Title :
Development of mechatronics tertiary education in six different Thai universities
Author :
Ibrahim, M. Yousef
Author_Institution :
Monash Univ., Churchill, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
This paper presents the experience gained from mechatronics course development in both Australia and Thailand. It also presents the educational philosophy adopted to produce a new breed of engineers. The educational philosophy was based on engaging industries in the course development and subjects delivery. This was to meet the new Millennium´s demands for more intelligent products. This paper outlines the mechanism adopted to achieve the course objectives through close industrial collaboration
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; mechatronics; project engineering; training; Thai universities; Thailand; educational course; educational philosophy; industrial collaboration; mechatronics education; project based training; tertiary education; Application software; Australia; Consumer electronics; Educational institutions; Humans; Industrial training; Knowledge engineering; Manufacturing; Mechatronics; Product design;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 IEEE/ASME International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Como
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6736-7
DOI :
10.1109/AIM.2001.936821
