Case study research using senior design projects: An example application

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Maier, Jonathan R A ^a   Troy, Timothy ^b   Johnston, P Jud ^b   Bobba, Vedik ^b   Summers, Joshua D ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

case study research; design research; senior design projects

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA;

ACADEMIC SEMESTER; CASE STUDY RESEARCH; CASE-STUDIES; DESIGN COURSE; DESIGN PROBLEMS; DESIGN RESEARCH; DESIGN-PROCESS; ENGINEERING DESIGN; SENIOR DESIGN; SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT;

DESIGN;

EID: 78649308132     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002291     Document Type: Article

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