An integrated and comprehensive approach to engineering curricula: Part One: objectives and general

In Part I we described the educational objectives that have led to an approach to engineering education which we call Integrated Learning. In addition to improving professional skills and achieving more active learning, the objectives include an increased emphasis on design, an increased understanding of related disciplines, and an increased awareness of, and sensitivity to, societal and environmental factors. This paper deals with choosing learning techniques appropriate to the objectives. A subsequent paper will deal with issues of facilities and staffing