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This paper documents the design and implementation of a four year, five-course sequence in design and project management within a general engineering program at a large public institution. The design of the curriculum was inspired by the “spiral curriculum” concept, and as a result, seeks to build knowledge and skills related to engineering design and project management during each of the four years...
Learning of threshold concepts in courses such as statics has traditionally been a difficult and critical juncture for students in engineering. Research and other systematic efforts to improve the teaching of statics in recent years range widely, from development of courseware and assessment tools to experiential and other "hands-on" learning techniques. This paper reports a portion of the...
Writing assignments were implemented in a statics course to improve conceptual understanding. The assignments required students to explain in words their solution process for specific homework problems. Quantitative analyses of Statics Concept Inventory (SCI) and course exams data showed significant improvements on the SCI in the experimental section; however, scores on course exams did not significantly...
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