Description
Book SynopsisA synthesis of nearly 2,000 articles to help make engineers better educators While a significant body of knowledge has evolved in the field of engineering education over the years, much of the published information has been restricted to scholarly journals and has not found a broad audience.
Trade Review"…a convenient, well-organized compendium of what…literature has revealed, drawing on both American and English-language international journals…highly recommended." (
CHOICE, April 2006)
Table of ContentsPart I. Aims and Objectives (Outcomes) and Their Screening 1
Chapter 1. Curriculum Design, Implementation and Evaluation 3
Chapter 2. Aims and Objectives (Outcomes) 19
Chapter 3. Philosophy and Sociology and the Aims of the Engineering Curriculum 53
Chapters 4. Concepts and Principles (Rules) 91
Chapter 5. Learning Strategies and Learning Styles 119
Chapter 6. Human Development 153
Part II. The Curriculum and Its Paradigms in Practice 175
Chapter 7. Curriculum Change and Changing the Curriculum 177
Chapter 8. Interdisciplinary and Integrated Studies 199
Chapter 9. From Projects to Problem-Based Learning 221
Part III. Problem Solving, Creativity, and Design 241
Chapter 10. Problem Solving 243
Chapter 11. Creativity 261
Chapter 12. Design 283
Part IV. Introduction to Chapters 13 and 14. The Lecture 317
Chapter 13. Cooperative Learning and Teamwork 321
Chapter 14. Other Instructional Practices and the New Technologies 353
Chapter 15. Assessment and Evaluation 391
Chapter 16. The Formal Assessment of Student Learning: Alternative Assessment 417
Chapter 17. Attrition and Retention 443
Epilogue 459
Author Index 465
Subject Index 483
