A New Core Curriculum for Engineering and Science Programs at the Colorado School of Mines / Barbara M. Olds, Nigel T. Middleton and John U. Trefny.

The Colorado School of Mines is in the 4th year of a comprehensive curriculum revision process. After refining the mission statement and graduate profile, the school has developed and begun to implement a new undergraduate curriculum which features design-across-the-curriculum, a sequence of "system...

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Main Authors: Olds, Barbara M.
Middleton, Nigel T. (Author)
Trefny, John U. (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998.
Subjects:
Core Curriculum.
Curriculum Development.
Engineering Education.
Higher Education.
Mining.
Science Education.
Undergraduate Study.
Colorado School of Mines
Reports, Descriptive.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Genre:
Reports, Descriptive.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Physical Description:7 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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The Colorado School of Mines is in the 4th year of a comprehensive curriculum revision process. After refining the mission statement and graduate profile, the school has developed and begun to implement a new undergraduate curriculum which features design-across-the-curriculum, a sequence of "systems" courses, an enhanced and integrated humanities and social sciences component, and a distributed core. This paper describes the process and the products of the curriculum revision, including the methods for phasing in the new curriculum and ensuring that continuous improvement is built in to it from the beginning. (YDS)
Note:ERIC Note: Paper presented at the International Conference of Engineering Education (Rio de Janiero, Brazil, August 1998).
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Call Number:ED440884 Microfiche
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