TY - GEN
T1 - Work in progress
T2 - 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
AU - Lindsley, Linda
AU - Burrows, Veronica
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This paper explores the development of and pilot study done on an online textbook and research tool, based on the book, "How to Model It," by Starfield, Smith and Bleloch. In many engineering design texts, the solution(s) to design problems are provided in the pages following the proposed problem. With this online system, students are able to read only a portion of the text, and then must complete one or more tasks for which they submit a response to the system. This approach forces the students to begin practicing the engineering design process, rather than simply reading about someone else's design process. As a research tool, the computerized method of data gathering addresses the issue of increasing sampling frequency without much larger investment in research time, as no transcription is required. The small pilot study showed students' responses included data on their design process thinking as well as their proposed solution to the problems.
AB - This paper explores the development of and pilot study done on an online textbook and research tool, based on the book, "How to Model It," by Starfield, Smith and Bleloch. In many engineering design texts, the solution(s) to design problems are provided in the pages following the proposed problem. With this online system, students are able to read only a portion of the text, and then must complete one or more tasks for which they submit a response to the system. This approach forces the students to begin practicing the engineering design process, rather than simply reading about someone else's design process. As a research tool, the computerized method of data gathering addresses the issue of increasing sampling frequency without much larger investment in research time, as no transcription is required. The small pilot study showed students' responses included data on their design process thinking as well as their proposed solution to the problems.
KW - Engineering design
KW - Engineering education
KW - Online learning
KW - Web-based learning
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U2 - 10.1109/FIE.2006.322650
DO - 10.1109/FIE.2006.322650
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:48749094935
SN - 1424402565
SN - 9781424402564
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
SP - 16
EP - 17
BT - 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 28 October 2006 through 31 October 2006
ER -