Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Elizabeth MH Garcia

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Instructor-Developed Course Concept Maps Used to Contextualize Material Elizabeth MH Garcia U.S. Coast Guard AcademyAbstractDuring a semester, students often focus on the individual class lectures and topics, failing to seethe global picture of the course material. However, with the aid of a concept map provided bythe instructors on the first day of classes, and referred to throughout the semester, students mayimprove their “big picture” understanding of the course. For example, in the Ship Structurescourse taught at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, nearly