| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T21: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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Curricular Innovations and Continuous Improvement of Academic Programs (and Satisfying ABET along the Way): The Elizabeth Judson Memorial Symposium
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| Presentation Title |
Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering: an Online Course from a Student's Perspective |
| Author(s) |
Joseph A. Foster, Subhadra Gupta |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Joseph A. Foster |
| Abstract Scope |
The introductory materials structure and properties course, like many others in 2020, had to effectively transition course material to a virtual platform. The online course was beneficial for me, as I work full time, have significant work travel, and am a father of three children. The course was broken into twenty-three Zoom lectures covering course material from fifteen chapters of the course text. Each chapter’s lecture slides were uploaded to Blackboard and available from the start of the semester, which I really liked. The course also utilized polls and quizzes during each lecture which were very helpful in summarizing learning objectives. Test information contained all of the material as reviewed in the lecture slides. The course was planned and executed very well. This course was conducive to providing a successful learning environment. An improvement suggested would be to add practical demonstrations or labs to the course to further excite students. |