© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Projects to Enhance the Research Experience for Undergraduates

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Author	Shahnasser, Hamid
Abstract	With the fast paced evolution of technology and globalization, undergraduate engineering education is facing many new challenges in 21st Century. The need to revise the engineering curriculum to ensure that students are resourceful and competitive in this changing global, cultural and economic environment cannot be overstated. Integrating hands-on research experience into teaching and learning objectives is one of the most effective mechanisms by which the quality of engineering education can be improved. In particular, one urgent task that must be completed to meet the needs of these new challenges is the development of year-long interdisciplinary projects for senior undergraduate students, which will prepare them to face an increasingly diverse society and workforce. This paper will first address what challenges the engineering education community is facing today. It will then discuss how faculty, students, institutions, technology, and the engineering community, can contribute to the improvement of academic curricula. The paper will present some examples of the mechanisms that are used to develop engineering design projects to enhance research experience for undergraduate students. It will stress the importance of facilitating senior students to develop engineering design projects
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Subject Keyword	Senior Student Year-long Interdisciplinary Project Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Project Research Experience Many New Challenge Urgent Task Economic Environment Cannot Diverse Society Hands-on Research Experience Senior Undergraduate Student Engineering Education Community Undergraduate Engineering Education Engineering Curriculum Engineering Design Project Academic Curriculum Engineering Community
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