The effects of a first-year engineering design course on student intellectual development as measured by the perry scheme

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-45

  Marra, Rose M ^a,d   Palmer, Betsy ^b,e   Litzinger, Thomas A ^a,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Leonhard Center   (United States)

^d Engineering Instructional Services   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REVERSE ENGINEERING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE; ENGINEERING GRADUATES; INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT; PERRY SCHEME;

STUDENTS;

EID: 19544371957     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2000.tb00492.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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