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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
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Kunioshi, Nilson; Noguchi, Judy; Hayashi, Hiroko; Tojo, Kazuko – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2012
Oral communication skills are essential for engineers today and, as they are included in accreditation criteria of educational programmes, their teaching and evaluation deserve attention. However, concrete aspects as to what should be taught and evaluated in relation to oral communication skills have not been sufficiently established. In this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Engineering, Web Sites
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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
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Laverty, David M.; Milliken, Jonny; Milford, Matthew; Cregan, Michael – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2012
This paper presents a new laboratory-based module for embedded systems teaching, which addresses the current lack of consideration for the link between hardware development, software implementation, course content and student evaluation in a laboratory environment. The course introduces second year undergraduate students to the interface between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Instruction
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O'Dwyer, D. W.; Logan-Phelan, T. M.; O'Neill, E. A. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2007
The current paper describes the design and development of a qualitative analysis course and an interactive web-based teaching and assessment tool called VSE (virtual structural environment). The widespread reliance on structural analysis programs requires engineers to be able to verify computer output by carrying out qualitative analyses.…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Virtual Classrooms, Teaching Methods
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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