TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating the environmental engineering curriculum through crossdisciplinary studios
AU - Kellam, Nadia
AU - Walther, Joachim
AU - Costantino, Tracie
AU - Cramond, Bonnie
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Traditional curricular approaches within and beyond engineering education tend to be fragmented, with opportunities for synthesis being predominately limited to freshmen and senior year design courses. In this paper, we are proposing a curricular model, the Synthesis and Design Studio, as an example implementation to combat the tendency towards fragmented curricula. The proposed approach attempts to negotiate the realities of fragmented curricula by providing an integrative learning component. The pedagogical features of an interdisciplinary studio with engineering and art students that was implemented in the Fall 2009 will be described. Preliminary analysis of student feedback indicates some integration of students' learning across different domains. Future research will include analysis and results from the case study and evaluation.
AB - Traditional curricular approaches within and beyond engineering education tend to be fragmented, with opportunities for synthesis being predominately limited to freshmen and senior year design courses. In this paper, we are proposing a curricular model, the Synthesis and Design Studio, as an example implementation to combat the tendency towards fragmented curricula. The proposed approach attempts to negotiate the realities of fragmented curricula by providing an integrative learning component. The pedagogical features of an interdisciplinary studio with engineering and art students that was implemented in the Fall 2009 will be described. Preliminary analysis of student feedback indicates some integration of students' learning across different domains. Future research will include analysis and results from the case study and evaluation.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85029059730
SN - 2153-5965
JO - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
JF - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
T2 - 2010 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
Y2 - 20 June 2010 through 23 June 2010
ER -