Utilizing assistive technology design projects and interdisciplinary teams to foster inquiry and learning in engineering design

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 609-616

  Terpenny, Janis P ^a,c,d,e   Goff, Richard M ^a,f,g   Vernon, Mitzi R ^b,h   Green, William R ^b,i  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NSF Center for E design   (United States)

^d ASEE ^*  (United States)

^e ASME   (United States)

^f Frith Freshman Engineering Design Laboratory

^g ME Senior Design Project   (Hungary)

^h VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Industrial Design Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Asistive; Design; Interdisciplinary; Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745230453     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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