Case Study of a Discontinued Start-Up Engineering Program: Critical Challenges and Lessons Learned

Autor/in	Friess, Wilhelm A.
Titel	Case Study of a Discontinued Start-Up Engineering Program: Critical Challenges and Lessons Learned
Quelle	In: Higher Education Review, 49 (2017) 3, S.5-26 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1609
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Failure; Case Studies; Integrated Curriculum; Student Recruitment; Academic Persistence; Student Needs; Student Centered Learning; Geographic Location; Barriers; College Students; High School Students; Commuting Students; Educational Facilities; Student Characteristics; College Faculty; Student Behavior; Success; Surveys; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Collegestudent; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Pendler; Bildungsstätte; Fakultät; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Erfolg; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	The explanatory case study presented here analyzes the factors that have contributed to the failure of a start-up engineering program launched at an off-campus site, and aimed at imparting the first two years of the BSc Mechanical, Electrical, Computer and Civil Engineering utilizing an integrated curriculum. Findings indicate the root cause for insufficient recruitment (eleven students per cohort) was a low number of rising engineering students in the geographical area of influence, with incidental factors being the non-residential and non-degree granting nature of the program. Findings also show that the root cause for low program retention (36 per cent) was a mismatch between the program capabilities and the specific needs of the students attracted to the program. The causal analysis of this case study of program failure provides insights that can inform the design of similar programs in the future. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01