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The Decline Of The Car Enthusiasts: Implications For Undergraduate Engineering Education, Mary P. Cardenas
The Decline Of The Car Enthusiasts: Implications For Undergraduate Engineering Education, Mary P. Cardenas
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Hands-on, project-based engineering education is alive and well. However, anecdotal evidence indicates that we are seeing fewer undergraduate engineering students who arrive on campus already knowing how to ‘use their hands’—having familiarity with tools and mechanical devices, knowing how to connect things, savvy about avoiding leaks in fluid systems, wary of stripping a screw thread or shearing a bolt head—the kinds of things that an archetypal car enthusiast would have learned in high school. For design-build-test project-based engineering educational experiences, having at least one car enthusiast has proven invaluable: more time can be spent on testing and re-designing, rather than …
Use Of "Studio" Methods In The Introductory Engineering Design Curriculum, Patrick Little, Mary P. Cardenas
Use Of "Studio" Methods In The Introductory Engineering Design Curriculum, Patrick Little, Mary P. Cardenas
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A number of themes, including interest in first year design courses, commitment to active learning approaches, and desires for changes in course structures and costs have come together in a variety of teaching approaches. Some of these approaches have been referred to as using “studio” methods, although the particular pedagogy appears to vary greatly. In this paper, some of these experiments are briefly reviewed and placed in a larger context of studio education in other disciplines. The paper seeks to differentiate studio education from other active learning approaches. An introductory engineering design course was taught using an architecture studio model …
Use Of "Studio" Methods In The Introductory Engineering Design Curriculum, Patrick Little, Mary P. Cardenas
Use Of "Studio" Methods In The Introductory Engineering Design Curriculum, Patrick Little, Mary P. Cardenas
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A number of themes, including interest in first year design courses, commitment to active learning approaches, and desires for changes in course structures and costs have come together in a variety of teaching approaches. Some of these approaches have been referred to as using “studio” methods, although the particular pedagogy appears to vary greatly. In this paper, some of these experiments are briefly reviewed and placed in a larger context of studio education in other disciplines. The paper seeks to differentiate studio education from other active learning approaches. An introductory engineering design course was taught using an architecture studio model …
Webquests As An Integrative Experience In Introductory Environmental Engineering, Mary P. Cardenas
Webquests As An Integrative Experience In Introductory Environmental Engineering, Mary P. Cardenas
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An Integrative Experience was developed as part of an introductory environmental engineering course at Harvey Mudd College. The Integrative Experience was developed to help the college students consider the relationship of science and technology with contemporary society. Junior and senior students enrolled in the course designed WebQuests for middle school students. The WebQuests involved the integration of an environmental issue, problem, or technology and societal effects. WebQuests were designed for a middle school audience in order to expand the amount of engineering outreach that is done at the K-12 level. The HMC students chose WebQuests topics including nuclear and alternative …