Freshman Education Program Made Up of Lecture, Experiment and Practice for Mechanical Engineering Students
Abstract
A new curriculum, which instills an appreciation in mechanical engineering and motivates freshman students to pursue this discipline in a college of technology, is presented. The curriculum is composed of lecture, experiment and practice to foster self-education ability. Numerous new and unique teaching processes were developed to meet our objectives and were evaluated through anonymous student evaluations. Nearly all students, who participated in this curriculum, showed increased interest in pursuing mechanical engineering.
- Publication:
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Journal of Japanese Society for Engineering Education
- Pub Date:
- 2009
- Bibcode:
- 2009JJSEE..57.1.88I
- Keywords:
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- Mechanical Engineering Education;
- Freshman Education;
- Experiment;
- Practice