A Service Learning Structural Engineering Capstone Course and the Assessment of Technical and Non-Technical Objectives

Autor/inn/en	Dinehart, David W.; Gross, Shawn P.
Titel	A Service Learning Structural Engineering Capstone Course and the Assessment of Technical and Non-Technical Objectives
Quelle	In: Advances in Engineering Education, 2 (2010) 1, (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1941-1766
Schlagwörter	Service Learning; Design; Curriculum; Engineering Education; Civil Engineering; Role; Course Descriptions; Outcomes of Education; School Buildings; Foreign Countries; Feedback (Response); Student Attitudes; Residential Care; Problem Based Learning; School Construction; Bilingual Schools; Elementary Schools; Reflection; Teaching Methods; Enrollment; College Students; Universities; Honduras; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Ingenieurausbildung; Rollen; Kursstrukturplan; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; School building; Schulgebäude; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Schulbau; Bilingual scholl; Bilinguale Schule; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Einschulung; Collegestudent; University; Universität
Abstract	The primary role of a civil engineer is to serve the community; thus, it is essential that students understand the impact of engineering projects on, and the context of engineering projects within, society. One goal of an engineering capstone design course should be to mesh the technical knowledge of the discipline with an encompassing engineering problem that incorporates "real world" issues and challenges. With all of the aforementioned criteria in mind, the objective of Villanova University's structural capstone course described herein is to integrate technical and non-technical issues through a challenging real world project. This paper presents the development, implementation, objectives, and assessment of a structural engineering capstone course that incorporates an international service project. All data indicates that the students participating on the service trip achieve significantly higher non-technical outcomes compared to those students who work solely on the design project. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01