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Direct linkYarbrough, Wynn – Journal of General Education, 2020
This critical reflection briefly chronicles the transition of a general education program from a distributive model to an integrative model and the resulting Capital Capstone Course (CCC) at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). The article describes a year long, team-based, experiential course that "caps" off our…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Universities, Capstone Experiences, Interdisciplinary Approach
Download full textDalal, Amy Csizmar; Oliver, Emily – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2022
We present a case study of a multi-year, academic civic engagement (ACE) collaboration in a computer science capstone course. ACE projects in computer science provide an avenue for students to apply software development concepts to real-world projects with actual clients, and can offer meaningful engagement with ethical issues. The typical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Science Education, Capstone Experiences, Outcomes of Education
Coblentz, Dori; Realff, Mary Lynn; Alemdar, Meltem – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
The Effective Team Dynamics (ETD) Initiative at Georgia Tech developed curriculum to improve function of student teams. ETD uses the language of CliftonStrengths® to help students identify the areas in which they are the strongest and to apply those strengths to interpersonal contexts. ETD has developed curriculum for five "Touchpoints,"…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Minority Group Students
Malheiro, Benedita; Guedes, Pedro; Silva, Manuel F.; Ferreira, Paulo – Education Sciences, 2019
Engineering education addresses the development of professional competencies in undergraduates. In this context, the core set of professional competencies includes critical thinking and problem solving, effective communication, collaboration and team building, and creativity and innovation--also known as the four Cs--as well as socio-professional…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Problem Solving, Professional Development
Gutiérrez Ortiz, Francisco Javier; Fitzpatrick, John J.; Byrne, Edmond P. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
The engineering graduate of today will engage in a career which will span the middle of the twenty-first century, and beyond. They will work in a world which is increasingly more complex and uncertain than at any time before. This will require an integrated combination of technical knowledge and transferable skills and values, to a greater extent…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Chemical Engineering, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Rekalde-Rodríguez, Itziar; Barrenechea, Julieta; Hernandez, Yannick – Education Sciences, 2021
Universities are undertaking transformation projects that align their work with the Sustainable Development Goals. This paper describes how Ocean I3, an educational innovation project that aims to reduce plastic in the sea, has made an impact on its community over its three editions (2018/19 to 2020/21). Methodologically, it has been approached by…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Capstone Experiences, Sustainability
