Title :
A 10-Year Mechatronics Curriculum Development Initiative: Relevance, Content, and Results—Part II
Author :
Krishnan, Mohan ; Das, Shuvra ; Yost, Sandra A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, USA
fDate :
5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes the second and third phases of a comprehensive mechatronics curriculum development effort. They encompass the development of two advanced mechatronics courses (¿Simulation and Modeling of Mechatronic Systems¿ and ¿Sensors and Actuators for Mechatronic Systems¿), the formulation of a Mechatronics concentration, and offshoot research activities in the mechatronics area. The first phase involved the design of an ¿Introduction to Mechatronics¿ course and the infusion of mechatronic activities throughout the curriculum and in outreach activities and has been described in a companion paper ¿A 10-Year Mechatronics Curriculum Development Initiative: Relevance, Content, and Results-Part I¿ (IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 53, no. 2, May 2010).
Keywords :
educational courses; electrical engineering education; mechanical engineering; mechatronics; mechatronic activities; mechatronics concentration; mechatronics courses; mechatronics curriculum development; outreach activities; time 10 yr; Actuators; Computer industry; Curriculum development; Design engineering; Educational products; Electrical engineering; Mechanical sensors; Mechatronics; Modeling; Sensor systems; Curriculum development; mechatronics education; project-based learning; sensors; system modeling;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TE.2008.2011542
