These proceedings contain the papers of the 18th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2021), held virtually, due to an exceptional situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, from October 13-15, 2021, and organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society…

Briefly reports on the structure and evaluation of an individually-paced, two year civil engineering technology curriculum sponsored by a National Science Foundation grant. The written modules progress linearly with support media presentations. Students in the self-paced program generally outperformed lecture-based students on cognitive…

This paper offers a multi-perspective view on engineering education at RWTH Aachen University: curriculum design, examples of newly developed teaching methods for engineering curricula, and teaching competencies and teacher qualification. It is based on the theories of student-centred learning, project learning, social skills, etc., but the paper…

This paper discusses a sophomore-level course that teaches engineering design and technical writing. Historically, the course was taught using semester-long design projects. Most students' overall approach to design problems left considerable room for improvement. Many teams chose a design without investigating alternatives, and important…

This report describes an undergraduate course in digital subsystems. The course is divided into two major parts. Part I is entitled Electronic Circuits and Functional Units. The material in this part of the course proceeds from simple understandings of circuits to the progressively more complex functional units. Early emphasis is placed on basic…

Discusses current problems in chemical engineering education at the University of Queensland (including those related to the laboratory, student/staff ration, literacy, motivation, course content, and structural changes). Also describes a proposed plan of the Queensland department to implement a scheme for resource-based education in chemical…

Florissant Valley Community College has integrated Engineering Technology education into a comprehensive community college setting. Problems of implementation and some of this institution's means of solving them are presented as a case study. The history of the institution is presented to include information about the staff and the initial…

Describes new program leading to Master's degree in Ocean Engineering. Established in 1966, program is third of its kind in the U.S. (WM)

This paper describes the goals, pedagogical system, and educational outcomes of a three-semester curriculum in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). The sequence takes engineering students with no formal MEMS training and gives them the skills to participate in cutting-edge MEMS research and development. The evolution of the curriculum from…

Even though English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) courses constitute a significant part of the Iranian university curriculum, curriculum developers have generally developed the programs based on intuition. This study assessed the present and target situation academic language needs of undergraduate students of computer engineering. To this…

The rapid evolution of System-on-Chip (SoC) challenges academic curricula to keep pace with multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary system thinking. This paper presents a curricular prototype that cuts across artificial course boundaries and provides a meaningful exploration of diverse facets of SoC design. Specifically, experimental contents of a…

The main points made in a larger case study report of Technician Education Council (TEC) curriculum development in engineering design are summarized in this document. It includes background to the setting up of a Committee for Engineering Design by TEC, with a remit to produce guidelines and model programs for a Higher National Certificate for…

Examines three broad areas related to the formal learning of engineering. These areas focus on: (1) approaches to learning; (2) developing engineering curricula; and (3) curriculum planning for the future. Also considers whether current engineering curricula can accommodate needed changes. (JN)

Describes a sophisticated computer technique that analyzes subject matter to determine what prerequisite knowledge is needed. Presents illustrations of flow charts that can be constructed for a particular subject, showing the organization of curriculum modules. (MLH)