ERIC Number: EJ1038709
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 10
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Curriculum: Integrating Team-Based Design across the Curriculum at a Large Public University
Trenshaw, Kathryn F.; Henderson, Jerrod A.; Miletic, Marina; Seebauer, Edmund G.; Tillman, Ayesha S.; Vogel, Troy J.
Chemical Engineering Education, v48 n3 p139-148 Sum 2014
Despite high enrollments and budget cutbacks affecting many programs, students still need design experience which prepares them for a globally competitive workforce. We demonstrate that team design projects can be threaded across the curriculum even at large institutions with high departmental student to faculty ratios (~50:1). We assessed student outcomes with an undergraduate population of nearly 500 students using a mixed-methods approach. Students reported increased confidence in their engineering, design, and teamwork skills after completing the projects.
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, College Science, Teamwork, Design, Public Colleges, Cooperative Learning, Student Projects, Undergraduate Students, Mixed Methods Research
Chemical Engineering Education, Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE. P.O. Box 142097, Gainesville, FL 32614. Tel: 352-392-0861; Fax: 352-392-0861; e-mail: cee@che.ufl.edu; Web site: http://www.che.ufl.edu/cee
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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