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Peer reviewedJackling, Noel; And Others – Higher Education Research and Development, 1990
It is proposed that algorithms and heuristics are useful in improving professional problem-solving abilities when contextualized within the academic discipline. A basic algorithm applied to problem solving in undergraduate engineering education and a similar algorithm applicable to legal problems are used as examples. Problem complexity and…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Curriculum Development
Download full textMiller, Ronald L.; Olds, Barbara M. – 1992
This project was designed to develop a curricular and pedagogical model for teaching multidisciplinary engineering design to senior-level undergraduate students at the Colorado School of Mines. The two-semester course sequence involved students from seven engineering disciplines working in multidisciplinary teams under the direction of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Engineering Education
