A Multidisciplinary, Spiral Curricular Foundation for Engineering Programs

纽黑文大学的这一规划拨款旨在重组本科工程教育计划。纽黑文大学（UNH）工程与应用科学学院（SEAS）的目标是改造其工程课程，以教育学生更好地满足行业和社会的需求。课程改革的重点是促进部门间的合作，并向我们的教师和学生介绍创新方法，同时跟上行业的需求。教师面临的挑战是在保留传统课程的基本内容和最佳特色的同时，开发出理想的新属性。这可以通过在项目早期协调基本技能的发展来实现，同时采用螺旋式方法构建基本工程概念。通过使用积极和合作的学习方法和不断评估新的教学技术，拟议的螺旋式方法将能够更有效地发展概念理解。对教学的不断反馈将导致持续改进。

This planning grant to the University of New Haven seeks to restructure the undergraduate engineering education program. The goal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) at the University of New Haven (UNH) is to transform its engineering programs to educate students who will better meet the needs of industry and society. The focus of the curriculum reform efforts is to foster interdepartmental cooperation and introduce innovative approaches to our faculty and students, while keeping up with industry demands. The challenge for the faculty is to develop the desirable new attributes while preserving the essential content and best features of the traditional programs. This can be done by coordinating the development of essential skills early in the programs in parallel with a spiral approach for building fundamental engineering concepts. By using active and cooperative learning methods and continuous assessment of new pedagogical techniques, the proposed spiral approach will allow for a more efficient process of developing conceptual understanding. Constant feedback on teaching will lead to continual improvement.