Conference Session

Impact of Information Technology on Engineering Education (3215)

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Tahar El-Korchi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paul P. Mathisen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Frederick L. Hart, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering (CE)

for engineers entering the workforce. Therefore, to introduce students in civiland environmental engineering to these components as early as possible in the program, the CEEDepartment developed a freshman level introductory civil engineering class entitled“Introduction to Civil Engineering and Computer Fundamentals”. 2 3 The primary objectives ofthis course are (1) to provide students with a technical background in computer use, (2) tointroduce students to the technical fundamentals of the various disciplines in civil andenvironmental engineering, and (3) to provide students with written and oral communicationskills that will better prepare them for giving presentations and writing professional reports. Anumber of studies have shown that