Abstract:
Advances in computing contribute to science and engineering discovery, innovation, and education by facilitating representations, processing, storage, analysis, simulatio...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Advances in computing contribute to science and engineering discovery, innovation, and education by facilitating representations, processing, storage, analysis, simulation, and visualization of unprecedented amounts of experimental and observational data to address problems that affect health, energy, environment, security, and quality of life. In spite of the emerging importance of the role of computing in engineering, a well-recognized shortage of scientists and engineers who are adequately prepared to take advantage of, or contribute to, such highly interdisciplinary, highly computational scientific challenges is evident. This exploratory study identifies how computation is integrated in the engineering disciplines at the undergraduate level. The research question is: How engineering professors integrate computation as part of their disciplinary undergraduate courses? This study reports anonymous survey responses of thirty-nine engineering and engineering technology faculty members who identified themselves as integrating computation as part of their undergraduate courses. Results indicate that most of the faculty members used computation for the solution of complex calculations, for conducting simulations, and for design purposes. Further research is required in order to identify and validate appropriated pedagogical practices to integrate computation as part of disciplinary courses.
Published in: 2013 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)
Date of Conference: 23-26 October 2013
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 19 December 2013
Electronic ISBN:978-1-4673-5261-1
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- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- Computer Use ,
- Engineering Education ,
- Undergraduate Engineering Education ,
- Engineering Technology ,
- Undergraduate Level ,
- Engineering Disciplines ,
- Amount Of Experimental Data ,
- Security Of Life ,
- Unprecedented Amount Of Data ,
- Field Of Science ,
- Frequency Of Use ,
- Open-ended Questions ,
- Design Process ,
- Learning Outcomes ,
- Types Of Problems ,
- Multiple-choice Questions ,
- Computer Technology ,
- Pedagogical Knowledge ,
- Content Knowledge ,
- Mechanical Engineering ,
- Pedagogical Content Knowledge ,
- Pedagogical Methods ,
- Computational Role ,
- Bloom’s Taxonomy ,
- Disciplinary Knowledge ,
- Use Of Simulation ,
- Homework Assignments ,
- Intended Learning Outcomes ,
- Computational Integration ,
- Newton-Raphson Algorithm
- Author Keywords
Keywords assist with retrieval of results and provide a means to discovering other relevant content. Learn more.
- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- Computer Use ,
- Engineering Education ,
- Undergraduate Engineering Education ,
- Engineering Technology ,
- Undergraduate Level ,
- Engineering Disciplines ,
- Amount Of Experimental Data ,
- Security Of Life ,
- Unprecedented Amount Of Data ,
- Field Of Science ,
- Frequency Of Use ,
- Open-ended Questions ,
- Design Process ,
- Learning Outcomes ,
- Types Of Problems ,
- Multiple-choice Questions ,
- Computer Technology ,
- Pedagogical Knowledge ,
- Content Knowledge ,
- Mechanical Engineering ,
- Pedagogical Content Knowledge ,
- Pedagogical Methods ,
- Computational Role ,
- Bloom’s Taxonomy ,
- Disciplinary Knowledge ,
- Use Of Simulation ,
- Homework Assignments ,
- Intended Learning Outcomes ,
- Computational Integration ,
- Newton-Raphson Algorithm
- Author Keywords