Design integrated in the mechanical engineering curriculum: Assessment of the engineering clinics

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 682-691

  Kadlowec, Jennifer ^a   Bhatia, Krishnan ^a   Chandrupatla, Tirupathi R ^a   Chen, John C ^a   Constans, Eric ^a   Hartman, Harriet ^a   Marchese, Anthony J ^a   von Lockette, Paris ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; DESIGN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING CLINIC; MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM ENVIRONMENT; SURVEY DATA;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 34547511844     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2722788     Document Type: Article

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