V. Lohani, K. Mallikarjunan, Wolfe Ml, T. Wildman, J. Connor, J. Muffo, J. Lo, T. Knott, G. Loganathan, R. Goff, M. Chang, J. Cundiff, G. Adel, F. Agblevor, M. Gregg, D. Vaughan, E. Fox, H. Griffin, S. Mostaghimi
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Abstract
A theme-based spiral curriculum approach is being adopted to initiate the department-level reform (DLR) of the freshman engineering and the bioprocess engineering curricula at Virginia Tech. A large number of engineering faculty members are collaborating with experts in educational psychology and academic assessment to accomplish the objectives of this 3-year NSF supported project that began in September 2004. Successful implementation of the spiral approach will be used as a model for incorporating similar reforms in other engineering departments and elsewhere