Title :
Work in progress — Synthesizing design, engineering, and entrepreneurship through a mobile application development course
Author_Institution :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Abstract :
In this paper, we describe our experiences in designing and delivering a course that blends together design, engineering, and entrepreneurship through the use of mobile devices. The significance of this work is in advocating for and demonstrating the motivational and educational benefits of using a mobile platform, and describing how to utilize the mobile marketplace to provide an authentic, real-world experience across these three domains.
Keywords :
educational courses; innovation management; mobile computing; telecommunication engineering education; educational benefits; engineering course; entrepreneurship; mobile devices; mobile marketplace; Educational institutions; Google; Industries; Innovation management; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Smart phones; Android; design; entrepreneurship; mobile; software engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6261-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2010.5673568
