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ERIC Number: EJ499615
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0271-0633
Critical Thinking and Design: Evolution of a Freshman Engineering Graphics Course.
Sanchez, Lilia A.; And Others
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, n61 p67-76 Spr 1995
In a freshman engineering graphics course at Santa Clara University (California), mechanical engineering students learn to solve ill-structured design problems using graphic communication skills. Integration of a critical thinking component has guided the faculty's own iterative, interactive process of designing a more effective teaching method. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Instruction, Communication Skills, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design, Design, Engineering Drawing, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Introductory Courses, Mechanics (Process)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Santa Clara University CA
Note: Theme issue topic: "Fostering Student Success in Quantitative Gateway Courses."