Creative laboratory model for large undergraduate engineering classes

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-61

  MacKechnie, J R ^a   Buchanan, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Construction materials; Enginering education; Laboratory; Structural engineering

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS; ENGINEERING DEGREES; ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE; LABORATORY CLASS; LABORATORY EDUCATION; LABORATORY METHODS; LABORATORY MODELS; STRUCTURAL CONCRETES; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT; UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING; UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CURRICULA; EDUCATION COMPUTING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; LABORATORIES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84860110048     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000081     Document Type: Article

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