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First‐Year Integrated Curricula: Design Alternatives and Examples *
Author(s) -
AlHolou Nizar,
Bilgutay Nihat M.,
Corleto Carlos,
Demel John T.,
Felder Richard,
Frair Karen,
Froyd Jeffrey E.,
Hoit Marc,
Morgan Jim,
Wells David L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1999.tb00471.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , restructuring , foundation (evidence) , gateway (web page) , work (physics) , engineering education , engineering ethics , engineering , engineering management , curriculum development , sociology , political science , pedagogy , computer science , mechanical engineering , world wide web , law
The National Science Foundation has supported creation of eight engineering education coalitions: ECSEL, Synthesis, Gateway, SUCCEED, Foundation, Greenfield, Academy, and SCCME. One common area of work across the coalitions has been restructuring first‐year engineering curricula. Within some of the coalitions, schools have designed and implemented integrated first‐year curricula. The purpose of this paper is fourfold: 1) to review the different pilot projects that have been developed; 2) to abstract some design alternatives that can be explored by schools interested in developing an integrated first‐year curriculum; 3) to indicate some logistical challenges; and 4) to present brief descriptions of various curricula along with highlights of the assessment results that have been obtained.