Pritchard, J. W., & Mina, M. (2012, June), Hands-on, Discovery, Critical Thinking, and Freshman Engineering  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21445

\bibitem{asee_peer_21445}
  Pritchard, J. W., \& Mina, M. (2012, June), \emph{Hands-on, Discovery, Critical Thinking, and Freshman Engineering}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21445

John W Pritchard and Mani Mina.  "Hands-on, Discovery, Critical Thinking, and Freshman Engineering".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21445 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21445}
  John W Pritchard and Mani Mina.
  "Hands-on, Discovery, Critical Thinking, and Freshman Engineering".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21445 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

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AB  -      Hands-on, discovery, critical thinking, and freshman engineering                           A systems level approach to learning and discoveryOne of the most difficult tasks when teaching freshman engineering classes is to induce a paradigm shiftfrom the high school experience to the adjustment of the open, dynamic, exciting, and ever growinguniversity environment. In these classes, we also need to train students to be advanced in criticalthinking, engineering fundamentals, basics of engineering principle and design, computer programming,and hands-on laboratories. All of the above must be presented in a context that is not over whelming,and not too threatening. All of that will help students be ready for the years to come in the engineeringdiscipline. Much effort has been put into designing a practical and conceptual approach on what, why,and how to do the freshman engineering classes to be more productive and effective. The true systemslevel approach needs to be included in all aspects of the class. The class and the approach should showenough repetition, creative feedbacks, and interesting subjects to engage students.This paper presents a framework whose unique systems level, critical thinking, and hands-on discoverymethodologies that suit students of the current generation. The paper introduces and discusses some ofthe successful implementations versus some of the traditional goals. The paper will also provide somepractical and key questions regarding the goals of the freshman engineering class in the engineeringprograms.
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