Integrated Civil Engineering Curriculum: Implementation and Management

Autor: Marvin E. Criswell, Thomas J. Siller, Neil S. Grigg
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 122:151-155
ISSN: 1943-5541
1052-3928
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)1052-3928(1996)122:4(151)
Popis: Although improving the relevance of engineering education through integrated courses has been discussed extensively, less attention has been given to the differences encountered in managing integrated as opposed to more traditional curriculums. Our planning of a new curriculum provided an opportunity for such an examination. Implementation and management issues of Colorado State University's (CSU) four year undergraduate civil engineering curriculum are identified and discussed. These issues include coordination challenges in a large research department, accommodating transfer students, absorbing higher resource costs, defining small group laboratory experiences, recognizing the lack of resource materials for nontraditional courses, including knowledge not within knowledge domains of faculty, rescheduling existing courses to fit within the new curriculum, and preparing teachers for leading the new courses. The department expects to resolve these issues in the next two to three years, and a follow-up paper...
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