Introducing Engineering Through Case Histories

完全基于案例的工程学入门课程 将开展研究。 它将强调永恒的方面， 工程--涉及设计、视觉思维、判断和 类似的--独立于最先进的技术。 工程和科学之间的差异将被强调 为了向学生传达， 工程课程与数学课程不同， 科学和工程科学课程，占主导地位的 前两年的学习。 案例研究将选择不 不仅是因为它们的技术含量， 有趣的人文和社会背景， 工程师如何工作和工程项目发生。 一部分 在本课程中，每个学生都需要制定一个 独立案例研究（从精心准备的清单中选出）， 口头和书面报告。 本课程将 向一年级学生强调阅读的重要性， 口语和写作技能的工程实践。 学生将被期望从课程中获得广泛的 收集的案例研究，将提供一个真实的世界 解释和整合后续工作的背景 工程学课程 预计该经验还将 在早期阶段传达专业精神， 对你的职业生涯都有影响 课程材料与案例 研究将被广泛收集和传播， 从根本上影响了工程学的教学方式。

An introductory engineering course based entirely on case studies will be developed. It will stress timeless aspects of engineering--involving design, visual thinking, judgement, and the like--that are independent of the state-of-the-art. Differences between engineering and science will be emphasized in order to convey to students that the goals of the engineering curriculum are distinct from those of the math, science, and engineering-science courses that dominate the first two years of study. The case studies will be chosen not only for their technical content but also for the inherently interesting humanistic and social contexts in which they show engineers how work and engineering projects do occur. As part of the course, each student will be required to develop an independent case study (chosen from a well-prepared list) and report on it orally and in writing. The course will thus emphasize to first-year students the importance of reading, speaking, and writing skills for the practice of engineering. Students will be expected to take from the course a broad collection of case studies that will provide a real-world context in which to interpret and integrate subsequent engineering coursework. The experience is also expected to convey at an early stage a sense of professionalism that will have career-long implications. The course material and case studies will be collected and disseminated widely, potentially affecting in fundamental ways how engineering is taught.