course to move away from a straight lecture format toward a more engaging, hands-on, real-life approach. While this has often involved a major commitment of funds and faculty time, much can be achieved with a more moderate use of financial and human resources. With the support of a NSF Department Level Reform grant, the Engineering 1 cornerstone course at Santa Clara University was recently restructured. This paper describes the course restructuring, its impact on students, as measured through surveys and other student-based evaluations, and changes planned for the next offering of the courseRead More
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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