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Mechatronic System Design Course for Undergraduate Programmes
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Saleem, A.; Tutunji, T.; Al-Sharif, L. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2011
Technology advancement and human needs have led to integration among many engineering disciplines. Mechatronics engineering is an integrated discipline that focuses on the design and analysis of complete engineering systems. These systems include mechanical, electrical, computer and control subsystems. In this paper, the importance of teaching…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
Switching from Computer to Microcomputer Architecture Education
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Bolanakis, Dimosthenis E.; Kotsis, Konstantinos T.; Laopoulos, Theodore – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2010
In the last decades, the technological and scientific evolution of the computing discipline has been widely affecting research in software engineering education, which nowadays advocates more enlightened and liberal ideas. This article reviews cross-disciplinary research on a computer architecture class in consideration of its switching to…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Computers, Client Server Architecture, Computer System Design
Vertical Integration of System-on-Chip Concepts in the Digital Design Curriculum
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Tang, Ying; Head, L. M.; Ramachandran, R. P.; Chatman, L. M. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
The rapid evolution of System-on-Chip (SoC) challenges academic curricula to keep pace with multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary system thinking. This paper presents a curricular prototype that cuts across artificial course boundaries and provides a meaningful exploration of diverse facets of SoC design. Specifically, experimental contents of a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Design, Electronics, Systems Approach
Conversational Agents in Virtual Worlds: Bridging Disciplines
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Veletsianos, George; Heller, Robert; Overmyer, Scott; Procter, Mike – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This paper examines the effective deployment of conversational agents in virtual worlds from the perspective of researchers/practitioners in cognitive psychology, computing science, learning technologies and engineering. From a cognitive perspective, the major challenge lies in the coordination and management of the various channels of information…
Descriptors: Cues, Engineering, Cognitive Psychology, Internet
Multidisciplinary and Active/Collaborative Approaches in Teaching Requirements Engineering
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Rosca, Daniela – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2005
The requirements engineering course is a core component of the curriculum for the Master's in Software Engineering programme, at Monmouth University (MU). It covers the process, methods and tools specific to this area, together with the corresponding software quality issues. The need to produce software engineers with strong teamwork and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Engineering, Teaching Methods, Computer System Design
Workstations in Higher Education.
Weissman, Ronald F. E.; And Others – Academic Computing, 1988
Five articles discuss various aspects of workstations and their applications in higher education. Highlights include microcomputers and workstations; UNIX operating system; campus-wide networks; software; Project SOCRATES and the interdisciplinary aspect of engineering; mechanical system design and simulation; and the Creation Station, a…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Simulation