The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate Engineering Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23364796 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lyle D Feisel (0000-0001-9067-0478, Binghamton University, corresponding author), Albert J Rosa, Albert Rosa (National Academy of Governance, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 121-130 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Engineering Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1069-4730 • E-ISSN: 2168-9830 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00833.x |
| OpenAlex | W2025918266 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 66 |
| References cited | 41 |
The function of the engineering profession is to manipulate materials, energy, and information, thereby creating benefit for humankind. To do this successfully, engineers must have a knowledge of nature that goes beyond mere theory—knowledge that is traditionally gained in educational laboratories. Over the years, however, the nature of these laboratories has changed. This paper describes the history of some of these changes and explores in some depth a few of the major factors influencing laboratories today. In particular, the paper considers the lack of coherent learning objectives for laboratories and how this lack has limited the effectiveness of laboratories and hampered meaningful research in the area. A list of fundamental objectives is presented along with suggestions for possible future research.
Energy (signal processing) · Engineering education · Engineering ethics · Engineering management · Function (biology) · Medical education · Physics · Undergraduate education · Engineering · Engineering Education and Curriculum Development · Engineering Education and Pedagogy · Experimental Learning in Engineering · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 66 |
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| Citations per year | 3,3 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 59 |