@proceedings {23837,
	title = {Tron Days: Horizontal Integration and Authentic Learning},
	journal = {CEEA-ACEG Annual Conference},
	year = {2017},
	pages = {1-7},
	address = {CEEA-ACEG Annual Conference, Toronto},
	abstract = {First year Mechatronics students at the University of\&nbsp;Waterloo consistently do not see the connection between their fundamental\&nbsp;math and science courses with the practise of engineering.\&nbsp;To address this issue, the first year instructors came together to\&nbsp;launch a two day Hackathon style project for the students called\&nbsp;Tron Days. Tron Days featured small warm up problems dealing\&nbsp;with advanced concepts in each of the courses, and big problems\&nbsp;that drew from all of the first year courses. The challenges only\&nbsp;had communication marks associated with them and provided an\&nbsp;opportunity for sustained engagement with the concepts. The metrics\&nbsp;used to measure the event showed that it was successful at addressing\&nbsp;the desired outcomes, but could be further enhanced to address more\&nbsp;material.},
	url = {https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/PCEEA/article/view/7347},
	author = {Eugene Li and Chris Rennick and Carol Hulls and Mary Robinson and Michael Cooper-Stachowsky and Eline Boghaert and William Melek and Sanjeev Bedi}
}
