Cooperative and Progressive Design Experience for Embedded Systems

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-92

  Bruce, J W ^a   Harden, James C ^a   Reese, R B ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Cooperative learning; Design course; Embedded systems; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER VISION; CURRICULA; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FUZZY SETS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; LOGIC DESIGN; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SPECIFICATIONS; STUDENTS;

ACTIVE LEARNING; COOPERATIVE LEARNING; DESIGN COURSE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS;

EID: 1442288758     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2003.817618     Document Type: Article

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