Title :
Results of client based freshman design projects
Author :
Piket-May, Melinda J. ; Avery, James P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The First-Year Projects course at the University of Colorado, USA, is maturing into a well developed program with its own philosophy. One facet of some sections of the course is the use of client-based design projects to introduce the students to the realities of engineering, including the complete design cycle, teamwork, communication within the group and with the client and time management. The course appears to help in the retention of engineering students, and provides motivation for the students in their core engineering courses. The success of the course at meeting these goals has been observed in writing assignments given to the students; this paper presents a number of these observations and additional comments on the course
Keywords :
design engineering; educational courses; engineering education; professional aspects; professional communication; project engineering; USA; client-based freshman design projects; communication; design cycle; engineering education courses; motivation; students; teamwork; time management; university; writing assignments; Design engineering; Education; Educational institutions; Engineering management; Engineering students; Laboratories; Project management; Reverse engineering; Teamwork; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4086-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1997.635884
