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Aucoin, Marc G.; Jolicoeur, Mario – Chemical Engineering Education, 2009
Undergraduate and graduate engineering training differ significantly. The former looks to established protocols and formulas to design and control processes while the latter often involves questioning established protocols and formulas to better suit and describe phenomena. Although we do not dispute the benefits of practical hands-on approaches,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Graduate Students, Research Problems, Research Design
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Hubbard, Richard W.; Ritchie, Kathy L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Maintains that undergraduate psychology curricula almost always include one or more required experimental courses. Describes the use of the human subjects review process as a method of stimulating critical thinking. Discusses questions posed by the review process and classroom applications of the approach. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking