{"product_id":"engineering-education-isbn-9780471741114","title":"Engineering Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eA synthesis of nearly 2,000 articles to help make engineers better educators\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhile a significant body of knowledge has evolved in the field of engineering education over the years, much of the published information has been restricted to scholarly journals and has not found a broad audience. This publication rectifies that situation by reviewing the findings of nearly 2,000 scholarly articles to help engineers become better educators, devise more effective curricula, and be more effective leaders and advocates in curriculum and research development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author's first objective is to provide an illustrative review of research and development in engineering education since 1960. His second objective is, with the examples given, to encourage the practice of classroom assessment and research, and his third objective is to promote the idea of curriculum leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe publication is divided into four main parts:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart I demonstrates how the underpinnings of education—history, philosophy, psychology, sociology—determine the aims and objectives of the curriculum and the curriculum's internal structure, which integrates assessment, content, teaching, and learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart II focuses on the curriculum itself, considering such key issues as content organization, trends, and change. A chapter on interdisciplinary and integrated study and a chapter on project and problem-based models of curriculum are included\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart III examines problem solving, creativity, and design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart IV delves into teaching, assessment, and evaluation, beginning with a chapter on the lecture, cooperative learning, and teamwork\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book ends with a brief, insightful forecast of the future of engineering education. Because this is a practical tool and reference for engineers, each chapter is self-contained and may be read independently of the others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnlike other works in engineering education, which are generally intended for educational researchers, this publication is written not only for researchers in the field of engineering education, but also for all engineers who teach. All readers acquire a host of practical skills and knowledge in the fields of learning, philosophy, sociology, and history as they specifically apply to the process of engineering curriculum improvement and evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Aims and Objectives (Outcomes) and Their Screening 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Curriculum Design, Implementation and Evaluation 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Aims and Objectives (Outcomes) 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Philosophy and Sociology and the Aims of the Engineering Curriculum 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapters 4. Concepts and Principles (Rules) 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Learning Strategies and Learning Styles 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Human Development 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. The Curriculum and Its Paradigms in Practice 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Curriculum Change and Changing the Curriculum 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Interdisciplinary and Integrated Studies 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. From Projects to Problem-Based Learning 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. Problem Solving, Creativity, and Design 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Problem Solving 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Creativity 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Design 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. Introduction to Chapters 13 and 14. The Lecture 317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Cooperative Learning and Teamwork 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Other Instructional Practices and the New Technologies 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Assessment and Evaluation 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16. The Formal Assessment of Student Learning: Alternative Assessment 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Attrition and Retention 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 483\u003c\/p\u003e \"…a convenient, well-organized compendium of what…literature has revealed, drawing on both American and English-language international journals…highly recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2006) \u003cb\u003eJOHN HEYWOOD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a Professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin. He has an MSc in Engineering Education, and a doctorate from the University of Dublin. He was founding editor of the International Journal of Technology and Design Education. He has published widely and won several awards for his writings in the areas of engineering, science, and technology. Since 1973 he has been a regular contributor to the ASEE\/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.  A synthesis of nearly 2,000 articles to help make engineers better educators  \u003cp\u003eWhile a significant body of knowledge has evolved in the field of engineering education over the years, much of the published information has been restricted to scholarly journals and has not found a broad audience. This publication rectifies that situation by reviewing the findings of nearly 2,000 scholarly articles to help engineers become better educators, devise more effective curricula, and be more effective leaders and advocates in curriculum and research development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author's first objective is to provide an illustrative review of research and development in engineering education since 1960. His second objective is, with the examples given, to encourage the practice of classroom assessment and research, and his third objective is to promote the idea of curriculum leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe publication is divided into four main parts:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart I demonstrates how the underpinnings of education——history, philosophy, psychology, sociology——determine the aims and objectives of the curriculum and the curriculum's internal structure, which integrates assessment, content, teaching, and learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart II focuses on the curriculum itself, considering such key issues as content organization, trends, and change. A chapter on interdisciplinary and integrated study and a chapter on project and problem-based models of curriculum are included\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart III examines problem solving, creativity, and design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart IV delves into teaching, assessment, and evaluation, beginning with a chapter on the lecture, cooperative learning, and teamwork\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book ends with a brief, insightful forecast of the future of engineering education. Because this is a practical tool and reference for engineers, each chapter is self-contained and may be read independently of the others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnlike other works in engineering education, which are generally intended for educational researchers, this publication is written not only for researchers in the field of engineering education, but also for all engineers who teach. All readers acquire a host of practical skills and knowledge in the fields of learning, philosophy, sociology, and history as they specifically apply to the process of engineering curriculum improvement and evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-IEEE Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989136982245,"sku":"NP9780471741114","price":228.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471741114.jpg?v=1761782945","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/engineering-education-isbn-9780471741114","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}