Development of a CDIO-Based Creative Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum and Associated Projects for Elementary Engineering Education

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dc.contributor.advisorBehjat, Laleh
dc.contributor.authorMarasco, Emily Ann
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-23T21:51:36Z
dc.date.available2013-11-12T08:00:13Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-23
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents the development of a creative, cross-curricular project series using the CDIO framework for engineering education to integrate engineering concepts and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board graduate attributes. The work in this thesis was targeted towards fifth grade students and their teachers, adapting the CDIO process to create an electrical engineering curriculum appropriate for elementary school, called Exploring Electrical Engineering. As studies show that students begin to lose interest in the domains of science, technology, mathematics and engineering during grades 4/5/6, this work also demonstrates how creative, hands-on projects and positive role models improve the perceptions that grade five students have towards engineering, and towards their consideration of engineering as a future career path. Through these contributions, the creative, cross-curricular CDIO-based Exploring Electrical Engineering program is demonstrated to have positive effects on young students while introducing them to engineering concepts and attributes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarasco, E. A. (2013). Development of a CDIO-Based Creative Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum and Associated Projects for Elementary Engineering Education (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25651en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25651
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1005
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectElementary
dc.subjectElectronics and Electrical
dc.subject.classificationSTEMen_US
dc.subject.classificationCDIOen_US
dc.subject.classificationcross-disciplinaryen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of a CDIO-Based Creative Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum and Associated Projects for Elementary Engineering Education
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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