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Ulseth, Ron; Johnson, Bart; Kennedy, Christine – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
In this paper, we address the achievements to date and the learnings from the development and ten-year implementation of the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) program while articulating its future directions. IRE uses research-based instructional strategies to implement a project-based learning (PBL) curriculum where authentic design sits at the heart…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Curriculum Implementation, Student Projects, Active Learning
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Morgan, Jim; Lindsay, Euan; Howlin, Colm; Van den Bogaard, Maartje E. D. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
The Charles Sturt University (CSU) Engineering programme is a new course (degree programmme) established in 2016 by a university that had not previously taught engineering. This start from scratch occasion was taken as an opportunity to build an all-new programme structure and philosophy. Students at CSU Engineering complete a sequence of three…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Student Projects, Active Learning, Universities
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Bertel, Lykke Brogaard; Askehave, Inger; Brohus, Henrik; Geil, Olav; Kolmos, Anette; Ovesen, Nis; Stoustrup, Jakob – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
Since its establishment in 1974, Aalborg University has aimed to deliver cutting-edge research and innovative practices in engineering education. However, increasing complexity related to rapid developments in digitalization and emerging societal challenges offer new opportunities, requirements, and expectations across disciplines for educational…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Based Learning, Student Projects, Active Learning
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Secules, Stephen; Lawson, Wesley – Advances in Engineering Education, 2019
This paper compares an innovative approach to teaching a required introductory C programming course to a traditional C programming course for electrical engineering (EE) students. The novel course utilizes hardware-based projects to motivate students to master language syntax and implement key programming concepts and best practices. In a mixed…
Descriptors: Programming, Introductory Courses, Required Courses, Engineering Education