Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-17-2019
Abstract
Project-based learning (PBL) in engineering education is growing at a rapid pace. The Iron Range Engineering (IRE) Program of Minnesota State University Mankato, is an upper division (3rd and 4th year) undergraduate engineering education program based on the Aalborg, Denmark PBL model. Students work in teams to solve industry-sourced projects each semester. The learning of engineering is accomplished in three domains - technical learning of engineering concepts, professionalism, and design, which we call the “three-legged stool” of engineering education. The program promotes entrepreneurial mindset and innovative open-ended problem-solving in context. Fifty students are enrolled in 3rd and 4th-year studies at a time and work in vertically integrated teams. Most of the courses are flipped and active learning based on learning science is implemented regularly. Nearly all students in the program have one or more co-op experiences in industry. Students earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering when they complete the interdisciplinary engineering program. IRE has been awarded recognition for innovative practices in engineering education by ABET. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the integrated teaching and learning strategies that IRE uses to facilitate engineering design learning with an entrepreneurial mindset in a PBL model.
Department
Integrated Engineering
Recommended Citation
Pluskwik, E. (2019, June 17). Iron Range Engineering - An overview of design and open-ended problem solving activities in an interdisciplinary, project-based learning program. Paper presented at the 126th Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Society for Engineering Education, Tampa, FL.
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© 2019 American Society for Engineering Education. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, June 15-19, 2019, Tampa, Florida.
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