Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Villanova have obtained funding to develop joint courses to teach both sets ofengineering students the design of technologies to benefit and improve the lives of ruralNicaraguans. Prof. Maria Virginia Moncada, Head of the Electronic Engineering Department atUNI spent the fall 2013 semester at Villanova University working with ECE and BusinessSchool professors developing course materials for a new Design Seminar course focused ondeveloping technologies for Rural Nicaraguans. The first iteration of this course is being offeredto nine Villanova ECE students and eleven electronic and computer engineering students at UNIduring the Spring 2014 term.This paper will present details of the course syllabus, sample materials and our experiences inrunning this

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Simon William Cavenett, Deakin University; Eloise Gordon, Deakin University; Matthew Joordens, Deakin University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

also an issue, as some students areunable to attend on-campus lab classes because they live too far away from the main campus.Prior to 2006, primary communication between the lecturer and the students was by means ofa course website or learning-management system.8 The course syllabus, assignments, lecturenotes, problem solutions, and announcements would be posted on-line for the students todownload in their own time. Communication between students was mainly by email or bymeans of on-line noticeboard/communications forum attached to the course website. Individualcommunication between students and lecturers was by email or telephone. For cooperative orgroup work, students would be put into on-line groups and would use on-line discussion