Background: Tests are commonly and heavily used in fundamental engineering courses (FECs) to assess student learning of concepts. With existing literature presenting mixed benefits and disadvantages of testing to students' motivation to learn and documenting widely alternative assessments, the lack of questioning of heavy and common test usage…

Course objective was to enable students to practice engineering by realistically involving them in the solutions of unstructured problems similar to those they will encounter in their professional careers. Several past schemes are described and suggestions are presented to guide the potential user. (DF)

Important points are that invention and innovation are important elements of technological change, that creative engineering and innovation can be encouraged, and that understanding of the innovation process can be taught on an interdisciplinary base. Course involves developing a project to solve one of the important problems in the world today.…

Describes a course planned to integrate aspects of nine different disciplines in an attempt to solve a common problem. Senior and graduate students with different backgrounds participated in the course with favorable results. Suggestions are listed for those who propose to teach a similar course. (PS)

A new required course for freshmen including participating seniors and industrial consultants in presenting and evaluating actual creative design problems facing their industry is put together with a creative engineering design project. Student responses were positive and enthusiastic. (DF)

Freshmen students in an engineering college should be given experience related to a variety of careers in engineering. One such course is described. Emphasis is placed on involving students in an engineering design problem. (PS)

Describes a course offered in an engineering college to make students conscious of environmental considerations. The format includes lecture, student projects and critiques or term papers. A reference list is included. (PS)

Describes a course to enable students involved in research to gain deeper insight into some of the important areas in engineering. A working knowledge of FORTRAN was the only prerequisite. (DF)

Describes a course to give to non-engineering students at least a qualitative physical explanation of some examples of fluid flow situations observed and encountered in our daily lives. (Author/TS)