Remodeling the STEM Curriculum for Future Engineers

Higher education is facing low enrollment, and fewer students are motivated to select STEM majors. This paper reports the results from one university that recently experimentally reformed its undergraduate curriculum to a “theme-based curricula”, the New Engineering Curriculum Program (NECP). The su...

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Autores principales:	Chun-Hung Lin, Huei Chu Weng, Kuan-Yu Chen, Leon Yufeng Wu
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	STEM undergraduate engineering curriculum reform New Engineering Curriculum Program (NECP) Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/24edb221347a4a699819e9cbffe77c14
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:24edb221347a4a699819e9cbffe77c142021-11-25T19:01:09ZRemodeling the STEM Curriculum for Future Engineers10.3390/su1322124502071-1050https://doaj.org/article/24edb221347a4a699819e9cbffe77c142021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12450https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Higher education is facing low enrollment, and fewer students are motivated to select STEM majors. This paper reports the results from one university that recently experimentally reformed its undergraduate curriculum to a “theme-based curricula”, the New Engineering Curriculum Program (NECP). The subjects in this study were 127 engineering students who applied for the NECP at a university in northern Taiwan. An experimental design using the pre- and post-test measurements of the experimental and control groups was applied in this study. The results revealed a significant effect among those who participated as second- and third-year undergraduates in terms of their subject-specific performances and attitudes of learning in various courses. Furthermore, the results showed that students in the NECP showed better learning performance and higher learning motivation than students in the traditional course module. The outcomes and analyses are discussed.Chun-Hung LinHuei Chu WengKuan-Yu ChenLeon Yufeng WuMDPI AGarticleSTEMundergraduate engineeringcurriculum reformNew Engineering Curriculum Program (NECP)Environmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12450, p 12450 (2021)
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topic	STEM undergraduate engineering curriculum reform New Engineering Curriculum Program (NECP) Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	STEM undergraduate engineering curriculum reform New Engineering Curriculum Program (NECP) Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Chun-Hung Lin Huei Chu Weng Kuan-Yu Chen Leon Yufeng Wu Remodeling the STEM Curriculum for Future Engineers
description	Higher education is facing low enrollment, and fewer students are motivated to select STEM majors. This paper reports the results from one university that recently experimentally reformed its undergraduate curriculum to a “theme-based curricula”, the New Engineering Curriculum Program (NECP). The subjects in this study were 127 engineering students who applied for the NECP at a university in northern Taiwan. An experimental design using the pre- and post-test measurements of the experimental and control groups was applied in this study. The results revealed a significant effect among those who participated as second- and third-year undergraduates in terms of their subject-specific performances and attitudes of learning in various courses. Furthermore, the results showed that students in the NECP showed better learning performance and higher learning motivation than students in the traditional course module. The outcomes and analyses are discussed.
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Remodeling the STEM Curriculum for Future Engineers

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