A freshman engineering curriculum integrating design and experimentation

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-107

  De Bartolo, Elizabeth ^a   Robinson, Risa ^a  

^a Kate Gleason College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Experimentation; Freshman curriculum; Project based course

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; EDUCATION; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS;

COURSE SEQUENCES; EXPERIMENTATION; FRESHMAN ENGINEERING; INTEGRATING DESIGN; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGNS; PROJECT-BASED COURSE; ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGIES;

CURRICULA;

EID: 84887257828     PISSN: 03064190     EISSN: 20504586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7227/IJMEE.35.2.1     Document Type: Article

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