• DocumentCode
    306824
  • Title

    Freshman design projects: a university/community program providing assistive technology devices

  • Author

    Piket-May, Melinda J. ; Avery, James P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    6-9 Nov 1996
  • Firstpage
    926
  • Abstract
    We describe and critique a specialization of a freshman engineering design projects class that involves students in the design of assistive technology devices for clients from the community. The class is part of the new Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory at the University of Colorado. The course has now been offered three times. While the course is quite generally successful, we have determined that there are areas which we can improve
  • Keywords
    design engineering; educational courses; engineering education; handicapped aids; teaching; Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory; University of Colorado; assistive technology device design; assistive technology devices; freshman design projects; freshman engineering design projects class; university/community program; Appropriate technology; Design engineering; Education; Educational institutions; Forward contracts; Laboratories;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of
  • Conference_Location
    Salt Lake City, UT
  • ISSN
    0190-5848
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3348-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIE.1996.573102
  • Filename
    573102