TY - JOUR
T1 - An interdisciplinary undergraduate course bridging the gaps between engineering, science, and the arts
AU - Wang, Yunfeng
AU - Ault, Christopher
AU - Nakra, Teresa
AU - Salgian, Andrea
AU - Stone, Meredith
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper presents an innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate course that simultaneously engages the disciplines of engineering, science and arts. This course is intended to motivate students to reach across the boundaries of their own disciplines and advance their critical thinking, creative problem-solving and computational thinking skills, while learning the relevant technical knowledge. The structure, objectives, assessment strategies, results, and student deliverables from the first course offering are the focus of this paper. These promising results provide a model with which to evaluate effective approaches for interdisciplinary higher education.
AB - This paper presents an innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate course that simultaneously engages the disciplines of engineering, science and arts. This course is intended to motivate students to reach across the boundaries of their own disciplines and advance their critical thinking, creative problem-solving and computational thinking skills, while learning the relevant technical knowledge. The structure, objectives, assessment strategies, results, and student deliverables from the first course offering are the focus of this paper. These promising results provide a model with which to evaluate effective approaches for interdisciplinary higher education.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85029051092
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 -