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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"engineering curriculum"”.
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Beyond the fundamentals : why the undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum needs reform
The addition of a systems engineering concentration through the MIT Mechanical Engineering Alternative (course 2A) curriculum will be shown to have the potential to increase the number of engineering degrees in comparison to non-engineering degrees, to better prepare MIT engineering graduates, and …
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The nature of professional reasoning: An analysis of design in the engineering curriculum
… reasoning. The case studied was located in engineering education, because knowledge relations tend to be more explicit in education than in practice. The data were collected from design projects located in two differently structured curricula in civil and mechanical engineering curricula. …
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Privileging Tacit Knowledge within a Software Engineering Curriculum: A Living Educational Theory of Practice
… of privileging tacit knowledge within a Software Engineering curriculum. My living educational theory is grounded in ideas of professional knowledge, relationships, competence, and expertise. In developing my theory, I explain how I transformed my ontological values of justice, democracy, and care …
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Extracting a Body of Knowledge as a First Step Towards Defining a United Software Engineering Curriculum Guideline
… changing environment, and as such, software engineering education must be able to adjust quickly to new needs. Industry adapts to technologies as fast as it can, but the critical issue is a need for recent graduates with the necessary expertise and knowledge of new trends, technologies, and …
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Mitigating Social Risk in the Extractive Sector: Developing Intercultural Competence as a Tool for Negotiating Western-Indigenous Perspectives within the Undergraduate Mining Engineering Curriculum
… and specifically, to the undergraduate mining engineering curriculum, and develops a framework for the development of skills related to intercultural competence in the education of mining engineers. The knowledge of social risk, as well as the level of intercultural competence, of students in …
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The Impact of a Design-Based Engineering Curriculum on High School Biology: Evaluating Academic Achievement and Student Perceptions of Epistemology, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Determination in Life Science
<p>Integration of the engineering design process (EDP) into the high school biology classroom may improve academic achievement, alter epistemological beliefs about learning science, and positively influence student perceptions of science self-efficacy and self-determination. This quasi-experimental …
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Integrating multidisciplinary engineering knowledge in a final year technical university diploma programme : an analysis of student praxis
In order to determine two distinct engineering qualification levels for an existing University of Technology (UoT) programme, empirical evidence based on the current diploma is necessary to inform decisions as to qualification-appropriate curriculum design. This evidence needs to shed light on the …
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Understanding the careers of the alumni of the MIT Mechanical Engineering department
… to understand the careers of MIT mechanical engineering alumni. Data was collected to determine the knowledge and skills that graduates from the classes of 1992 through 1996 make use of in their professions. Data was collected on many topics in four areas: technical knowledge and reasoning, …
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Categorizing Non-Functional Requirements Using a Hierarchy in UML.
… non-functional requirements relate to software engineering is given, along with a survey of NFRs in the software engineering literature. Second, a collection of 161 NFRs is diagrammed using the Unified Modelling Language, forming a tool with which developers may more easily identify and write …
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Development of a laboratory course in power electronic control circuitry based on a PWM buck controller
… time and resources within the typical electrical engineering curriculum, it is difficult for students to obtain Integrated Circuit design experience prior to entering industry. This project establishes the foundation for a new laboratory course in power electronics and analog circuit design. There …
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Development of a CDIO-Based Creative Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum and Associated Projects for Elementary Engineering Education
… project series using the CDIO framework for engineering education to integrate engineering concepts and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board graduate attributes. The work in this thesis was targeted towards fifth grade students and their teachers, adapting the CDIO process to create …
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Designing an alternative project for a product design curriculum for high school students
An alternative curriculum is designed for Engineering the Future, a high school level engineering curriculum developed by the Boston Museum of Science. It is designed on the premise that a hands-on curriculum providing an authentic engineering experience is the best method of teaching high school …
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From idea to implementation : fostering creativity and design maturity in novices
… in students who are accustomed to a traditional engineering curriculum. In a world of messy, ill-definied and "wicked" problems, students must learn how to struggle with and take on these challenges, regardless of the disciplines they choose to pursue in the future. Qualitative and quantitative …
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The composition of first-year engineering curricula and its relationships to matriculation models and institutional characteristics
… of technically excellent and innovative engineering graduates urges for a reform of the engineering curriculum to meet critical challenges in society (National Academy of Engineering, 2005). An examination of the current engineering curricula is needed to offer a baseline to further …
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CNC router modernization
… the router online for use in the mechanical engineering curriculum. The router was cleaned and inspected; it was determined that the router was in sound mechanical condition. The stepper motors, control system, and power supply were also functional, but the CNC interface software was …
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A qualitative study of problematic reasonings of undergraduate electrical engineering students in Continuous Time Signals and Systems courses
… is a core course in the undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum. The topics covered in this course are difficult to learn conceptually because a significant number of topics are abstract, disconnected from a student's daily life, and make extensive use of mathematical modeling and …
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Creative thinking in engineering education : lessons from students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… of work, and ABET, the accreditation board for engineering schools, can evaluate a program based on how it attempts to teach it in its courses. And yet, many students and professors feel that creative thinking is a skill often overlooked by the traditional engineering curriculum. This thesis …
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Designing a better experience: A qualitative investigation of student engineering internships
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education play a very important role in preparing students with skills necessary to obtain better jobs, solve realworld challenges, and compete in the global economy. STEM education develops critical thinking and the ability to solve complex …
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