Full implementation of a new format for freshman engineering course at Virginia Tech

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Lo, Jenny ^a,b   Lohani, Vinod ^a,b   Griffin, Odis ^a,b  

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ELNSTRUCTION RADIO FREQUENCY RESPONSE PADS; EMPIRICAL FUNCTIONS; SPIRAL CURRICULUM; STUDENT PARTICIPATION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 85029028698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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